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When you study the details of the rapture in Thessalonians and compare it to the rapture in Corinthians, it appears these scriptures are describing two distinct rapture events for the saints. And if this is true, then what do these two different raptures represent?
In the Bible, similar words and phrases are often used to connect one scripture with another in order to reveal a hidden meaning or prophecy. In other words, scripture interprets scripture; for example, the Word in John 1:1 is revealed in John 1:14. So with this in mind, let us carefully examine the rapture in Thessalonians and Corinthians to see if there are any word connected scriptures or stories that will give us deeper insight and understanding for the rapture of the saints.
The rapture shout from the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, is mentioned again when the 10 virgins heard a shout, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Which is a parable for the wise saints who have their lamps burning as a faithful witness for Christ that will be raptured to the heavenly wedding banquet by a shout from the Lord, before the tribulation begins (Mat 5:14-16, Zep 2:3, 1Th 5:2-4, Rev 3:10).
The faithful disciple John who was caught up in the spirit to heaven by a loud voice like a trumpet before he witnessed the events of the tribulation (Rev 1:9-10, 4:1-2), is a third example for the obedient saints who will be raptured by a shout from the Lord and the sound of the trumpet, before the tribulation begins.
The pre-tribulation rapture of the faithful saints by a shout from the Lord is foreshadowed by Noah, who was told by God to enter the ark 7 days before the flood of judgment destroyed ungodly mankind, which is prophetic for the obedient saints whose lamps are burning for Jesus that will be raptured 7 years before God's final judgment of rebellious mankind takes place at the end of the tribulation, Gen 7:1-4, Heb 11:7, Mat 24:45-47, 2 Pet 2:5.
The pre-tribulation raptureThe Thessalonians who were growing in faith and increasing in their love for one another that were considered worthy of the kingdom of God for which they were suffering, represent the wise saints who have their lamps burning for Christ and are not in darkness for the day of the Lord to surprise them like a thief (1Th 5:4, 2Th 1:3-5), when Jesus will rapture his faithful saints with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and the sound of the first trumpet, before the tribulation begins.
The rapture of the worldly left-behind tribulation saints is represented by righteous Lot who was persecuted by the wicked men of Sodom, that was told to flee from the city's coming destruction but hesitated to leave, when the two angelic men seized Lot's family by the hand and led them out of the city since the Lord was merciful to him, just before God's wrath destroyed the rebellious people of Sodom, Gen 19:1-29, Luke 17:28-33, 2 Peter 2:6-9.
The two rapture harvests of the saints
Second crop of Summer wheat saints: Rev 3:1-3, 14-19, 6:9-11, 7:13-17, 14:14-16, Wheat rapture - Rev 16:15.
In the following articles I discuss the mystery of the rapture of the saints.
Will you be raptured in the first watch of the night?
Who are the sons of the kingdom cast into outer darkness?
Why will the first be last, and the last first?
Why are many called to the wedding banquet but few are chosen?
In this article I examine the scriptures that seem to be pointing to the years of 2031 to 2038 for the tribulation.
Part 1, Are the years of the tribulation hidden in scripture?
In the Bible, similar words and phrases are often used to connect one scripture with another in order to reveal a hidden meaning or prophecy. In other words, scripture interprets scripture; for example, the Word in John 1:1 is revealed in John 1:14. So with this in mind, let us carefully examine the rapture in Thessalonians and Corinthians to see if there are any word connected scriptures or stories that will give us deeper insight and understanding for the rapture of the saints.
The rapture shout in Thessalonians
1 Th 4:15-17 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep (died).
- For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout (Mat 25:6, Psa 47:5),
- with the voice of the archangel (Michael?, Jude 1:9),
- and with the sound of the trumpet of God,
And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive (in Christ by yielding to the Spirit, Rom 8:12-14), who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
The rapture shout from the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 4:16, is mentioned again when the 10 virgins heard a shout, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Which is a parable for the wise saints who have their lamps burning as a faithful witness for Christ that will be raptured to the heavenly wedding banquet by a shout from the Lord, before the tribulation begins (Mat 5:14-16, Zep 2:3, 1Th 5:2-4, Rev 3:10).
- Mat 25:5-6, 10 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. (6) But at midnight there was a shout, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.'......(10) And while they (the foolish virgins) were going to buy (more oil for their lamps), the bridegroom came, and those (wise virgins) who were ready (with their lamps burning) went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.
Psalms 47:1-9, A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! (2) For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. (3) He subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. (4) He chose our inheritance for us, the pride (excellency) of Jacob whom he loves. Selah.
- (5) God has gone up with a shout (Mat 25:6, 1 Th 4:16),
- the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
(6) Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! (7) For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! (8) God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. (9) The princes of the peoples gather (when they are raptured to heaven) as the people of the God of Abraham. For (the righteous who walk by faith are) the shields of the earth (who) belong to God; he is highly exalted! (Psa 5:12, Eph 6:16)
The faithful disciple John who was caught up in the spirit to heaven by a loud voice like a trumpet before he witnessed the events of the tribulation (Rev 1:9-10, 4:1-2), is a third example for the obedient saints who will be raptured by a shout from the Lord and the sound of the trumpet, before the tribulation begins.
The pre-tribulation rapture of the faithful saints by a shout from the Lord is foreshadowed by Noah, who was told by God to enter the ark 7 days before the flood of judgment destroyed ungodly mankind, which is prophetic for the obedient saints whose lamps are burning for Jesus that will be raptured 7 years before God's final judgment of rebellious mankind takes place at the end of the tribulation, Gen 7:1-4, Heb 11:7, Mat 24:45-47, 2 Pet 2:5.
- Rev 3:10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial (the tribulation) that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
- Isaiah 26:20-21 Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you (as Noah did); hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by. (21) See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
Psalms 141:5a Let (Jesus) a righteous man strike me--it is a kindness; let him rebuke me (for my sinful disobedience)--it is (the Spirit's) oil for my head (so my face may shine again with the love of Christ, Psa 104:14-15); let my head not refuse it.
Jesus returns from the wedding for his left-behind saints
Luke 12:35-36, 39 "Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning (as a faithful witness for Christ), (36) and be like men who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast (in heaven), so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks......(38) If he comes in the second watch, or in the third (watch of the tribulation), and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! (39) But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming (to rapture his wise saints in the first watch), he would not have left his house (and heart) to be broken into (by his sinful desires, Luke 21:34-36, Pro 25:26).
1 John 2:28 And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.
The Corinthians are raptured at the sound of the last trumpet
The sound of the last trumpet which is the only detail that's mentioned regarding the rapture of the saints in Corinthians, which is similar and connected to the loud trumpet call when the elect (saints) are gathered after the tribulation of those days in Matthew 24:29-31, reveals the rapture in Corinthians represents the foolish saints that have hidden their light and will be left behind in the tribulation (Mat 5:14-16), who will not all sleep (die), but shall all be changed at the sound of the last trumpet.1 Cor 15:51-52 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep (die in the tribulation), but we shall all be changed, (52) in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead (tribulation saints) will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
The tribulation saints are gathered by a loud trumpet call
Mat 24:29-31 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken (30) Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (31) And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect (tribulation saints) from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (these scriptures are repeated in Rev 6:9-17, 7:13-17)
Jesus returns in the tribulation to rapture his left-behind saints
Revelation 16:14-5 For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. (15) "Behold, I am coming like a thief (to rapture my left-behind saints)! Blessed is the one who stays awake (by following my will), keeping his garments (of righteousness) on, that he may not go about naked (in his sinful flesh, Gal 5:16-17, Rev 3:17) and be seen exposed!"
The pre-tribulation rapture
The rapture of the left-behind saints
While the carnal Corinthians who were divided and tolerated sin in the church (1Cor 1:10-13, 5:1-5), are a type for the lukewarm saints who will miss the rapture and be disciplined by the Lord in the tribulation (Rev 3:1-3, 3:15-19), when they are handed over to Satan for the destruction of the sinful flesh, so the righteous spirit of God within these repentant saints may be saved in the day of the Lord at the sound of the last trumpet.- 1 Cor 5:1-5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. (2) And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.........(4) When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, (5) you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord (the tribulation).
The rapture of the worldly left-behind tribulation saints is represented by righteous Lot who was persecuted by the wicked men of Sodom, that was told to flee from the city's coming destruction but hesitated to leave, when the two angelic men seized Lot's family by the hand and led them out of the city since the Lord was merciful to him, just before God's wrath destroyed the rebellious people of Sodom, Gen 19:1-29, Luke 17:28-33, 2 Peter 2:6-9.
The two rapture harvests of the saints
- The first-fruits of the spring barley harvest that are waved in the air (Lev 23:10-11),
- followed by the summer harvest of wheat that's cut down by the sickle (Rev 14:14-16),
- represents the pre-trib rapture of the faithful barley saints who will be caught up in the air by a shout from the Lord (2Th 2:13, 1Th 4:16),
- while the foolish wheat saints will be left-behind to be persecuted (cut down) and purified in the summer heat of the tribulation (Mat 24:36-42, Rev 6:9-11, 20:4),
- where they will be waiting to be raptured when Jesus returns at the sound of the last trumpet, Luke 12:35-36, 1Cor 15:51-52, Rev 16:15.
- Amos 7:1 This is what the Sovereign LORD showed me:
- He was preparing swarms of locusts (for demonic judgment in the tribulation, Rev 9:2-11)
- after the king’s share (of faithful first-fruit saints, 2Th 2:13-17, James 1:1) had been harvested (by a shout from the Lord, Mat 25:6, 1Th 4:16, Rev 1:10, 4:1),
- and just as the latter crops (of immature summer wheat saints) were beginning to sprout (when God will separate the righteous from the wicked in the tribulation, Mat 13:36-43, Rev 14:14-20).
Second crop of Summer wheat saints: Rev 3:1-3, 14-19, 6:9-11, 7:13-17, 14:14-16, Wheat rapture - Rev 16:15.
- 1 Cor 15:22-23 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. (23) But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits (the faithful barley saints); then, when he comes, those who belong to him (the left behind disobedient tribulation wheat saints).
- James 1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Summer is symbolic for the fiery heat of God's judgment in the tribulation
- Mat 24:32 "From the fig tree (Israel, Hos 9:10), learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves (when Israel becomes a nation in 1948), you know that (the) summer (heat of God's tribulation judgment) is near.
- Psalms 32:4-7 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the (tribulation) heat of summer. Selah. (5) I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- Dan 2:34-35 As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. (35) Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer (tribulation) threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But (Jesus) the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
- Micah 7:1-2 Woe is me! For I have become as when the summer fruit (of tribulation saints) has been gathered (raptured), as when the grapes have been gleaned: there is no cluster to eat, no first-ripe fig that my soul desires. (2) The godly has perished (vanished) from the land, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
- Amos 8:1-3 This is what the Lord GOD showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. (2) And he said, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A basket of summer (tribulation) fruit." Then the LORD said to me, "The end has come upon my people Israel; I will never again pass by them.
- Jer 8:20 "The harvest (of saints) is past, the summer (of tribulation) is ended, and we are not saved."
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In the following articles I discuss the mystery of the rapture of the saints.
Will you be raptured in the first watch of the night?
Who are the sons of the kingdom cast into outer darkness?
Why will the first be last, and the last first?
Why are many called to the wedding banquet but few are chosen?
In this article I examine the scriptures that seem to be pointing to the years of 2031 to 2038 for the tribulation.
Part 1, Are the years of the tribulation hidden in scripture?
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