Views on The Return of Christ
KINGDOM PRE-MILLENIALA-MILLENIAL
KINGDOM PRE-MILLENIAL Pre-Trib Mid Trib Post Trip Partial Rapture Pre-Wrath A-MILLENIAL Historic A-Mill Preterist Dominion
The Key = Hermeneutics Literal or Allegorical?
RAPTURE CHURCH AGE Dan’s 70 th Week TreatyDesecration RETURN Mid-Trib
Mid Trib Frequent mention of 3½ years No immanency Not spared from wrath
RAPTURE CHURCH AGE Dan’s 70 th Week TreatyDesecration RETURN Post Trib
Post-Trib Similarities Matt 24/ John 14 Believers go up then come down Rev 19:11-21 – No Rapture Wrath Why Bother rescuing the Church?
RAPTURE CHURCH AGE Dan’s 70 th Week TreatyDesecration RETURN Partial Rapture
Faithful Matt 25; 1 Thess 5:6; Heb 9:28; Jam 1:12; Rev 2:10 Confusion of Rapture/ 2 nd Coming Divides the Body of Christ Arbitrary
RAPTURE CHURCH AGE Dan’s 70 th Week TreatyDesecration RETURN Pre-Wrath Rapture
Cosmic disturbance of 6 th seal = Rapture Only Trumpet and Bowls are God’s Wrath Thessalonian Confusion All Trib is God’s Wrath
Pan-Trib Rapture
RAPTURE CHURCH AGE Dan’s 70 th Week TreatyDesecration RETURN 1000 yrsNEW Pre-Trib Rapture
Pre-Trib Place of the Church in Rev Rapture vs. Return Exemption from Wrath Time gap between Rap and 2 nd Coming Removal of Restrainer Immanency Blessed Hope
Place of the Church in Rev Rev 4:1 No Church in 4-18 Ekklesia 19 times in Rev 1-3, 0 in Elders in 4:4, 10; 5:5-6, 8, 11, 14: 7:11, 13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4
Rapture Vs. Return Comes in Air (1 Thess 4:16)Comes to earth (Zec 14:4) Comes For SaintsComes With Saints Believers taken awayUnbelievers taken away Christ gathers (1 Thess 4)Angels gather (Mat 24:31) Not in OT (1 Cor 15:51)Predicted in OT No signs. ImminentMany signs (Mat 24) Believers seeWhole world sees (Mat 24:27)
Rapture Vs. Return Comes in Air (1 Thess 4:16)Comes to earth (Zec 14:4) Comes For SaintsComes With Saints Believers taken awayUnbelievers taken away Christ gathers (1 Thess 4)Angels gather (Mat 24:31) Not in OT (1 Cor 15:51)Predicted in OT No signs. ImminentMany signs (Mat 24) Believers seeWhole world sees (Mat 24:27)
Rapture Vs. Return Comes in Air (1 Thess 4:16)Comes to earth (Zec 14:4) Comes For SaintsComes With Saints Believers taken awayUnbelievers taken away Christ gathers (1 Thess 4)Angels gather (Mat 24:31) Not in OT (1 Cor 15:51)Predicted in OT No signs. ImminentMany signs (Mat 24) Believers seeWhole world sees (Mat 24:27)
Rapture Vs. Return Comes in Air (1 Thess 4:16)Comes to earth (Zec 14:4) Comes For SaintsComes With Saints Believers taken awayUnbelievers taken away Christ gathers (1 Thess 4)Angels gather (Mat 24:31) Not in OT (1 Cor 15:51)Predicted in OT No signs. ImminentMany signs (Mat 24) Believers seeWhole world sees (Mat 24:27)
Rapture Vs. Return Comes in Air (1 Thess 4:16)Comes to earth (Zec 14:4) Comes For SaintsComes With Saints Believers taken awayUnbelievers taken away Christ gathers (1 Thess 4)Angels gather (Mat 24:31) Not in OT (1 Cor 15:51)Predicted in OT No signs. ImminentMany signs (Mat 24) Believers seeWhole world sees (Mat 24:27)
Rapture Vs. Return Comes in Air (1 Thess 4:16)Comes to earth (Zec 14:4) Comes For SaintsComes With Saints Believers taken awayUnbelievers taken away Christ gathers (1 Thess 4)Angels gather (Mat 24:31) Not in OT (1 Cor 15:51)Predicted in OT No signs. ImminentMany signs (Mat 24) Believers seeWhole world sees (Mat 24:27)
Exemption from Wrath 1 Thess 1: Thess 5:9 Rev 3:10
Time Gap between Rap and Trib Judgment Seat Preparation of Bride Rev 19:7-10 Mortals in Kingdom (Isa 65:20-25
Removal of the Restrainer 2 Thess 2:1, 3-8
Imminency Acts 1:11 1 Corinthians 1:7 1 Corinthians 16:22 “and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10, NIV84) “while we wait for the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,” (Titus 2:13, NIV84) “so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” (Hebrews 9:28, NIV84) Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” (Jude 21, NIV84)
Blessed Hope John 14:1 1 Thess 4:13 Titus 2:13