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Rapture
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Second Coming
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Jesus Is Coming For His Bride--The Church. (John 14:1-3; 1 Thess. 4:14-17)
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Jesus' Second Coming, Returning With His Bride --The Church (Col. 3:4; Zech. 14:5; Jude 14; Rev. 19:14)
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Believers Caught Up With Jesus In The Air. (1 Thess. 4:13-18)
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Jesus, Feet Touch The Earth, Second Return. (Zech. 14:4; Rev. 19:11-21)
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Christians Taken First, Unbelievers Left Behind. (1 Thess. 13-18)
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The Wicked Are Taken To Judgment, Those Saved After The Rapture, The Tribulation Saints, Are Left Behind. (Matt. 13:28-30)
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Jesus Presents The Bride To Himself And The Father (2 Cor. 11:2; Rev. 19: 6-9, 40)
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To Execute God's Judgment upon the Earth and Set up Jesus' Millennium Kingdom Reign (Jude 14-15; Rev. 19: 11-21; Zech. 14: 3-4)
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Marriage Of Lamb In Heaven After The Rapture
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The Marriage Supper Of Jesus And His Bride Consummates On Earth After The Second Coming Ends Armageddon.
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Happens In A Moment, The Twinkling Of An Eye. (1 Cor. 15:52)
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A Slow Return, People Will Witness Jesus' Second Coming With His Saints. (Zech. 12:10; Matt, 24: 30; Rev. 1:7)
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Only Christians Can/Will See Jesus (1 John 3:2; 1 Cor. 15:52
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Everyone On Earth Will See Jesus Return With His Bride (Rev. 1:7)
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Jesus Descends With A Shout At The Rapture. (1 Thess. 4:16)
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No Shout Mentioned (Rev. 19:11-21)
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A Resurrection Event. (1 Thess. 4; 13-18; 1 Cor. 15; 51-54)
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No Resurrection Mentioned (Rev. 1:7; 19:11-21; Zech. 12:10, 14:4-5)
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Rapture Can Happen At Any Moment In Time--Imminent (Rev 3; 3, 1; Thess. 5:4-6)
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Occurs At The End Of The 7 Year Tribulation (Dan. 9: 24-27; Matt. 24.29-30; 2 Thess. 2:3-8)
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Angels Not Sent To Gather--Resurrected/Raptured Saints Do Not Need Angelic Help.
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Angles Sent Forth to Gather the Unsaved Fro God's Judgment (Matt. 13:39, 41, 49, 24:31, 25:31, 2 Thess. 1:7-10)
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Spirits of Those Dead in Christ Arise To Meet Jesus and Receive Their Resurrected/Raptured Body (1 Thess: 14-16)
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Christians Return With Jesus In Already Resurrected Bodies On White Horses. (Rev. 19:11-21)
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Jesus Does Not Return On A White Horse (Until Second Coming) Jesus Appears In Clouds, Does Not Touch Ground (Until Second Coming)
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Jesus Returns on A White Horse (Rev. 19:11)
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Only For The Church, The Bride--Those Saved And Covered Through And By The Shed Blood Of Jesus. 1 Thess. 4:14-1)
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For The Redeemed-Israel & Gentiles (Rom. 11:25-27; Matt. 25:31-46)
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A Message of Hope and Comfort. (1 Thess. 4:18; Titus 2:13; 1 John 3:3)
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A Message of Judgment (Joel 3:12-16; Rev. 19: 11-21; Mal. 4:5)
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