Shown below is an interesting parallel between the Rapture and The Second Coming.
| THE RAPTURE |
THE SECOND COMING |
Translation Of Believers Into Immortality
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 |
Believers Must Remain Mortals |
Saints Go To Heaven
John 14:3 |
Saints Remain On Earth |
| Only Believers Judged For Rewards |
Believers And Unbelievers
Judged On Earth
Matthew 25:31-46 |
| Earth Not Judged |
Earth Judged
Revelation 20:4-5 |
Can Occur At Any Moment Without Signs
Matthew 24:36-39 |
Date Can Be Calculated
2,520 Days
After Antichrist Treaty With Israel |
| Not Predicted By Old Testament |
Predicted By Old Testament
Daniel 12:1-3,
Zechariah 12:10, 14:4 |
| Affects Believers Only |
Affects All Men
Revelation 1:7, Matthew 24:30 |
Before The Day Of Wrath
1 Thessalonians 1:10, 5:9 |
Concludes The Day Of Wrath |
Satan Deceives The World
2 Thessalonians 2:3-12 |
Satan Bound For 1,000 Years
Revelation 20:1-3 |
Christ Comes For His Own
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 5-6 |
Christ Comes With His Own
Revelation 19:14 |
He Comes In The Air
1 Thessalonians 4:17 |
His Foot Splits The Mount Of Olives
Zechariah 14:4-5, Acts 1:11 |
He Claims His Bride
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 |
He Comes With His Bride
Revelation 19:7-14 |
Only The Elect See Him
1 Corinthians 15:57,
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 |
Every Eye Shall See Him
Revelation 1:7, Matthew 24:30 |
| Tribulation Begins |
Millennial Kingdom Begins
Revelation 20:4 |
