How Will We Know
When Jesus Has Come Again?
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How will we know when Jesus has come again? Some people want to know if they have missed the rapture or not. There are key things to watch for to see whether or not you have missed the rapture. The first thing to watch for is faithful saints will be taken to heaven just as 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 says.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 NKJ
51. Behold,
I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, 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 will be raised incorruptible, and
we shall be changed.
If there are missing faithful saints around the world, then it is possible that Christ has come again taking His faithful saints to heaven to escape from the Tribulation Period.
The word rapture is not actually found in the Bible, but the two words “caught up” is, which is where the word rapture is derived. The phrase “caught up” is found in the Bible, and printed for you below, in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. The rapture is further explained in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17:
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 NKJ
15. For
this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and
remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who
are asleep.
16. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the
voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in
Christ will rise first.
17. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always
be with the Lord.
These two passages of Scriptures I just shared with you describe the rapture of faithful saints into heaven when Jesus comes the second time. Jesus will not set foot on the earth at His second coming, but He will 7 years later after the Tribulation Period when He comes to earth with His saints and angels to bring to earth His kingdom.
But, how will we know when Jesus comes again called His second coming? When Jesus comes the second time, the events beginning in Revelation chapter 4 verse 1 will take place. The rapture of the faithful saints is seen in the person of John himself. John represents the Church being raptured to heaven in Revelation 4:1. So, faithful saints will be gone from the earth, taken to heaven in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. Your eye twinkles in 1/60th of a second.
After the rapture, unfaithful Christians and the ungodly will have to endure on the earth a 7 year Tribulation Period which are the events of Revelation chapter 6 through chapter 19.
Major events will take place on the earth. Revelation chapter 6 will begin to take place. The Antichrist will begin conquering and peace will be totally taken from the earth so that people will begin killing each other. Not long after Jesus comes again, 1/4 of the earth’s population will be killed by war (the sword), death, hunger and by wild beasts. My book Earth’s Darkest Hour – Man’s Darkest Hour goes into much more detail on these events.
A great number of new Christians will be saved at this time. At this same time the Antichrist and his organizations will begin martyring Christians.
By these signs you will know whether Jesus has come the second time or not. Realize that not all saints will ascend in the rapture into heaven at the time when Jesus comes the second time.
To be ready for Jesus’ second coming, get saved as outlined on this web site How to Become a Christian. Then obey Jesus Christ daily by reading His Word, the Holy Bible, (read mainly in the New Testament at first) and obey the things He speaks to you to do from His Word and in person. Jesus is a Person and He will speak to you, if you seek Him. It would be wise to be discipled by a mature, true believer who is living accurately the doctrines of the New Testament. I will warn you that true disciples of Jesus Christ are hard to find in this day and time because there are so many false preachers, teachers and false prophets out there who seem real and truthful, but deceive many.
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