we should understand that all over the gospels, in the teachings of Christ, there is the imagery of the Hebrew betrothal & wedding ceremony. this is described in usually 12 steps, sometimes condensed to 7. part of it is the snatching away of the bride at a day and hour that is set by the father of the groom & isn't made public - traditionally if asked about the time, the groom replies 'only the father knows'
rapture corresponds to the snatching away of the bride. it is the parable of the 10 virgins, and the oil. all over in the epistles the mystery of Christ & the church is spoken of in terms of marriage of us to Him; all over Revelation, too: the wife of the Lamb, the wedding feast of the Lamb. it's something we ought to be aware of, IMO
rapture corresponds to the snatching away of the bride. it is the parable of the 10 virgins, and the oil. all over in the epistles the mystery of Christ & the church is spoken of in terms of marriage of us to Him; all over Revelation, too: the wife of the Lamb, the wedding feast of the Lamb. it's something we ought to be aware of, IMO
you'll see it more often in Messianic sites, because, well, it's a Jewish thing - they're way more likely to know and see this typology than a Gentile believer who doesn't have this cultural background. so you can see in what i'm pasting below, some Hebrew-roots ideology. i'm not promoting that; i'm just putting this here as a starting point hoping whoever reads will look into it.
http://www.calledoutbelievers.org/gods-12-step-wedding-plan/
this is copy-pasted from the site above:
Step 1: Selection of the Bride – Israel (Gen 17:7;Deut 7:7-9)
Step 2: Price of the Bride – The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world (Isa. 53:4,5; 1 Cor. 7:23; I Peter 1:18-19)
Step 3: Betrothal/Ketubah – Torah (Ex. 24:12; Jer. 31:31-34)
Step 4: The Bride’s Consent – Bride Accepts and says, “I do” (Gen. 24:57; Ex. 24:7)
Step 5: The Cup of the Covenant – The Blood at Passover (Lk 22:20)
Step 6: Gifts for the Bride – The Ruach HaKodesh at Shava’ot (Jn. 14:17)
Step 7: Cleansing of the Bride – The Mikvah – Baptism (Mark 1:4,5; 1 Corinthians 10:1-2)
Step 8: Departure of the Groom – Ascension (Joh 14:2-3, John 16:16, Acts 1:10-12)
Step 9: The Consecrated Bride waits for the Bridegroom – Sanctification: ( Isa. 61:10; 62:5 ,11; 2Co 11:2; Pro 7:2 -3; Jer 2:32; Lev 26:2-3,9; Rev 14:12 – The Jewish bride was set apart, consecrated, separated unto her bridegroom — the one who purchased her. So, while waiting for his return, she was to stay faithful)
Step 10: The Bridegroom comes for the Bride – (Messiah’s return – Matt 25:6; Isaiah 26:19-21)
Step 11: The Marriage under the Huppah Covering – (Zeph. 2:3; Song of Solomon 1:4; Deu 32:43; Psa 31:20; Joel 2:15-16)
Step 12: The Final Step — The Marriage Supper reflects THE MARRIAGE SUPPER OF THE LAMB IN HEAVEN
(Traditionally following the marriage in the huppah or bridal chamber, the bride and bridegroom join their guests at for a joyous marriage feast!)
Rev 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
The bride rejoices …I am my Beloved’s, and my Beloved is mine… He has brought me to the banqueting house, and His banner over me is love!(Song 2:4, 6.3a)
this puts us currently at step 8-9, the Groom has departed and we wait for Him to return to snatch us away to a place He has prepared for us, a place in which we will dwell with Him forever - to return and carry us away for the culmination and celebration of the union. this will occur at a time set by the Father, a time which the Groom will not reveal, even to His betrothed, but directs any inquiry to to the Father, saying 'no one knows' but Him. it doesn't mean the Son is ignorant. it means He is keeping the time hidden, as it should be.there are variations of this, condensing some steps or defining them slightly differently, but the basic process is the same.