1 Thessalonians
4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
4:17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
All those that are dead in Christ shall come together with the living in Christ at the pre-trib rapture. This is the Church that will be the Bride of Christ clothed in fine white linen as described in Revelation 19.
4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
4:17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
All those that are dead in Christ shall come together with the living in Christ at the pre-trib rapture. This is the Church that will be the Bride of Christ clothed in fine white linen as described in Revelation 19.
Half are left behind.
mat 24 also has half left behind.
There is no other "1/2" dynamic i know of.
Half of what?
Consistently it is half the church followed by " be ready"
If it is something else other than the rapture Jesus was confused in declaring " be ready"
Be ready as opposed to dont be ready and stay behind.
If it is all the church ( which it is not) there is no " get/be ready at all.
No left behind at all.
Jesus wasted his words
He even told us incorrectly " pray that you be counted worthy to escape the things..."
Why would i do that? All believers are worthy?
Not according to the bible.
The left behind ones had dirty robes. They had to be washed.
Not worthy