[
note: I really hate making long posts because no one ever reads them with att'n to detail but with their eyes picking out and resting upon only those portions that jump out to them while SKIMMING; but as your question requires some "re-adjustment" in thinking, this "lengthiness" becomes necessary
(note esp where I speak of "prophets")]
Tell me if you can detect any difference between the following two sets of passages:
--"
of all things of which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from [G575 -
apo]
the age." Acts 3:21
(this ^ is the
OT prophets. They spoke NOTHING re: "RAPTURE," only spoke re: "resurrection [to stand again
on the earth]"--And note, in Acts 3, Peter is addressing "ye men of Israel" v.2 [
as-yet unsaved persons in this context, per vv.13-15,17-19])
[and as for the "NOW"] -
--"4 which, by reading, you are able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5
which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as now it has been revealed in
the Spirit to His holy
apostles and prophets [that is, the
NT "apostles and prophets" (
when referred to together like this)],
[...]
9 and to enlighten all what is
the administration of the mystery
having been hidden from the ages in God..." Eph3; and
--"25 Now to Him being able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to
the revelation of
the mystery
having been kept secret in times of the ages, 26 but now having been made manifest also through
the prophetic Scriptures..." Rom16 ... [recall Jesus' words in Jn16:12-15 ("I have
YET MANY THINGS TO SAY unto you")! And then recall Jesus' words also in Matt22:8 "THEN SAITH HE to" (which necessarily FOLLOWS the 70ad events told of in v.7! So here the
LATER 95ad Revelation qualifies)]
[
note also: Rom16:20 had just said, "20 And
IN QUICKNESS [NOUN] the God of peace will crush Satan
under YOUR feet" which is the same "IN QUICKNESS [NOUN]" time period that is "future" and referred to in Rev1:
1[1:19
c/4:1] (referring there, though [re: chpts 6-19], to what will unfold upon the EARTH [emph. primarily]), but here in Rom16:20, it is addressed to "the Church
which is His body" and the action described HERE necessitates
our relocation (i.e. the displacement of the current "power of THE AIR"), and the OT saints simply were
not promised
THAT TASK! (NO "Rapture" was promised THEM! only "resurrection [to stand again
ON THE EARTH]")]
[
recall the distinction between "
FROM [G575 - apo] the foundation of the world" and "
BEFORE [G4253 - pro] the foundation of the world" and note the distinct persons to whom EACH of these TWO separate phrases
distinctively pertain; and I already pointed out
Ephesians 1:20-23 which should be read carefully to note to/of WHEN it refers because this is related to everything I just spelled out, above
(and, again, Eph1:10 does
not speak to the "NOW")]
The OT saints WELL-KNEW of "resurrection [to stand again on the earth]" (and that it would take place "IN THE LAST DAY" [the 7th Day]); what WASN'T disclosed to them was [in terms of spelled-out "prophecies"])
anything regarding "RAPTURE [the meeting of the Lord IN THE AIR]"... and this does not take place at the same point in time [(tho also involving "resurrection") recall, Paul's use of "
THIS corruptible [this is "the
DEAD IN Christ"]" and "
THIS mortal" speaks [both speak] SPECIFICALLY of "the Church WHICH IS HIS BODY [/US!]" (at a distinct time slot!)--so that all of the above (
my entire post) covers what Scripture reveals, which is, that which pertains to
"the glory of God in two realms"], and, so... (as to the entire post)... we can see in
"TYPE" that Adam,
in Gen2:22-24, was UNIONED with Eve
BEFORE the 7th Day commenced [i.e. before the "7th day/last day"] (this is a "great mystery" re: the Eph thing ).