The Church has already been raptured by Revelation 4:1. So noted in 23 of 24 available manuscripts.
BEFORE we get to 4:1, we have to get past 1-3
And NO, the church HAS NOT been raptured by then.
And GODS WORDS WILL PROVE IT.
Revelation 3:21 To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in My throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in His throne.
LETS see, He was tempted by Satan, He was beaten, He was killed.
THAT IS HOW HE OVERCAME.
So would it be fair to say that the church NOT BEING TEMPTED, NOT SUFFERING TRIBULATION, AND SUFFERING DEATH
would be more like THE SAME AS HE OVERCAME OR THE OPPOSITE OF HOW HE OVERCAME?
Hebrews 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 10 For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory,
to make the captain of their salvation
perfect through sufferings. 11 For both He that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause He is not ashamed to call them brethren,
Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him,
to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John:
DID HE FORGET TO ADD THE PART 'BUT YOU WONT BE HERE'? It doesn't say 'for information purposes only.
Revelation 1:3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and
keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
How can they keep those things if THEY AREN'T GOING TO BE HERE? We must ask ourselves IS GOD THE AUTHOR OF CONFUSION?
Going to show and warn to keep THINGS THAT WILL NEVER BE SEEN???
He that hath an ear, let
him hear what the Spirit saith unto
the churches
TRUE, the messages are to the churches BUT IT ISN'T the church that must hear it is HE that hath an ear.
SO we see the messages are FOR individuals to hear,
not an entity.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain,
and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN REDEEMED AT THE TIME CHRIST WOULD HAVE RISEN AS THE LAMB SLAIN WORTHY TO OPEN THE BOOK?
Matthew 27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent 52
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Ephesians 4:8
Wherefore he saith, When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
MOST CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE THE CHURCH AS WE ARE ALL SITTING HERE ON EARTH TODAY.
Do you realize that the only time the church is MENTIONED AGAIN is at the end and that is only to testify that HE SENT THE ANGEL?
but NOT ONE TIME is the 'church' AS AN ENTITY ever mentioned as BEING TAKEN TO HEAVEN. BEING IN HEAVEN. OR RETURNING FROM HEAVEN
ALL THOSE WORDS ARE OF MANS ADDING TO THE WORD OF GOD. THAT IS A BAD THING
Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent Mine angel
to testify unto you these things
in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.