.
The so-called rapture terminates the church age with an impossible-to
ignore wake-up call. Assuming it's true; I've no doubt the world over will be
awestruck and very badly shaken by the number of dead folks coming back
to life seemingly out of thin air. We're talking about nigh unto 2,000 years of
Christians from every era since the days of Christ. That's a significant
number.
● 1Thess 4:16a . . For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a
loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of
God
The only archangel named in the New Testament is Michael (Jude 9)
However, according to Daniel 10:13 there's more than one archangel so I
think it would be a mistake to insist the archangel's voice in 1Thess 4:16 is
Michael's.
The trumpet call of God is possibly relative to Rev 1:10-18. (cf. 1Cor 15:52)
● 1Thess 4:16b . . and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
* That incident is sometimes omitted from dramatized versions of the event.
"in Christ" is limited to folks who've undergone the Spirit's supernatural
initiation rite per 1Cor 12:13 and Eph 1:13.
● 1Thess 4:17 . . .Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air,
That scene would be easier to picture were the Earth flat, but it's a huge
sphere. So when those folks are taken up into the sky, I suspect they will
form a sort of human Oort Cloud all 'round the world at first.
Their exact rendezvous location with the Lord is a bit of a mystery. It's been
suggested they'll actually pass up thru the clouds and their assembly with
the Lord "in the air" will take place above them.
FAQ: What if there are no clouds in some areas?
REPLY: I think we can expect adequate high altitude weather conditions for
that one special day; it is after all a miraculous event.
* Folks left behind will very likely find themselves in immediate danger as
wide spread chaos, confusion, fear, and calamity are happy hunting grounds
for insurrection, looters, vandalism, hoarders, financial panic, and violent
riots.
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The so-called rapture terminates the church age with an impossible-to
ignore wake-up call. Assuming it's true; I've no doubt the world over will be
awestruck and very badly shaken by the number of dead folks coming back
to life seemingly out of thin air. We're talking about nigh unto 2,000 years of
Christians from every era since the days of Christ. That's a significant
number.
● 1Thess 4:16a . . For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a
loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of
God
The only archangel named in the New Testament is Michael (Jude 9)
However, according to Daniel 10:13 there's more than one archangel so I
think it would be a mistake to insist the archangel's voice in 1Thess 4:16 is
Michael's.
The trumpet call of God is possibly relative to Rev 1:10-18. (cf. 1Cor 15:52)
● 1Thess 4:16b . . and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
* That incident is sometimes omitted from dramatized versions of the event.
"in Christ" is limited to folks who've undergone the Spirit's supernatural
initiation rite per 1Cor 12:13 and Eph 1:13.
● 1Thess 4:17 . . .Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air,
That scene would be easier to picture were the Earth flat, but it's a huge
sphere. So when those folks are taken up into the sky, I suspect they will
form a sort of human Oort Cloud all 'round the world at first.
Their exact rendezvous location with the Lord is a bit of a mystery. It's been
suggested they'll actually pass up thru the clouds and their assembly with
the Lord "in the air" will take place above them.
FAQ: What if there are no clouds in some areas?
REPLY: I think we can expect adequate high altitude weather conditions for
that one special day; it is after all a miraculous event.
* Folks left behind will very likely find themselves in immediate danger as
wide spread chaos, confusion, fear, and calamity are happy hunting grounds
for insurrection, looters, vandalism, hoarders, financial panic, and violent
riots.
_
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