Bible Questions Answered:
“How can we tell any difference
between a catching away and the second coming?
Rory/ Dublin, Ireland
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
The Rapture:
(Imminent)
Philippians 4:5 KJV
Let your moderation be known unto
all men. The Lord is at hand.
Matthew 25:13
KJV
Watch therefore, for ye know neither
the day nor the hour wherein The Son Of Man cometh.
Luke 12:40 KJV
Be ye therefore ready also: for The
Son Of Man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Matthew 25:1-13
KJV
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven
be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth
to meet The Bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and
five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their
lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their
vessels with their lamps.
5 While The Bridegroom tarried, they
all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry
made, Behold, The Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and
trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the
wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not
so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them
that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, The
Bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with Him to the
marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other
virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But He answered and said, Verily
I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know
neither the day nor the hour wherein The Son Of Man cometh.
Called...
Titus 2:13 KJV
Looking for that blessed hope
(The Rapture)...
I Thessalonians 4:16-18 KJV
(Christ does not come to earth.)
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:
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.
18 Wherefore comfort one another
with these words.
I Thessalonians 5:4-9 NLT
4 But you aren’t in the dark about
these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised
when the day of The Lord comes like a thief.
5 Ye are all the children of light,
and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of
darkness.
6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do
others; but let us watch and be sober.
7 For they that sleep sleep in the
night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be
sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an
helmet, the hope of salvation.
9 For God hath not appointed
us to wrath (The
day of Jacob's trouble/ Tribulation),
but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Believers judged after the rapture
of the church:
II Corinthians 5:10 KJV
For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done
in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or
bad.
I Corinthians
3:11-15 KJV
11 For other foundation can no man
lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man build upon this
foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made
manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed
by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he
hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be
burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so
as by fire.
The Second Coming-To Earth: (The
Seconding Coming Of Christ Is 7 Years From The Rapture.)
Christ's Second Coming Called...
Titus 2:13 KJV
Looking for that... glorious
appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
Matthew 24:35-44
KJV
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but My words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth
no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
37 But as the days of Noah (Days of judgment) were, so
shall also the coming of The Son Of Man be.
38 For as in the days that were
before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving
in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood
came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of
The Son Of Man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field;
the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at
the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not
what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the good
man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he
would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be
broken up.
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for
in such an hour as ye think not The Son Of Man cometh.
Zechariah 14:4 KJV (Christ comes to earth.)
And His feet shall stand in that
day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the
east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof
toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great
valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and
half of it toward the south.
Beginning of Christ's Millennial rule
and reign.
Matthew 24:29,30 KJV (At
the end of the Tribulation's battle of Armageddon.)
29 Immediately after the tribulation
of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give
her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of
the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of
The Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth
mourn, and they shall see The Son Of Man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory.
Judgment after the earthly return of
Christ.
I Thessalonians 5:2-9 NLT
2 For you know quite well that the
day of The Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in
the night.
3 When people are saying,
“Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on
them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there
will be no escape.
Matthew 25:34-46
NLT
31 “But when The Son Of Man comes
in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit upon His
glorious throne.
32 All the nations will be gathered
in His presence, and He will separate the people as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will place the sheep at His
right hand and the goats at His left.
34 “Then The King will say to
those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father,
inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
35 For I was hungry, and you fed Me.
I was thirsty, and you gave Me a drink. I was a stranger, and you
invited Me into your home.
36 I was naked, and you gave Me
clothing. I was sick, and you cared for Me. I was in prison, and you
visited Me.’
37 “Then these righteous ones will
reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or
thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 Or a stranger and show you
hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
39 When did we ever see you sick or
in prison and visit you?’
40 “And The King will say, ‘I
tell you The Truth, when you did it to one of the least of these My
brothers and sisters, you were doing it to Me!’
41 “Then The King will turn to
those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into
the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.
42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t
feed Me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give Me a drink.
43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t
invite Me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give Me
clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit Me.’
44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord,
when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or
sick or in prison, and not help you?’
45 “And He will answer, ‘I tell
you The Truth, when you refused to help the least of these My
brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help Me.’
46 “And they will go away into
eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”
The children of God, from the
rapture or millennial kingdom:
Revelation 1:5,6 KJV
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is The
Faithful Witness, and The First Begotten Of The Dead, and
The Prince of the kings of the
earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His own
blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests
unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.
Revelation 5:9,10 KJV
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.
