The Two
Advents of Jesus Christ
Contrast:
Rapture and Revelation
II
Lesson XVI
Review
The Norm of the doctrine of the
Rapture 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Norm of the doctrine of the
Revelation of Christ Revelelation 19:11-16
I
At the time of the
Rapture Christ only comes to the air
1
Thessalonians 4:17
At
the time of the Revelation, Christ returns to earth
Zechariah
14:3,4
Acts
1:10-11
II
At the time of the
Rapture Christ comes for His saints
He
receives us at death John 14:1-3; cf Acts
He
will receive us at Rapture
At
the time of the Revelation, Christ comes with His saints
Zechariah
14:5
III
The Rapture is the
blessed hope of the believer
Titus
2:11-13
The
Revelation is a day of vengeance for unbelievers
2
Thessalonians 1:7-10
IV
At the Rapture only one
angel is mentioned
1
Thessalonians 4:16
At
the Revelation all the Holy Angels come
Matthew
25:31
V
At the Rapture the trump
of God sounds
The
last trumpet call for the Church 1 Corinthians 15:52
Trump
of God, not that of an angel 1 Thessalonians
At
the time of the Revelation, seven trumpets will have sounded. All are trumpets of judgment.
Revelation
8:1
The
last three are tagged “woe” Revelation 9:1
Nothing
blessed about the last of those trumpets Revelation 9:13
VI
The Rapture will be the
time of our actual glorification
1
John 3:1-3
Christ
came the first time to justify us Romans 4:1-8
At
the Rapture He comes to glorify us
Christ
came the first time to redeem our souls
At
the Rapture He comes to redeem our bodies
Christ
came the first time to bring us the gift of salvation
At
the Rapture He comes to bring us rewards
Christ
came the first time as our Saviour
At
the Rapture Christ comes as our blessed Bridegroom
At
the Revelation, Christ comes to:
1)
Manifest his glorified saints
Romans 8:19
2 Thessalonians 1:10
2)
Manifest His workmanship cf Ephesians
2:10