At the second touchdown on Earth, at the end of the Great Tribulation (the second half of the seventieth week of Daniel) Jesus is coming with Judgment upon the earth and all that dwell therein ... except a remnanet, the elect, whom the Holy Spirit is protecting from the anti-Christ. Those being protected, the elect, are in bodies mortal. They live through the awful things that happen during the Tribulation. These are not The Church.
Just as in the days of Noah ... God delivers from what is to come. In the days of Noah, He delivered by two means: Enoch was taken away into Heaven before the rains and Noah's eight were closed up in the ark and delivered alive to ride out the flood. In the analogy, Noah's family would be 'the elect', and Enoch would be the taken out to avoid the deception coming. The believers in the Church Age are defined as 'the (singular)body of Christ'. Jesus wasn't into self flagellation, that's a Muzzie thing. And BTW, the mooselimb Mahdi takes the Temple Mount as his throne and his deceiver jesus declares the Mahdi to be the lord of lords, which will deceive many!
As no one can predict the day or hour of the Rapture, anyone wanting to read the Bible can predict the Second coming. And Jesus explained this exact notion the Wednesday before the crucifixion, in the Olivet discourse. The Philadelphia Church is told they will be kept from what is coming: Rev 3:10 & 11 (‘Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth. Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.)
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
The translators of the King James 'greek' did not translate into the English 'I will come and bring you to where I am'. It says I will come again, and receive you unto Myself'.
Christ is coming here, on God's green earth to reclaim it. Where is this place that the raptors think they are going to be wisked?
In Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
There is not one single scripture that can be accurately quoted that compares/contrasts the little we are told regarding Enoch and a so call rapture.
At the second touchdown on Earth, at the end of the Great Tribulation (the second half of the seventieth week of Daniel) Jesus is coming with Judgment upon the earth and all that dwell therein ... except a remnanet, the elect, whom the Holy Spirit is protecting from the anti-Christ. Those being protected, the elect, are in bodies mortal. They live through the awful things that happen during the Tribulation. These are not The Church.
What is the 'great' tribulation? Matthew 24:21 (Christ quoting Daniel 12:1) For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world (age) to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Obviously Christ knew what Daniel had written as He quoted him. So if Christ says I have foretold you all things, does that not include what this 'great' tribulation is that was not since the beginning of the world? It cannot be 'war', as there have been wars since Cain slew Able. So what is the great tribulation that some think that their only hope is to fly away? Is not God able to 'save' those that love Him? Daniel was thrown in the lion's den and was protected, as were the three Hebrew children tossed in the fiery furnace and king Neb saw 'four' souls not even touched by the heat?
Judgment does not begin until the end of the Lord's day which according to Peter is a thousand years. Some call it the millennium, Ezekiel describes in last chapters in great detail.
The action is to take place here on earth, and unless ones flesh returns to the dust from which it came everybody is going to see the 'great' tribulation.
Why was Christ tempted by the devil? Notice what the devil offered Christ. The devil has already been judged to death, but, because apparently many found his religion to be so seductive God is allowing the devil a short time to tempt His creation. That is the great tribulation, the devil playing Jesus, and all but the very elect crawling into his spiritual bed.
Just as in the days of Noah ... God delivers from what is to come. In the days of Noah, He delivered by two means: Enoch was taken away into Heaven before the rains and Noah's eight were closed up in the ark and delivered alive to ride out the flood. In the analogy, Noah's family would be 'the elect', and Enoch would be the taken out to avoid the deception coming. The believers in the Church Age are defined as 'the (singular)body of Christ'. Jesus wasn't into self flagellation, that's a Muzzie thing. And BTW, the mooselimb Mahdi takes the Temple Mount as his throne and his deceiver jesus declares the Mahdi to be the lord of lords, which will deceive many!
Christ said Matthew 24:37 But as the days of Noe (Noah) were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
We have not yet reach the activity here on earth as was happening as the days of Noe, but the earth sure is being primed for accepting that activity. And Christ pointing to that activity as a 'sign' of His return is critical in knowing the seasons. Notice what John has to say about this bunch in Revelation 12:10-17, and the closest thing to a so call rapture that is promised. God is able to protect those that love Him.
There is no such thing as the 'church' age. That is a tradition of man. Christ never warned about the deception of the Mahdi, He warned of the deception of those coming in His name.
As no one can predict the day or hour of the Rapture, anyone wanting to read the Bible can predict the Second coming. And Jesus explained this exact notion the Wednesday before the crucifixion, in the Olivet discourse. The Philadelphia Church is told they will be kept from what is coming: Rev 3:10 & 11 (‘Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth. Lo, I come quickly, be holding fast that which thou hast, that no one may receive thy crown.)
How long is an 'hour' per God's methodology of time keeping? IIPeter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the LORD as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
And some say God is outside of 'time'. He is the ultimate time setter and keeper. Everything is on His time, and He puts in place those that are intended to fulfill His plan.