Two different events...As you know the first one says we will meet the Lord in the air and ever be with the Lord...Now look at this one...
2Th 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
2Th 1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
2Th 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
There aren't any Christians meeting the Lord in the air here...The Lord shows up with His army and He's killing people left and right...These are the people that got LEFT BEHIND at the Rapture...
You can't make both of these events the same even if you stood on your head and twirled pencils with your toes...
Whoa, The Lord shows up with His army and He's killing people left and right....
Paul says (Ephesians 6) this 'war' is NOT against flesh and blood, why because at that 'day' the Lord's day alllllllllllll flesh will be changed, and Paul also says in ICorinthians 15:51-51 that allllll will not sleep (flesh dying) but ALLLLLL would be changed. So what kind of killing do you think is going to be going on?
Who do you think makes up the Lord's army? Your doctrine makes you sound like pacifists getting front row seats while somebody else does the dirty work.