I personally DO believe we meet with Christ, at the end of the world and at His coming. There is no period between our meeting with him and the destruction of the elements though. That has been my argument; that so many want to push this idea that believers are whisked out of here and life goes on for X amount of time before Christ returns. That is unbiblical.
See 2 Peter 3 as it’s quite clear that life CANNOT go on as everything is destroyed:
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be [d]burned up. 11 Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, 12 looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
>>> See 2 Peter 3 as it’s quite clear that life CANNOT go on as everything is destroyed: 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night
Things may not be as clear to you as you might think.
Clarity here requires that you first understand just what the “day of the Lord” actually is... or more specifically what it is NOT.
1. The day of the Lord is NOT a 24 hour period.
2. The “COMING” of the day of the Lord HAPPENS within the twinkling of an eye. (iow, it BEGINS with an event we know as the rapture)
3. The day of the Lord is actually a millennium in length, with the first week (7 years) being the judgment and destruction of the earth by fire, and is followed by Jesus reigning on the throne of David for 1000 years of peace.