The "end time" teachings you claim to embrace teach a "secret rapture". Have you never seen the stupid bumper stickers?
You don't appear to be up to speed with Hal Lindsey, et.al., yet.
When Christ returns the second time it definately won't be any secret. The one and only time he returns for the second time - a LOUD trumpet will be blown just before all hell breaks lose. (See my previous post in response to your #249)
"I think people are going to sit up and take notice. Hopefully, if we have talked about Revelations and haven't dismissed it as irrevelant, the people remaining will recognize the rapture for what it is and seek repentance and salvation. But it doesn't look like very many will."- DannyTN
God has many people. He is able to see to it that not a single one of his elect will be lost. It doesn't depend on them in the slightest. [Romans 8:28-30; 9:11-13; Acts 13:48; Eph. 1:4-6 etc., etc.]
You mean that stickers that say in the event of rapture, this car will be without a driver? And you think thousands perhaps millions of wrecked cars is going to be secret? It ain't going to be secret. But it is going to be quick and world wide.
I agree the second return is obvious. But the rapture is not the second return. We meet Jesus in the air. Jesus doesn't touch down, at that time.
God has many people. He is able to see to it that not a single one of his elect will be lost. It doesn't depend on them in the slightest. [Romans 8:28-30; 9:11-13; Acts 13:48; Eph. 1:4-6 etc., etc.]
I agree that none of the elect will be lost. But it does depend on them accepting salvation. God knows ahead of time who will choose to accept salvation. God doesn't force anybody to accept and He doesn't prevent anyone from accepting. He desires all men to accept but not all men will. The names of the elect were written before the foundation of the world, but that doesn't mean that we don't have free will. It just means that God has foreknowledge.