[CynicalBear]

>>In the infamous “rapture passage” of futurism, where precisely does it say that He does not come down to the earth in 1 Thess. 4?<<

1 Thess 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

>>I mock Mr. Darby’s theology and those who blindly follow the same, and their suppositions.<<

The word is actually scoff and your talked about in scripture.

[topcat54]

1 Thess 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Do you take “air” to mean the actual atmosphere around the earth? If so, then you admit that in this picture Jesus gets very close to the surface of the earth, within a mile or two, possibly within but a few feet.

What exactly does this passage say about what happens to Jesus and the saints AFTER we meet Him in the air?

[topcat54]

The word is actually scoff

You used the word “mockery.” I related it to Mr. Darby's errant views.

and your talked about in scripture.

Indeed:

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. (1 Cor. 6:11)