Prior to the beginning of the Tribulation -time of Jacob's Trouble- God removes ALL alive and dead Believers in Whom His Holy Spirit has been abiding (1 John 3:9) in an event known as the Departure, or Rapture removal. Literally hundreds of millions of Believers alive today will suddenly (in the twinkling of an eye) disappear from the planet.
This event, aside from creating world-wide chaos, will convince an uncountable (for John's counting abilities) number of 'fence sitters' to suddenly believe God and His provision for Adam's descendants, and it will be counted for them righteousness and as they are martyred for their belief they are immediately whisked to Heaven by the Holy Spirit and appear in John's vision 'under the throne of God pleading 'how long Oh Lord'.
In took me a minute to find in Jim W N’s post, and I ask that you correct me if I’m wrong. Is this the problem area:
“• Next (in a few decades IMO) – the first part of the second coming of Jesus his saints (the great “catching up” AKA the “rapture” for the church). I believe it might be as many as ½ of the world hinted by Matt. 24:40-41. The projected population of the earth in 2070 is around 9 billion. That could mean that around 4.5 billion go to Heaven and about 4.5 billion are left behind. The Holy Spirt also leaves earth.”
If so, I concur with your post, MHG: strictly Jewish. We’ve all been so wrongly taught for so long with the mingling of the Church with Israel or the outright stealing of Israel’s promises that it’s hard to shake sometimes.
God bless you all.