Does 1 Thessalonians 4:14 prove that the righteous dead have gone to Heaven and will return with Christ at the Rapture? First, let’s look at the Scripture verse in question: “For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with...
The Rapture and the Second Coming Compared
Are the Rapture and the Second Coming of Jesus two separate events? Nowhere in Scripture can we find any evidence of Christ returning two separate times in the Last Days, but many Evangelical Christians believe that what Jesus describes in the Olivet Discourse is His...
Returning Like a Thief
Doesn’t the description of Christ’s return “as a thief” communicate how secret and silent it will be? Let’s take a careful look at that reference to a text in Revelation (emphasis supplied throughout): “Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast...
One Taken and the Other Left
Does the expression “one taken and the other left” in Luke 17 prove the pre-tribulation Rapture theory to be true? A close look at these Bible verses will help us to better understand their meaning: “‘I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one...
Facts about the Second Coming
How does the Bible describe Jesus’ return at His Second Coming? Let’s start with a few verses found in the book of Acts: “Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked...