And that with a trumpet call, he will send his angels to gather his elect from throughout the earth. In this passage he says that all the peoples of the earth will see him coming in the clouds. Matthew 24:30-31 is a portion of Jesus’ teaching about his return.

But there are three passages in the New Testament that do provide us with explicit information about this event. So, for that reason, I have chosen not to include anything from Revelation in this discussion. Much of how one interprets Revelation is based upon their eschatological perspective. But I do not find that there are any unambiguous references to the rapture contained in Revelation. There are many scenarios of the end times that have been drawn from Jesus’ Revelation to John. This doctrine is central to the hope that we have as believers. But it is used to describe a very biblical doctrine the return of Christ and the gathering up of his elect. Rapture is not a word that is found in Scripture. Where Does the Bible Talk about the Rapture?

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