Rapture Or Second Coming?

Q. Do you think that 1 Thes. 3:13 is a passage talking about what John describes in Rev. 19 as the second coming with the saints, or do you think this is a rapture passage talking about Jesus coming to bring the souls of the brethren back with him?

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Why Will They Have To Watch?

Q.  In His Olivet Discourse, Jesus mentioned the need to watch for His 2nd coming (Matthew 24:42).  I understand that we must keep watch for the Rapture  since it will take place in “a twinkling of the eye” on an unknown date and time.  However, the Second coming of Jesus is certain to happen after the 7-year Tribulation which will be known to the entire world including believers who survive the Tribulation (because everyone can see Him coming in the clouds!).  So why watch for the Second Coming?  What will be the consequences if one fails to watch for Jesus’ second coming?

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Victorious Eschatology

Q.  Could you explain what the term “Victorious Eschatology” means?  Someone was telling me it concerns the rapture.  I have never heard of this before, have you?

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The Transfiguration of Jesus

Q. I have a question related to the Transfiguration of Jesus. Why did He only take three apostles to witness it instead of taking all twelve?

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End Times Scoffers

Q.  I have a question about the scoffers in 2 Peter 3:2-4. Are these scoffers the folks now who tend to frown on the idea of the Rapture of the Church (just kind of generically rolling their eyes at those who are pre-trib, I guess), or are they specific to the time just before the 2nd coming, scoffing in earnest?

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Have The Birth Pangs Begun?

Q.  Do the birth pangs described by Jesus in Matthew 24 include the seal and trumpet judgments, or are they intended to precede Daniel’s 70th week?  To me, the birth pangs described by Jesus are general enough that they are not exclusive of the seal and trumpet judgments.  If we truly are in the throes of labor and labor includes the seal and trumpet judgments, this is one labor for the record books.

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The Times Of The Gentiles

Q. Are the Times of the Gentiles now complete since Israel has possession of Jerusalem?

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When Is The Sheep And Goat Judgment?

Q.   How can I prove the sheep & goat judgment occurs at the 2nd coming and is not the same as the great white throne judgment?

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The Rapture And The First Resurrection

Q.  I just read an article about the first resurrection that has shaken my belief in the pre-trib rapture.  Can you show me why the writer has to be mistaken?

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Matt. 24-25. Rapture Or 2nd Coming?

Q.  I am convinced in my own mind that the rapture will come before the Great Tribulation, and that Matt. 24-25 is about Israel and the 2nd Coming.   I don’t understand why do some people say Matt. 24-25 is about the rapture?

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