DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE RAPTURE AND THE GLORIOUS APPEARING

Rapture / Blessed Hope
Christ comes in the air for His own.
Rapture of all Christians.
Christians taken to the Father’s house.
No judgment on earth.
Church taken to heaven.
Imminent – could happen any moment.
No signs (before it)
For believers only.
Time of joy.
Before the “day of wrath” (Tribulation)
No mention of Satan.
The judgment seat of Christ.
Marriage of the Lamb.
Only His own see Him.
Tribulation begins.

Second Coming / Glorious Appearing
Christ comes with His own to earth.
No one raptured.
Resurrected saints do not see Father’s house.
Christ judges inhabitants of earth.
Christ sets up His kingdom on earth.
Cannot occur for at least 7 years.
Many signs for Christ’s physical coming.
Affects all humanity.
Time of mourning.
Immediately after Tribulation (Matthew 24)
Satan bound in abyss for 1000 years.
No time or place for judgment seat.
His bride descends with Him.
Every eye shall see Him.
1000-year kingdom of Christ begins.


Rapture Passages
John 14:1-3 2 ................Thes. 2:1
Romans 8:19 .................1 Timothy 6:14
1 Cor. 1:7-8 ...................2 Tim. 4:1,8
1 Cor. 15:51-53 ............Titus 2:13
1 Cor. 16:22 ..................Hebrews 9:28
Phil. 3:20-21 ................James 5:7-9
Phil. 4:5 ........................1 Pet. 1:7,13
Col. 3:4 .........................1 Pet. 5:4
1 Thes. 1:10 .................1 John 2:28-3:2
1 Thes. 2:19 ................Jude 1:21
1 Thes. 4:13-18 ..........Rev. 2:25
1 Thes. 5:9, 23

2nd Coming Passages
Daniel 2:44-45 ..........Acts 1:9-11
Daniel 7:9-14 .............Acts 3:19-21
Daniel 12:1-3 .............1 Thes. 3:13
Zech. 12:10 ................2 Thes. 1:6-10
Zech. 14:1-15 ............2 Thes. 2:8
Matt. 13:41 ................1 Pet. 4:12-13
Matt. 24:15-31 .........2 Pet. 3:1-14
Matt. 26:64 ...............Jude 1:14-15
Mark 13:14-27 .........Rev. 1:7
Mark 14:62 ...............Rev. 19:11-20:6
Luke 21:25-28 .........Rev. 22:7,12,20