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The pre-tribulation view is that
Rapture: the Rapture and Second Coming Second Coming:
are separate events with the
fo owing comparisons.

Return with the Lord to earth.
(Rev. 19:14)
Meet the Lord in the air.
(I Thess. 4:17)

Before Tribulation.
(I Thess. 5:9)

After the Tribulation.
(Rev. 6-19)

Removal of believers as an
act of Deliverance.
(I Thess. 4:13-17, 5:9)
Removal of believers in
an act of judgment.
(Matt. 24:40-41)

Secret and instant. Visible to all.
(I Cor. 15:50-54) (Revelation 1:7;
Matt. 24:29-30)

Imminent – could take After seven years
place at any time. of Tribulation.
(Titus 2:13; I Thess. 4:13-18; (Matt. 24:15-30)
I Cor. 15:50-54)

Return of Christ in the
clouds to remove all Return of Christ to bring
believers from earth an end to the Tribulation
before God’s wrath. and set up his kingdom.

For the Jews and others
who come to faith during
The Tribulation. It is the time
of Jacob’s trouble.
For the church.
(Jer. 30:7)
God’s attention is
on Israel.
(Rom. 11:17-31)
Comes in the clouds to Jesus descends to earth and
meet us in the air. stands on the Mount of Olives,
(I Thess. 4:17) resulting in an earthquake and a
defeat of all the enemies of God.
(Zech. 14:3-4)
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