I know When Jesus Will Appear!

 

Most Biblical theologians will tell us that Jesus will appear two times during the end times. He will appear once at the rapture when He comes the clouds, and once at Armageddon when He comes to the earth. 

The Biblical evidence for His first end times appearance in the clouds at the rapture is recorded in three of the Gospels. 

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Mt 24 

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 

27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven… 

32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Mark 13 

27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 

28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke 21 

The Son of Man—Jesus—comes to the clouds at an unknown time and He gathers His elect—that is the rapture. This is confirmed in each passage with a “one was taken one was left” scenario as exampled in the Mt 24 passage. 

38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 

42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. Mt 24 

This confirms the fact that when Jesus appears in the clouds and gathers the saints it is the rapture. This fact is also repeated in other places in the New Testament such as 1 Thes 4:17. 

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 

So, the first time Jesus appears during the end times is at the rapture when He comes to the clouds. The other time Jesus appears is when He comes back, not to the clouds, but to the earth at Armageddon. This is when Jesus rides down out of heaven on a white horse along with the saints to defeat the antichrist and his armies. After the defeat of the evil forces Jesus will set up His Millennial kingdom and rule and reign on the earth. 

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war… 

14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean… 

19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 

20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. Rev 19 

So, those are the two times that Jesus will appear during the end times—once He will come to the clouds and once He will come to the earth. 

Now, consider this question, how about the timing of these events, when in the end times will these events occur? 

The second time Jesus appears during the end times is an easy one to figure out, He appears at Armageddon, which is at the end of the last 7 years and just before the Millennium begins. 

When will the first time Jesus appears in the end times occur? That is, when in the end times will Jesus come to the clouds and the rapture occur? 

Ask yourself this question, besides His appearance at Armageddon, does scripture specifically state any other time in the book of Revelation that Jesus appears and men see Him? Yes, it does! 

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: Rev 6 

Why do the men of the earth say hide us from the face of Jesus? They say that because they just saw Him appear in the sky! That is the first time that Jesus appears in the end times—that is the rapture—and everyone sees Him in the sky. 

And what proceeds this appearance of Jesus in the sky? The opening of the Sixth Seal, a great earthquake, the sun darkened, the moon to blood, stars fall, the heavens departing as a scroll, and every island and mountain being moved. 

12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 

13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 

14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 

15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 

16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: Rev 6 

And God does not only reveal that the first appearance of Jesus and the rapture occurs after the events of the sixth seal, but that timing is also revealed in all the passages in the gospels that have Jesus appearing in the clouds and our gathering to Him at the rapture. 

29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 

30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Mt 24 

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 

26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. Mk 13 

25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 

26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 

27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Lk 21 

God makes it abundantly clear that the first appearance of Jesus, which is to the clouds and involves the rapture, occurs after the Sixth Seal is opened. This first appearance of Jesus is the beginning of the time period known as the Day of the Lord. 

And here is another confirmation that the rapture occurs after the sixth seal is opened. Consider the ramifications of this verse. 

20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: Acts 2:20 

God says in that verse that the events of the sixth seal occur before the Day of the Lord, which includes the rapture. Therefore, the Day of the Lord and the rapture occur after the sixth seal is opened. 

So, God has revealed to us the timing of the first appearance of Jesus in the clouds at the rapture in five separate Biblical passages. And all five passages confirm that His appearance and the rapture occur after the events of the sixth seal. 

In other words, God has made it abundantly clear that the rapture occurs after the sixth seal is opened.

 

And we see a further confirmation of this fact in the chapter that immediately follows the Revelation sixth seal passage. 

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;… 

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Rev 7 

They are the raptured saints, and they appear in heaven after the opening of the sixth seal. 

Conclusion: Jesus will appear two times during the end times, once to the clouds at the rapture and once to the earth at Armageddon. The first will be after the opening of the sixth seal, the second at the end of the last 7 years. 

Why won’t most Christians believe these facts? Is it because they will be ridiculed, shunned, looked down upon, kicked out of their church? Isn’t it more important to believe what God’s Word says regardless of anything? 

I hope you realize there can be serious consequences to not believing what God reveals in His Word. And God has revealed that the rapture will not occur until after the opening of the sixth seal.  …the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 

And why does it matter what you believe about the rapture? Suppose one day you are faced with not being able to buy or sell if you do not allow yourself to be chipped, and people reason, well the rapture has not occurred yet, so this cannot be the mark. Hmm…the truth shall make you free. John 8:32 

Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. Luke 21:36 

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