Rapture Vs Jesus' 2nd Coming
This is probably the hardest thing to figure out in the whole Bible: are the rapture and Jesus' 2nd coming 2 different events or do they happen at the same time? I have spent countless hours learning various teachings on this and studying the book of Revelation and I believe I have finally found the answer to this challenging question.
If this intrigues you too, then get ready, this is a long ride but it is definitely worth it!
This is a tricky subject which many intelligent people have gotten totally wrong (as evidenced by many opposing viewpoints). Much understanding and wisdom from God is needed here.
Probably the best teacher on this was Chuck Missler and his 24 hour study of the book of revelation. It's excellent and there is a 400 page handbook that goes with it that costs only a few dollars.
An interesting idea emerged from his teachings which was to take every single passage there is on the possible pre-trib rapture passages and every passage that there is on the second coming passages, then you take the 70 weeks verses from Daniel 9:24-27 as a guide and see if there appears to be two separate events between the rapture and Jesus' second coming. The result of that is amazing, especially the part on who/what the “restrainer” is as mentioned in 2 Thessalonians, as that is the linchpin or smoking gun of this entire debate.
If you put every one of those verses mentioned above into AI and have it analyze them to see if there appears to be two separate events between the rapture and Jesus' second coming, what you will find is amazing. Keep in mind that AI is very well suited for this task because it can analyze a ton of information and give you a non-biased concise summary of it.
Lastly - we should aim to keep an open mind on these things and also keep in mind that how we treat each other (the body of Christ) regarding these issues is very important, probably the most important thing. It is rather surprising but after posting many videos on this and getting a lot of flack for them, the founder of this site has found that people can get very heated and upset with each other's different views on this topic. Nonetheless, even if we disagree, we can do it respectfully realizing that the Holy Spirit lives in us and is grieved when we treat each other badly. .