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THE RAPTURE EVENT, WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AND THEN WHAT NEXT?

(1 Thessalonians 4:16 [KJV])
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

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To better understand the Rapture, we must first know the difference between the words Tribulation and Wrath as described in the word of God.

To the best of our ability, we have linked parallel verses that show the chronological order of His coming. We show the verses in both the Old and New Testaments, and we give you a description of what we observe. 

An overview.
How many times has the King come to the earth to visit His people?

A.
The King, the Son of God, was constantly visiting His people on this planet.

1. The Son turned up in the fiery furnace and stood by Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
(Dan 3:25 [KJV])
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

2. The Son of God was born and walked with men as a man.
(Matt 16:16 [KJV])
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

3. Paul on the road to Damascus was met by the voice of the King, and it left him blind. 
(Acts 9:5 [KJV])
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

4. Up and down Muslim countries, they are visited by Jesus. He appears to them in visions and dreams. Go Here

5. Joshua Mhlakela was visited by the Lord at his home when the September 2025 vision was shared.

The King’s next visit will be big. He will be seen by the world, and it is expected during the Feast of Trumpets. Best viewed in landscape. 

EVENTS BEFORE THE EXODUS/RAPTURE.

Description 

Here are the events leading up to the rapture.

  1. The sun will be turned into darkness (solar eclipse) and the moon into blood (lunar eclipse – Sep 7, 2025). This would occur before the great and notable day. 
  2. The people, on seeing these signs, get a chance to call on His name to be delivered. This surrounds the changes seen in the sun and the moon. – Go see here.
  3. Wonders are seen in heaven (3i-Atlas), blood (the Sea of Galilee turning to blood), fire, vapour, and smoke (intense volcanic activity going on in 2025). Go here to see the signs in 2025.

Old Testament Mention 

(Joel 2:31-32 [KJV])
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

New Testament Mention 

(Acts 2:16-22 [KJV])
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:

EVENTS DURING THE EXODUS/RAPTURE.

Description 

Here are the events after the great tribulation. The beginning of the rapture/Exodus.

  1. After the Tribulation.
  2. The elect’s days in the great tribulation will be shortened. 
    a) If the elect are not in the Great Tribulation, why must the days be shortened for them?
  3. The sun is darkened, and the moon no longer gives light.
  4. The stars will fall from Heaven.
  5. The Son shall appear in heaven/sky/clouds.
  6. Sending of angels to gather His elect from the earth.
  7. The dead shall be raised first.
  8. The people who are alive at His appearing, their bodies will be changed.
  9. IMPORTANT: In Rev 6:9 the word says the moon turns to blood. This is not in keeping with the other mentions. 
At His coming in the clouds, the sun, the moon, and the stars will all be affected.
At the beginning of the rapture, it is marked by the signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars. The believers in Yeshua will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds, and this occurs at or just after the signs in the sky (sun, moon, and stars).

Old Testament Mention

(Isa 13:10 [KJV])
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to  shine.

New Testament Mention 

(Matt 24:21-22 [KJV])
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days (days of great tribulation) should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

(Matt 24:29-31 [KJV])
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. 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.

(Mark 13:19 [KJV])
For in those days shall be affliction (tribulation), such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.

Note: The following “that tribulation” is the same word “affliction” (tribulation = affliction = θλίψις thlipsis)

(Mark 13:24-27 [KJV])
But in those days, after that tribulation (affliction), 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. 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.

(1Thess 4:14-18 [KJV])
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 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. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

(1Cor 15:51 [KJV])
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

(Rev 6:9-17 [KJV])
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 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; 

After the above, then Yeshua appears in the clouds to meet his elect in the air.

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: 17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

THE DAY OF DARKNESS – THE DAY OF THE LORD.

Description 

Here are the events surrounding the day of the Lord, also known as Jacob’s trouble.

  1. The day of the Lord is darkness and gloominess.
  2. A day of the trumpet. 
  3. We believe the period of darkness will begin after the King appears in the clouds.

Old Testament Mention

(Amos 5:18-20 [KJV])
Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

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(Zeph 1:14-18 [KJV])
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

New Testament Mention 

THE DAY OF HIS COMING – Diag. Model 2.

TTGM Conclusion:
It is clear that after the tribulation/affliction, the Day of the Lord will begin with the signs in the sun, moon, and stars. Matthew and Mark confirm that Yeshua will remove His elect as He comes in the clouds to meet them in the air, and so we shall ever be with the Lord. After the Day of the Lord has ended, the elect will return with their King to reign with Him for 1000 years on planet earth. As mentioned, at this point after being taken out of great tribulation, they are with our Lord at God’s throne.
(Rev 7:13-15 [KJV])
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. 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

To summarize, the Day of the Lord (God’s wrath) is separate and completely distinct from the period of great tribulation/tribulation/affliction.

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