Contrast Between the Rapture and the Second Coming 39. At the time of the Rapture the saints meet Christ in the air, while at the Second Coming Christ returns to the Mount of Olives to meet the saints on earth. 40. At the time of the Rapture the Mount of Olives is unchanged, while at the Second Coming it divides and a valley is formed to the east of Jerusalem (Zech. 14:4-5). 41. At the Rapture living saints are translated, while no saints are translated in connection with the second coming of Christ to the earth. 42. At the Rapture the saints go to heaven, while at the Second Coming to the earth the saints remain in the earth without translation. 43. At the time of the Rapture the world is unjudged and continues in sin, while at the Second Coming the world is judged and righteousness is established on the earth. 44. The translation of the church is pictured as a deliverance before the day of wrath, while the Second Coming is followed by the deliverance of those who have believed in Christ during the Tribulation. 45. The Rapture is described as imminent, while the Second Coming is preceded by definite signs. 46. The translation of living believers is a truth revealed only in the New Testament, while the Second Coming with its attendant events is a prominent doctrine of both Testaments. 47. The Rapture concerns only the saved, while the Second Coming deals with both saved and unsaved. 48. At the Rapture Satan is not bound, while at the Second Coming Satan is bound and cast into the abyss. 49. No unfulfilled prophecy stands between the church and the Rapture, while many signs must be fulfilled before the Second Coming. 50. No passage dealing with the resurrection of saints at the Second Coming ever mentions translation of living saints at the same time.
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