Secrets Of The Kingdom
Rapture and The Second Coming
Here is a picture of what The Day Of The LORD would be:
Blow the trumpet in Zion;
sound the alarm on My holy hill.
Let all who live in the land tremble,
for The Day Of The LORD is coming.
It is close at hand —
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness.
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
a large and mighty army comes,
such as never was of old
nor ever will be in ages to come.
Before them fire devours,
behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,
behind them, a desert waste —
nothing escapes them.
They have the appearance of horses;
they gallop along like cavalry.
With a noise like that of chariots
they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire consuming stubble,
like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;
every face turns pale.
They charge like warriors;
they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,
not swerving from their course.
They do not jostle each other;
each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
without breaking ranks.
They rush upon the city;
they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;
like thieves they enter through the windows.
Before them the earth shakes,
the sky trembles,
the sun and moon are darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.
The LORD thunders
at the head of His army;
His forces are beyond number,
and mighty are those who obey His Command.
The Day Of The LORD is great;
it is dreadful.
Who can endure it?
Joel 2:1-11
Just before “The Day Of The LORD”, immediately after “the Great Tribulation” would be “The Second Coming”.
The disciples of Jesus asked Him of when the Great Tribulation will occur in the world, in such time of distress and trouble when the collapse of the wall of Jerusalem will take place. They also inquired to know from Him, what will be "the sign of His Coming" and "the sign of the end of the age".
So here, from this passage of the Scripture we learnt that, there is: a time appointed for the greatest distress of the whole world, "the sign of Christ’s Coming" and "the sign of the end of the age" (Matthew 24:3).
"At that time the sign of The Son of Man will appear in the sky…”
This would be the signal of Christ’s Second Coming, appearing in the heavens—the attesting miracle of the Son of Man in the clouds. And there will be deep mourning all around the world. People of all the tribes of the earth will mourn. There shall be great anguish and perplexity everywhere, when they see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with great Power and Glory [in brilliancy and splendor].
The LORD will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heaven to the other (the farthest ends of the earth and heaven).
“Look, He is Coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see Him,
even those who pierced Him;
and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of Him.
So shall it be! Amen.
Rev 1:7 NIV
The Second Coming Of Christ would be for the Redemption of Israel—the Israel that is by faith.
Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.
At that time they will see The Son of Man Coming in a cloud with Power and great Glory.
When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."
Luke 21:26-28 NIV
Before GOD releases His wrath upon the earth—upon the inhabitants of the earth who worship the beast and received his mark, the angels will put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of GOD (read Revelation 7:1-8).
The Battle of Armageddon (a spiritual-physical warfare) will be fought at the time of The Day Of The LORD (read Revelation 16:12-14, 16). The emptying of The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues of GOD's Wrath upon the earth in Revelation 15:5-8; 16:1-21 and GOD's Army which will Invade like Locusts in Joel 2:1-11 will coincide in the same season—in the time of event called The Day Of The LORD.
Read about the final outcome of The Day Of The LORD; note the exact Words The LORD used in this prophecy in Zephaniah 1:2-3, 14-18. Also, Zechariah 9:14-17.