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Originally Posted by bookslover I wonder why it's always referred to as a "secret" rapture. The Bible certainly doesn't regard it in that way (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). It will be a very public event! | Accordingly, the text affirms that the general resurrection takes place at the second coming of Christ, and that this coming results in the consummation wherein the saints are to be with the Lord for ever, thereby nullifying any thought of a millennial reign on earth. |
My former minister (Rev. John Hawthorne) once preached on that passage and said this about the secret rapture:
"In order to believe that you would have to believe in a whispering God, a dumb archangel, and a mute trumpet."