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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.
In this passage, Paul clearly describes the Rapture of the Church. Jesus Christ will descend from heaven, the dead in Christ shall rise first, and then those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church who are still alive will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air. The Church is the Bride of Christ: she belongs to Him and will be united with her Bridegroom at the Rapture.
This event will take place before the beginning of the seven-year Tribulation. Jesus Christ will meet His Church in the air and take her to Himself. It is important to clarify that not all believers will be raptured: the Rapture concerns those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church. After the Rapture, other people will still be able to believe in Jesus Christ during the Tribulation, but they will not become part of the Church, because the Church will already have been raptured. The Church Age will therefore come to an end at the Rapture, after which God will continue His prophetic plan concerning Israel and the nations.
This passage is one of the clearest promises concerning the Rapture of the Church. It gives a special hope to those who belong to Christ and are part of His Church: they will be reunited with those who have been raised and will be with the Lord forever.
11 “Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.”
In this passage, John receives an advance vision of the martyrs who will have gone through the first half of the Tribulation and will have been killed because of their faithfulness to God. These souls appear under the altar in heaven after the opening of the fifth seal and represent those who will refuse to follow the Antichrist’s system despite persecution.
A white robe is given to each of them, symbolizing their purification, righteousness, and victory before God. Although they lost their lives on earth, they are welcomed into God’s presence and receive the assurance that their faithfulness has not been forgotten.
They are told to wait a little longer because other servants of God will also be killed during the continuation of the Tribulation. This vision shows that persecution will not end after the first half of the Tribulation, but will continue as God’s plan moves toward its final fulfillment.
This event reveals that God knows the exact number of those who will give their lives for their testimony and that He remains sovereign even in the midst of the suffering and trials of the end times.
9 “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands.”
10 “And crying out with a loud voice, saying: Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 “All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,”
12 “saying: Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
13 “Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, ‘Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?’”
14 “And I said to him, ‘Sir, you know.’ So he said to me, ‘These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.’”
In this passage, John receives an advance vision of the great multitude who will appear before the throne of God after coming through the Great Tribulation. This immense crowd, which no one can count, comes from every nation, tribe, people, and language. John sees them already in their final destiny, even though these events will take place during and after the judgments of the end times.
This vision occurs after the sealing of the 144,000 from the twelve tribes of Israel. The great multitude represents those who will be saved during the Tribulation and who will come out of this time of great distress. Unlike the 144,000, who are identified as Jewish servants chosen by God, this multitude comes from every nation.
The white robes represent their purification, righteousness, and victory before God. They are not the result of their own works, but are received through the blood of the Lamb, meaning through the sacrifice of Jesus that grants them salvation. Despite the persecution, trials, and suffering they will experience, they will ultimately be welcomed into the presence of God.
This vision reveals that even during the Great Tribulation, God will continue to accomplish His work of salvation. The great multitude testifies to His faithfulness toward those who place their faith in Jesus and remain devoted to Him despite the opposition of the world and the persecution of that time.
9 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 fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
In this passage, John receives an advance vision of the fifth seal, revealing those who will be killed because of the Word of God and their faithful testimony. He sees them already in God’s presence, asking for justice because of their shed blood. This vision shows beforehand the destiny of those who will remain faithful to God during the Tribulation despite persecution.
This event takes place during the first half of the Tribulation. These people are not part of the Church, because the Church will already have been raptured. They are people who will have turned to Jesus during the Tribulation and will have been killed because of their faith and testimony.
God gives them white robes, symbolizing purity and their belonging to Him, but tells them to wait a little longer. Other people will also have to die for their faith before the number appointed by God is complete.
This passage shows that even after the Rapture of the Church, people will still be able to turn to Jesus. However, their salvation will come at a very high cost: some will have to remain faithful even unto martyrdom. Their testimony shows that they will have chosen to follow and serve Jesus despite persecution and the threat of death.