Comparing the Rapture to the Second Advent
Bob Yandian
There are two comings of the Lord Jesus Christ: The Rapture of the Church, and the Second Advent.
1. The Rapture is private. It is only for believers. The world will not know what is happening. It will happen in a moment. It will happen in the smallest measure of time.
The Second Advent is public. God will display His Son Jesus Christ for the entire world to see. Twenty-four hours before Jesus comes back, God will make the whole world go into a supernatural darkness. No light will be able to pierce it. The world will have twenty-four hours to accept Jesus. After that, it is too late. After this twenty-four hours Jesus will return. The only thing that will split supernatural darkness is the glory of God. Every eye will see Him (Matthew 24:30).
2. The Rapture occurs in the air. Jesus appears in the sky, and we rise to meet Him.
The Second Advent occurs on the earth. Jesus’ feet will touch the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4).
3. At the Rapture, the Church will go to heaven.
At the Second Advent, the Church returns to earth with Jesus.
4. The Rapture begins the judgment of believer’s works in heaven. The Judgment Seat of Christ
The Second Advent begins the judgment of unbelievers on the earth. The baptism of fire.
5. The Rapture is the removal of the Church’s ministry.
The Second Advent is the removal of Satan and his ministry.
6. At the Rapture we have the change in believer’s body.
The Second Advent is the change in the earth. The curse will be lifted completely from off the earth.
7. At the Rapture, Jesus appears as the groom.
At the Second Advent, He appears as Messiah.
8. Believers will be taken from the earth at the Rapture.
Unbelievers will be taken from the earth at the Second Advent.
9. The Rapture begins a time of terror.
The Second Advent begins a time of peace. The thousand-year reign of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Resurrection
“But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?”
“Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies and what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain. But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body.” (1 Corinthians 15:36-38)
The resurrection is so simple you are a fool if you don’t understand it.
When a seed is planted the shell of the seed dies and releases the life that is on the inside. Our physical body is a shell, the outside of a seed. Our spirit man, on the inside, is the heart of the seed.
“All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.” (1 Corinthians 15:39-41)
When we rise in the resurrection, every one of us is going to be different. Just like the sun, the moon, and the stars are all different in brilliance and magnitude so will we shine differently. The sun, moon, and stars have been shining for thousands and thousands of years, we will be shining for millenniums to come – all different. No two Christians will be the same. Right now, we all look alike because we are wrapped up in a human body. We cannot see our spirits, but we are all on different levels of growth in our spiritual life on the inside. Seeds all look the same on the outside and you don’t know what they are until they are planted. The resurrection will show the difference we are in our spiritual lives. Spiritual growth determines what you are going to be forever and forever in heaven.
The Antichrist
An Antichrist will come out of the European economic community of nations that is going to rise and make a seven-year peace treaty with Israel. But in the middle of that time period, the Antichrist will break the covenant. He will walk into a temple or some kind of structure which will be built at that time. Sacrifices will be offered, and Antichrist is going to go into that temple and sit where Messiah is supposed to sit and declare himself to be God and demand that he be worshipped. This marks the middle of the Tribulation.
Revelation chapter 12:9 states that Satan will be cast out of heaven at this time. Satan does not live in heaven, but he has access to heaven. The first two chapters of Job tells us that Satan has the right to go into heaven and accuse the brethren. Zechariah 3:1-2 shows us that Zechariah had a vision and saw the high priest before the Lord and Satan at his right hand to oppose him. Romans 8, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are our intercessors against the one who comes to make accusation against us.
In the middle of the Tribulation, Satan will be banned from heaven and not allowed back in. Then, he will unleash his fury like never before because even he can read the Bible. He knows he will only have three and a half years left. Antichrist will take over and try to wipe out the nation of Israel and all of the believers from the earth.
Will the Church Go Through the Tribulation?
The Rapture of the Church is a sovereign act of God. There is a difference between God’s sovereignty and God’s grace. We must use our faith for what God does in grace. What God does in sovereignty does not matter if we believe it or not. He is just going to do it. Every scripture that teaches about the rapture of the Church says we will all go.
“Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed— in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet” (1 Corinthians 15:51).
We are all going to change because we are all, at the same instant of time, going to receive a resurrection body and rise to meet Jesus in the air, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye.
“I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named…” (Ephesians 3:14-15).
Part of the family is in heaven and part is on the earth. Rapture is what unites us all together. We all must go through the judgment seat of Christ. The rapture is what gets us all into heaven and seven years later, we come back at the Second Advent with the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible, figuratively, defines us as the bride of Christ. We are not the bride of Christ until we get to heaven. For seven years we will go through the judgment seat of Christ. All the sin – the things we did in the flesh – will be burned up and at the end of those seven years, we will come back as a “bride adorned for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). This is God’s divine, supernatural, sovereign act to get everyone together.
“Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ…” (2 Corinthians 5:20). Ambassadors are citizens of their home country sent to a foreign country to represent their home country. They are not citizens of the country they are in. The needs of an ambassador are supplied by the country they are from. Earth is not our home. We are representatives of heaven. When the home country declares on the other country, the first thing they do before the war begins is to remove their ambassadors. The Judgment Seat of Christ is God’s way of bringing all the ambassadors into one spot.
In Understanding the End Times, Pastor Bob points out that while we have every reason to believe Jesus’ coming is imminent, we need to focus on understanding God’s plan for the ages by weaving together biblical prophecies and interpreting world events in light of it.
With straightforward, scriptural teaching, he outlines:
The Rapture of the Church
The Judgment Seat of Christ
The Tribulation
Daniel’s 70th week
The Second Coming
Dispensational truths
The Millennial Reign
End-Time FAQs
Don’t be concerned or confused about what’s ahead. This teaching will make it clear that the Bible does not line up with the world- the world must line up with the Bible. Christian, look up to see that your redemption is closer than ever!
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From the time Lucifer decided to become as God and take over the highest throne in the universe, a battle has raged between God and Satan. Mankind, like a pawn, was placed on the earth to settle the conflict. God can influence man, but not force his actions. Satan can also influence mankind, but not make him obey. At times, it seems God is winning the battle. At other times, it seems like Satan is winning. Today we see global economic crisis, catastrophic natural disasters and the threat of wars that could destroy our civilization. What will be the end of this war of good and evil?
The conflict of the ages will all come to an end at the battle of all battles, Armageddon. There is light at the end of the tunnel and it is good news for all who know Jesus as their Savior.
Sermon Titles:
Our Future is Secure
You Can Know the Times and Seasons
The Hub of All Bible Prophecy
Two More Comings
Christ and the Antichrist Part 1
Christ and the Antichrist Part 2
The Beast and His Kingdom
The Mother of All Battles
What is the Millennium?
9 CDs
From the time Lucifer decided to become as God and take over the highest throne in the universe, a battle has raged between God and Satan. Mankind, like a pawn, was placed on the earth to settle the conflict. God can influence man, but not force his actions. Satan can also influence mankind, but not make him obey. At times, it seems God is winning the battle. At other times, it seems like Satan is winning. Today we see global economic crisis, catastrophic natural disasters and the threat of wars that could destroy our civilization. What will be the end of this war of good and evil?
The conflict of the ages will all come to an end at the battle of all battles, Armageddon. There is light at the end of the tunnel and it is good news for all who know Jesus as their Savior.
Sermon Titles:
Our Future is Secure
You Can Know the Times and Seasons
The Hub of All Bible Prophecy
Two More Comings
Christ and the Antichrist Part 1
Christ and the Antichrist Part 2
The Beast and His Kingdom
The Mother of All Battles
What is the Millennium?
9 MP3s / MET14
The study of end times is one of the most fascinating in the Bible. Studying end time events should not bring fear and worry but peace and comfort as we look forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Topics included in this study are the Rapture of the Church, the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Tribulation, the Second Coming, the Antichrist, and much more. This USB flash drive contains 21 MP3 audio lessons and 1 eBook by Bob Yandian, a topical study of the end times.
Series titles: Understanding the End Times, Any Given Day, The Antichrist
21 MP3’s, 1 eBook
The MP3s can be listened to on computers, MP3 players, smartphones, tablets, iPads, iPhones, as well as car stereos equipped with USB connections.
This video curriculum is the companion to Bob Yandian’s “Understanding the End Times” book. It works well for group, or individual study. The study of end times is one of the most fascinating in the Bible. Studying end times should not bring fear and worry but peace and comfort as we look forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. Topics included in this study are the Rapture of the Church, the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Tribulation, the Second Coming, the Antichrist, and much more. (Includes Study Questions)
10 - (30 minute) Video Lessons. Comes with a copy of the book “Understanding the End Times.”
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Join Bob Yandian for a 5-part End Times Teaching Conference. This teaching will provide a biblical understanding of God's plan for the ages by examining the prophecies of the Old and New Testaments. Pastor Bob describes the situations and events that will exist on earth at the time of the culmination of all things and challenge you to open your eyes to what is happening in the world today. The atmosphere is lining up like never before, spiritually, morally, politically, economically, in every way. Do not let your heart fail for fear of what is coming, instead, look up in faith and anticipation. Your redemption is closer than ever!
5 Lessons
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