Thess. 4:17- 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.
The next timeless and an unpredictable event on God’s plan of events is the rapture. Although it has become a theological argument among other religions and even some Christians, the “catching away” of Christ’s Church that He paid for with His blood is a must! Some believe that the Church must go through the first half of the Great Tribulation. This is called Mid-Tribulationalism. However, the rapture will bring about a need for the man of sin. The mass departure of millions, along with all the rest of the ills our world will be suffering from, will bring the whole world to a state of chaos which could lead to anarchy. This will open the curtain for the antichrist to come forward and promise peace, provision, and protection. Thus we have the 3½ years of peace brought about by the “son of perdition” in the first half of the Great Tribulation.
The Bible gives us proof of God saving his own. Noah and his family were saved before the flood; lot and his family were spared from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah; the exodus from Egypt delivered God’s people from slavery; and the promising of a remnant to return, rebuild, and occupy Israel after its total destruction shows God’s grace and mercy towards His people (Isa. 10:20-22). God always sends deliverance to the faithful before His just judgment against the world for sin. The whole Great Tribulation will be a time of trouble as the world has never seen before (Matt. 24:21). Why would Jesus allow His “Body” (the church: I Cor. 12:27; Eph. 4:12) to go through His wrath (I Thess. 1:10; 5:9; Rev. 3:10)? Let’s prepare for this monumental event of biblical proportions!