Pre-Tribulation Rapture

1 Corinthians 15:51-53; Matthew 24:36-44

1 Corinthians 15:51-53

51But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed!

52It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.

53For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.

Matthew 24:36-44

36“However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.

37“When the Son of Man returns, it will be like it was in Noah’s day.

38In those days before the flood, the people were enjoying banquets and parties and weddings right up to the time Noah entered his boat.

39People didn’t realize what was going to happen until the flood came and swept them all away. That is the way it will be when the Son of Man comes.

40“Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left.

41Two women will be grinding flour at the mill; one will be taken, the other left.

42“So you, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know what day your Lord is coming.

43Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would keep watch and not permit his house to be broken into.

44You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.