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[Alexandr Korol]

the Rapture is a secret event (1 Cor. 15:51–52), which will happen suddenly, “in the twinkling of an eye” (1 Cor. 15:52); this will be a time of blessing (1 Thess. 4:18), when Christ will reveal Himself to Christians in heaven as “the bright morning star” (Rev. 22:16). We read something entirely different about the coming of Jesus Christ to the earth: the coming will happen on the earth itself (Zech. 14:4); Christ will come as a righteous Judge together with the Church (which means the Church was already in heaven before this event — Col. 3:4; 1 Thess. 3:13; 1 Thess. 4:14; Jude 14–15); it will not be a secret event, but one obvious to all, accompanied by many signs (Matt. 24:29–30); it will be a time of judgment upon those living on the earth (Rev. 19:13–15); these events apply both to Israel (Matt. 24:1–51) and to the Gentiles who did not enter the Church of Christ (Matt. 25:31–32),’ according to theologian Konstantin Prokhorov.”