The souls of the virtuous and the damned rise from the stillness of death
The Rapture refers to the belief that either before, or simultaneously with, the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to Earth, believers who have died will be raised and believers who are still alive and remain shall be caught up together with them (the resurrected dead believers) in Heaven.
Description[]
The rapture will be instantaneous, in "the twinkling of an eye". Scripture nowhere encourages humans to try to determine the date of Jesus' return. Rather, they are to “keep watch, because they do not know on which day their Lord will come”. We are to “be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when we do not expect Him”.
The main debate on the Rapture is not what it is, but when it will occur in relation to the tribulation. In summary, the pre-tribulation view is that the rapture will happen before the tribulation period; the mid-tribulation view is that the rapture will occur half-way through the tribulation period; and the post-tribulation view is that the rapture will occur at the end of the tribulation period.
Overview[]
The timing of the Rapture sparks a great debate within Christianity. The tribulation is a seven-year period that immediately precedes the return of Christ and the establishment of His millennial kingdom, which lasts for 1,000 years. The first 3 ½ years of the tribulation will be a time of peace and cooperation, and the second 3 ½ years of the tribulation will be a time of war and catastrophe. At the midpoint of the tribulation, the Antichrist will proclaim himself god and require worship from all people of the world.
The Rapture will take effect during the apocalyptic events of the Anung Un Rama prophecy, particularly during its climax. When the world is burned by the flames of God and the Ogdru Hem are wiped out in the ensuing flames, the souls of both the righteous and the damned will be severed from the stillness in the death and summoned by Gabriel's Horn. There, they will be met with the Rapture which is essentially the gates of Heaven at last open to humanity. The virtuous will take the forms of doves and fly towards the Rapture, making their way to Heaven, but those who still struggled in relieving themselves of their sins will be stuck in the form of red serpents.