Summary
When Jesus spoke of His return in Luke 17:20-37, He described a time of sudden separation—some taken, others left—just as in the days of Noah and Lot.
His words point to the beginning of the day of the Lord, a time of both deliverance and judgment.
For those in Christ, this day begins not with wrath, but with redemption—the moment He gathers His church to Himself.
Paul assures us in 1 Corinthians 1:8, “who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
This promise reveals that the day of Christ is not something we fear, but something we anticipate with confidence.
Just as Philippians 1:6 declares that “He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus,” so too, our faith finds its culmination when He rescues us from the wrath of God.
The world will continue as it always has—eating, drinking, building, planting—until, in a moment, the Lord comes for His own (Luke 17:26-30).
This is the blessed hope Paul speaks of in Titus 2:13, “looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.”
The Rapture is the beginning of that glorious day, when Christ gathers His church before the outpouring of judgment and wrath.
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