Rapture is the only means of going to heaven in a perfect state in this dispensation of grace. There is a difference between going to heaven and participating in the rapture of the Ekklesia.
There are four future raptures, not one. In the Scriptures there are five raptures altogether. The first involving the Lord Jesus Christ took place before the inauguration of the church about two thousand years ago. In the last seven years of the current dispensation of grace that is about the same as the Jewish 70th…
The Disciples of Jesus Christ asked Him “What will be the sign of your coming?” Jesus told them what to expect from the time of the discourse to the end of the dispensation of grace. The Apostles understood the signs to be His visible return but did not know the signs for rapture. After He…
