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Scriptures:

"And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:39-40, 44 & 54

"Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" John 11:23-26

"He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world, (age); and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world, (age). The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." Mth. 13:37-43

The King James Version uses the word "world" whereas in the greek translation Jesus actually said, "age."

"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the end of the world, (age): the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." Mth. 13:47-50

And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs." Rev. 14:14-20

"And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree." Rev. 7:1

"And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Mth. 24:31

"Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed." Luke 17:30

"I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left." Luke 17:34-36

SEVEN: DAY OF THE RAPTURE

Jesus confirms with his disciples that the resurrection of the faithful saints will take place on the "last day." The resurrection of the dead takes place on the day of the rapture for the dead in Christ rise first then those who are alive who remain will be called up in order. What does Jesus mean by last day? This "last day" cannot be the resurrection of the dead at the end of His thousand year reign for this "last day" pertains to the resurrection of the saints who are raised from the dead in the first resurrection prior to the thousand years. This "last day" cannot be the last day of the world for the world goes on for a thousand years after the first resurrection.

The "last day" is the day that Jesus returns to the world to harvest the world. At the harvest Jesus separates the saved from the unsaved. Luke 17:30 to 36 provides a description of both the harvesting of the saints, the wheat, into the kingdom and then harvesting of the tares, the wicked, into the wrath of God. Luke makes is clear by taking one and leaving the other behind to incur the wrath of God, this harvest is the rapture of the Church. This rapture/harvest is further substantiated by the angels harvesting the saints who have risen into the air to meet Jesus, Mth. 24:31. There is only one harvest of the saints and it takes place on the last day.

If the rapture of the Church occurs prior to the tribulation then there would have to be two harvests, one for the Pre-trib saints and one for the tribulation saints yet no where do we find a second harvest of the saints.

The "last day" simply means the last day of grace; the last day of the Church age; the day of the harvest. It is the last day to enter the ark of the the rapture to escape the wrath of God.

Just as the day of destruction of the earth and the people in Noah's day by the flood and just as the time of the death angel over Egypt was let lose and just as the the hour of fire and brimstone rained down upon Sodom and Gomorrah were all examples of God's wrath coming down upon unbelievers while at the same time everyone who placed their faith in God were protected from God's wrath so will it be on the last day.

God's wrath is poured out immediately after the entire Church has been sealed and secured by God into the rapture.

"And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed." Dan. 11:35

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