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The Rapture or the Second Coming, Which is More Glorious??

At the Rapture (and the "sudden destruction" that accompanies it)
no more than 300 million souls will depart their bodies and this world.
Suppose that 2/3 of them are "saved," believing followers of Christ.
That would mean 200 million tops, entering heaven, escorted by the angels.
 
But at the Second Coming of Christ,
the whole world will become converted.
For we read, On that day, there will be one Lord,
One Name, for the whole Earth(Zechariah 14.9).
There are 7 billion souls in the world.
One and a half billion are already believing followers.
So that leaves 5.5 billion souls to be converted
all on a single day or in the aftermath of that special, unique day.
5.5 billion conversions, that more impressive than
200 million souls entering heaven together.
 
PS: why do I say that no more than 300 million souls  
will depart the world at the Rapture?
The Rapture on the day of "sudden destruction"(1 Thess 4.16-5.3)
will also be on what's called,"the Day of the Lord"(5.2),
which Old Testamental term always referred to God's Judgment upon a nation  
coming in terms of war, wartime destruction(Isaiah 13.1,6,17; Ezekiel 30.3,10).
 
So the "sudden destruction" will be wartime destruction,
even the destruction implied in the statement,
"The Beast will make war on  the saints [the Christian nations]
and overcome them(Revelation 13.7).
So Rev 13.7 is talking about the day of the RAPTURE !!
The Christian nations refer mainly to Western Europe, why?
Because "the Beast" goes back, originates in  Daniel 7.7
which is about the "fourth Beast," the Roman empire
which covered Western Europe.
But today, America is the leader of the NATO alliance.
So the conquest of Europe by Russia necessarily  
includes the Russian attack on America,
Which Christ predicted, prophesied(Matthew 24.29-31),  
echoing Daniel 7.8. For Mt 24.30=Daniel 7.13.
LSS: the "one will be taken, one will be left"  
points to a 50% survival rate(Luke 17.30-34).
Since the population of America is about 330 million,  
that means no more than 165 million will depart.
Plus 3 nations in Western Europe will be hit: Italy, Germany, Britain.
To intimidate the others into immediate surrender(Daniel 7.8).
Lets say 10 million X 3 for 30 million deaths(one city per nation).
Plus our US military bases around the world.
Plus North Korea will hit South Korea.
For a total of no more than 300 million deaths.
If 2/3 are believing followers, this = 200 million souls  
departing for heaven on the day of the Rapture.
Written by joegracegrace (Joe Grace)
Published | Edited 12th Jan 2016
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