When Will Jesus Return in the Rapture? (Part 1)

The doctrine of the rapture of the church is not an incidental New Testament teaching. While the word 'rapture' does not appear in our Bible, it is a word used to describe Christ's gathering away His church to Himself. The New Testament describes the 'hope' of Christ's return as a blessed hope (Titus 2:13); a purifying hope (1 John 3:3), a comforting hope (1 Thess. 4:18), and a sure hope (2 Peter 1:19). When will the hope of the Lord's Return be realized? Without setting a specific date, the Bible clearly indicates God's timeline for eschatological ('end-time') events.