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Rapture In Olivet Discourse

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Jesus does provide sign that reflects the claim regarding the end of the world and arrival of Christ. The sign is believed to help Christians in future to see when they are living with his presence as well as end of entire system of the earth.
The apostles are very inquisitive. “Tell us,” they say, “when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?” (Matthew 24:3). With the passage of time, Apostles perceives the prophecy of Jesus to be correct. Various things that were foretold before the occurrence for present lifetime are turning out to be true. Jesus predicts the answers to Apostles .
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then …show more content…

Firstly, the book of Revelation includes larger prophetic passage. Secondly next to Sermon on the Mount, it includes uninterrupted and longest Jesus teaching. However, as a contrast to Sermon on the Mount is only found in Matthew 5 and 7, the Olivet Discourse is similar in all three Synoptic, with Matthew 24 and 25 being one of the longest among these prophecies .
However various post-tribulationists claim that the rapture of church is defined in Matthew24:36-44 and the rapture are similar to the event as Second arrival of the Christ after tribulation period as stated in Verses 29 and 31. The scholars of pre-tribulational shows dispute in post tribulation explanation through insisting that the verses 29–31 and 36–44 are similar tribulational arrival of Christ, and none of the passage reflects to a

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