The rapture will not be secret but open and manifest. Its purpose will not be to whisk the elect away from the earth for a while until Christ returns for a 'second' Second Coming. The purpose of the rapture is to allow the saints to meet Jesus in the air as He returns and be included in His entourage during His triumphal descent from Heaven. His coming in this manner will be attended by the general resurrection, the final judgment, and the end of the world.
R. C. SproulOur prayers cannot force God to do anything, but He uses them as His own instruments to bring about His will.
R. C. SproulWe have to find in Christ, not a mask that conceals our face, but an entire wardrobe of clothing, which is His righteousness.
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