Matthew 24 and the Rapture Debate, Part Two: The Rapture as a 'Mystery' revealed by Paul

The second video in my series on Matthew 24 and the rapture debate focuses on the pre-tribulationist argument that the coming of Matthew 24:29-31 cannot be the rapture because Jesus was relying on Old Testament prophecies for his teaching and the rapture is a New Testament "mystery" never revealed in the Old Testament.

Most pre-tribulationists that I've heard who hold to this belief argue that Paul first revealed the rapture in 1 Corinthians 15. I break this position down in two ways: 1) Examining what a biblical "mystery" is and how the rapture fits in with that, and 2) Demonstrating why the 1 Corinthians 15 argument ends up unraveling.

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Matthew 24 and the Rapture Debate, Part One: The Unknown Day and Hour

This video addresses two issues with regard to Matthew 24 and the rapture/second coming of Christ:

1) Should Matthew 24:36 be used with regard to the timing of the rapture?

2) Pre-tribulationists (appealing to Matthew 24:36 and the timing of the Abomination of Desolation) insist that post-tribulationists contradict Jesus when they maintain that the rapture and the second coming are one and the same event. Is this an accurate criticism? I answer this charge from the post-trib perspective.

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Did Jesus Really Say He Was "Coming Soon"?

"Jesus is coming soon!" is a common expression in the evangelical church; but given that it has been 2,000 years since He left, skeptics frequently throw this expression out and ask "What gives?" Even stand-up comics sometimes use this in their routines to make fun of Christians and the Bible.

So what's going on? Is the Bible wrong? Is the Second Coming of Christ just another empty religious prophecy? Or is there another answer?