Where is the rapture in the book of Revelation?
Some Christians believe that Christ will return twice. Once secretly to take the church out of the world before severe persecution (the rapture), and once to judge everyone at the end of time. I am convinced the Bible teaches that Jesus only returns once, and that Christians should prepare for persecution, and not expect a rapture out of the world before the real tough times begin. So I do not find the rapture in the book of Revelation. Those who do believe in the rapture generally say it happens in chapter four when John is brought up to heaven. There are serious problems with this view, but this essay isn’t about the rapture!
