This is a list of Scriptures commonly attributed to either the Second Coming or the Rapture, and a discussion of them.
Scriptures usually attributed to The Second Coming
- Daniel 2:44-45 – Refers to His First coming, at the establishment of His Kingdom
- Daniel 7:9-14 – Same as above, He brought His Kingdom at His First Coming
- Daniel 12:1-3 – Refers to the time of Great Trouble. Since Daniel 11:40-43 points to the battle of Actium, this “Great Tribulation”, along with Matthew 24’s points to 70 AD.
- Zechariah 14:1-15 – We believe this refers to a time before His Second Coming.
- Matthew 13:41 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- Matthew 24:15-31 – vv23-31 refer to His Second Coming.
- Matthew 26:64 – Indeed refers to His Second Coming.
- Mark 13:14-27 – This particular portion refers to the 70 AD destruction of Jerusalem. See our Olivet Discourse study.
- Mark 14:62 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- Luke 21:25-28 – Indeed refers to His Second Coming.
- Acts 1:9-11 – Also refers to His Second Coming.
- Acts 3:19-21 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 – We hold the first part of the destruction pertains to the 70 AD destruction, and second part is His Second Coming and subsequent judgment.
- 2 Peter 3:1-14 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- Jude 1:14-15 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- Revelation 1:7 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- Revelation 19:11-20:6 – We do not see this as pertaining to the Second Coming, as we understand that to be after the Millennium in Chapter 20.
- Revelation 22:7, 12, 20 – Refers to His Second Coming.
Scriptures usually attributed to Rapture
- John 14:1-3 – This would refer, we believe to the Second Coming.
- 1 Corinthians 15:1-53 – Refers to His Second Coming.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
- Romans 8:19
- 1 Corinthians 1:7-8
- 1 Corinthians 16:22
- Philippians 3:20-21
- Colossians 3:4
- 1 Thessalonians 1:10
- 1 Thessalonians 2:19
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
- 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 3
- 1 Timothy 6:14
- 2 Timothy 4:1
- Titus 2:13
- Hebrews 9:28
- James 5:7-9
- 1 Peter 1:7,13
- 1 John 2:28-3:2
- Jude 21
- Revelation 2:25
- Revelation 3:10