Typical Scriptures For the Second Coming and Rapture

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