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Rev 19 starts with "a great multitude in heaven", this then is explained to be in relation to the marriage of the Lamb to the believers.
So this marriage is taking place IN heaven.
So at that moment the believers are also IN heaven.
One may argue about what exactly that entails, but it seems to at least indicate the believers are not on earth in any regular or natural manner... So how did they got in heaven? It would be logical to assume that was through the "gathering of the saints" as indicated in the Olivet Discourse, aka the rapture.
It should then be noted that it's only AFTER this marriage that Christ returns to earth for His Second Coming, so this seems to be a strong argument for a rapture before and separate from the Second Coming.
But still, this doesn't state anything about the duration of this marriage, the time between the rapture and the Second Coming, if this is in the spiritual realm ("heaven"), then time might not be passing the same for that event as it does on earth.
So the explanation of the rapture being the saints "going out up into heaven to meet the Lord and then escort Him back to earth" could still be true at the same time.
So this marriage is taking place IN heaven.
So at that moment the believers are also IN heaven.
One may argue about what exactly that entails, but it seems to at least indicate the believers are not on earth in any regular or natural manner... So how did they got in heaven? It would be logical to assume that was through the "gathering of the saints" as indicated in the Olivet Discourse, aka the rapture.
It should then be noted that it's only AFTER this marriage that Christ returns to earth for His Second Coming, so this seems to be a strong argument for a rapture before and separate from the Second Coming.
But still, this doesn't state anything about the duration of this marriage, the time between the rapture and the Second Coming, if this is in the spiritual realm ("heaven"), then time might not be passing the same for that event as it does on earth.
So the explanation of the rapture being the saints "going out up into heaven to meet the Lord and then escort Him back to earth" could still be true at the same time.