The rapture is the gathering of the bride.Very unlikely. You have not really refute my position yet as you shall see.
The real question is... have you allow Scripture to interpret scripture regarding the cloud? I do not think so.
The cloud in scripture symbolizes God's Glory. e.g.:
Exodus 40:35
Numbers 16:42
- "And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the Glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle".
1st Kings 8:11
- "And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared."
And many other such verses. The cloud signifies the Glory of God. This is a time of judgement upon this house when the priests will not be able to minister by reason of the Glory of God. Eg, in Revelation 11:12, when we read that the believers are told to come to kingdom of heaven by God, and they stand up from death in the streets and go into a cloud, it's signifying that they are in the Glory of God.
- "So that the Priests could not stand to minister because of the Cloud, because the Glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."
Verse 17 does not say that we will meet the Lord in the air and then “return to the base,” “return to Earth,” or go to some other specific place afterward. Nope. That is something you are adding to the text.
The verse plainly says that we will “meet the Lord in the air” and “so shall we ever be with the Lord.” That is the actual statement of Scripture. It does not specify a destination afterward.
You are taking what the verse actually says and then inserting your own theory about what supposedly happens next. That is not exegesis—it is imagination going beyond the text.
There is No other destination than heaven.
Heaven is the realm of everything spiritual until the 2nd coming.
The fathers house has the brides house.
The virgin parable needs several changes for your doctrine.
1) "virgins" wording needs changing
2) Jesus needs war garments, Horses, and needs to do uturn back to the brides house...( not the groom's house)
3) If the rapture is actually the groom gathering his bride, which it is, most of your doctrine becomes awkward.
4) the setting needs changing and "going to buy" needs changing.
5) "door shut", would need changing to "hold on baby...we going to war....no honeymoon for you"
Yes...take "door shut" out if there. ...definately a bible error.