I agree that all these passages agree with each other.
I disagree with the way in which you are presenting them.
Example: Jesus'
VISIBLE ascension
in Acts 1:9-11 ^ , took place some "40 Days"
AFTER His FIRST ascension ON FIRSTFRUIT (i.e. His Resurrection Day), when He told Mary Magdalene
"I ASCEND [active]" John 20:17--He did so[!]... thus
fulfilling "Firstfruit"
(Leviticus 23:10-12) ON THAT VERY DAY (the day He rose out-from the dead, which was the very day known as "Firstfruit").
It is the SECOND one
in Acts 1:9-11 (His
VISIBLE ascension, some "40 days" LATER) that is stated to be the manner in which He "
shall so come IN LIKE MANNER
as ye have
SEEN Him going [/traveling] INTO Heaven" (i.e.
VISIBLY MANIFEST!).
His
FIRST ascension (some "40 days"
EARLIER, ON "Firstfruit"--Lev23:10-12; and
TOLD BY JESUS to MM) was
not "visible," was
not stated to occur "visibly," and was
not stated by anyone to be "the manner in which" He will
return, like His
VISIBLE ascension in Acts 1 is stated that it
will occur.
Thus, Acts 1:9-11 INDEED is speaking of His Second Coming
to the earth at Rev19 (same as Matthew 24:29-31 is talking about!), AFTER / AT END of the Trib yrs.
Pre-tribbers (such as myself) AGREE with that! (I hope you are
not suggesting that we do NOT agree with that! That would be a FALSE accusation, see.
)
Scripture does not lie... but humans can be badly mistaken on just what Scripture itself is saying, and how it all fits together CHRONOLOGICALLY (as, say, the "amill-teachings" are
notorious for disregarding "chronology" in the text, for example...)
I know why Jesus said that to Mary.
This would be a violation of Scripture as found in Genesis.
Anyone who says our Lord Returns Twice = Once in the Clouds and then AGAIN (Third Coming) on earth is in error....
and committing a clear violation of an
IRREVOCABLE Commandment given from Genesis to Revelation.
This Irrevocable Commandment, in easy to understand summary, is stated in Proverbs 30 and REPEATED in Revelation 22
Every word of God is flawless;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do not add to His words,
lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. Prov 30: 5-6
I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book. Rev 22: 18-19
It was the first day of the week, and that very evening, while the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them. “Peace be with you!” He said to them.
20After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side.
Again Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, so also I am sending you.”
22When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
23If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.
Now Thomas called Didymus,
d one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.
25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
26Eight days later, His disciples were once again inside with the doors locked, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”
27Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”
28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
Acts 1:9
Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
After He had said this, they watched as
He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky?
This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
There is only one Second Coming of Christ/His Return for His Bride/His Elect/His Living Stones/His Church/His Saints/His Overcomers
Jesus said: "Of righteousness, because
I go to my Father,
and ye see me no more;" John 16:10
Did Jesus Lie to His disciples as recorded in John 16:10 ?
... so when I use the term "OUR Rapture," I'm simply referring to the point in time when the verb-action "harpagēsometha [G726 - harpazo]" (pertaining solely to the Church which is His body / US) will change our location. I find it easier for ppl to grasp, since the modern reader is at least familiar with the term "rapture," and not so much when it comes to the term "episynagoges [UNTO HIM]" which they might find confusing;
