Mornin' sis, I have a little time before work and I would like to expand a little more about this cloud thing.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Act 1:9-11
We see it was the disciples that saw Him ascend and they are a type of the Church in this prophecy, notice it says they, that is the Church, will see Him return, it was His disciples that saw Him ascend, not the world, and so it will be with the Rapture, we will see Him come for us, the world will be thrown into turmoil, we know that because of the commentary in Hebrews about Enoch (a type of the Rapture of the Church before the Judgement of God fell on the earth in the Old Testament),
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Heb 11:5
We see the looked for him, but couldn't find him, that means they didn't see him go, otherwise they would of know where he had gone, ...makes sense, no?
And so it will be with the Rapture of the Church, just imagine, millions and millions of people disappear in the twinkle of an eye, in today's vernacular that is a nano second, and I believe, and this is my personal view, because of the character of my Father and the reason He spared Nineveh Jonah 4:11, ...babies and young children that have not reach the age of responsibility/accountability will be taken too, not just believers children, but non believers children too, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, New Agers, Atheists, Agnostics, all children in this category will be taken and I believe that will be the reason (the hint given to us in Hebrews) the world will come looking for us and their children.
We read during the Tribulation that so many people will be saved they can't be counted Rev 7:9, 14, who are these people, first we need to look at who they are not, Paul tells us they are not the people that have already heard the Gospel, the tares in the Kingdom Parable, pew warmers,
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 2Th 2:10
what happens to them, all that have faith in the wrong Gospel, all that have accepted the social Gospel of today, the abundant life, prosperity gospel of John 10:10?
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2Th 2:11, 12
Tuff stuff to believe, but there it is written in the Word.
...lets go back to the subject of who will be saved during the Tribulation, many from the cults, false religions, New Agers, Atheists, Agnostics, probably many of those who have lost their children in the Rapture and those that knew someone that had lost children that will hear the true Gospel of 1 Cor 15:1-4 and believe in Jesus and receive a saving faith.
I know I would do anything to protect my children, it's basic human nature and I believe Father will use this love, this instinct in the non-believing world to save multitudes, I believe it will be the driving force in them to resist the A-C and ultimately die for their faith in Jesus.
So we can also see from what Paul taught that during the Trib there won't/can't be any believers on the earth, just non-believers.
Time for work, later sis,
May the Lord richly bless you today,
Gene