How close are we to the day the trumpet call takes believers out of this world?
We are getting closer and closer to the day when that trumpet call will take us out of this existence, and we will suddenly be changed, as Paul says. No exact time is given, but worldwide persecution is rampant and the battle is intensifying.
Les explains that the trumpet call is like the Roman army's signal after victory: the battle is over, we have won, and we are going home. He sees believers in a ferocious worldwide battle, with persecution rampant and conditions worsening, but he believes with all his heart that we are getting closer and closer to the day when that trumpet call will take us out of this existence, and we will suddenly be changed, as Paul says.