What is the sequence of events at the rapture according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15?
According to Paul, at the rapture Christ returns into the air. The dead in Christ are resurrected first and reunited with their souls. Then believers who are alive and remain are changed in a split second. Together they meet the Lord in the air and go back to glory with Him.
Les explains that at the rapture, Christ comes only to the air for the Church. The dead in Christ are resurrected and reunited with their souls that have been with Christ in glory. Then, in a split second, those alive and remaining are changed and join that whole company. Together they go back up into glory with Christ to be with Him. Paul says we meet the Lord in the air. This differs from the Second Coming, where His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives.