No — the Rapture itself is a silent, instantaneous catching away, with no earthly chaos or worldwide disaster.
Les Feldick teaches that the world will not know believers are gone; the event is instantaneous and silent, with no trumpet sound the world will hear. The only sequence Scripture gives is the Lord descending, the dead in Christ rising first, and living believers being caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Chaos and cataclysmic signs belong to the Second Coming, not the Rapture.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 — This is the central description of the Rapture: the Lord descends, the dead in Christ rise first, and living believers are caught up together with them in the clouds — with no mention of worldly upheaval.
Matthew 24:29-30 — These verses show the cosmic signs and worldwide mourning that belong to the Second Coming, which Les contrasts with the silent Rapture.
The Bible's main description of the Rapture is found in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. The passage does not mention darkened skies, falling stars, wars, or any form of chaos on the earth. It simply says the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet of God; the dead in Christ shall rise first; then those who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. The apostle's purpose is comfort, not alarm: 'Wherefore comfort one another with these words.' In contrast, Matthew 24:29-30 places catastrophic signs immediately after the tribulation: the sun is darkened, the moon does not give her light, the stars fall from heaven, the powers of the heavens are shaken, and all the tribes of the earth mourn when they see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. This is the Second Coming, not the silent Rapture.
Les Feldick is emphatic that the Rapture will not be a chaotic, visible event on earth. He says: 'At the Rapture it's going to be a silent, unknown event. The world isn't going to know that we've gone. It's going to be instantaneous, it's going to be silent, and there's going to be no trumpet sound that the world will hear.' He also describes the event as believers being moved 'from here to there in a split, split second.' Les points to the same order every time: the Lord descends from heaven with a shout, the voice of the archangel, and the trumpet of God; the dead in Christ rise first in resurrection power; then living believers are caught up together with them in the clouds, and the whole church goes back to heaven with Christ. For Les, the dramatic world-shaking events — darkened sun, falling stars, mourning tribes, and Christ standing on the Mount of Olives — are reserved for the Second Coming after the tribulation, not for the Rapture.
Les says no. The Rapture will be a silent, unknown event. The world will not know that believers are gone. It will be instantaneous and silent, and there will be no trumpet sound that the world hears. The believers who are alive and remain will be caught up together with the resurrected dead in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
According to 1 Thessalonians 4 and Les Feldick's teaching, the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. The dead in Christ rise first, in resurrection power, and their soul and spirit are reunited with their resurrected bodies. Then we who are alive and remain are caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and from there the church goes back to heaven with Christ.
Les contrasts the two events. The Rapture is silent and unknown to the world; but the Second Coming is preceded by visible signs: the sun darkened, the moon not giving her light, stars falling from heaven, the powers of the heavens shaken, and all the tribes of the earth mourning. At that time the sign of the Son of Man appears in heaven, and Christ's feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. Those are the events that will cause upheaval on earth, not the Rapture.
Departed Believers and Paradise
Les explains that believers who have died are already in paradise in soul and spirit, and God will bring them with Him when the Lord descends. This frames the Rapture as an orderly reunion, not an earthly catastrophe.
The Mystery of a Split-Second Catching Away
Les teaches that the Lord will come from glory to the atmosphere, the dead believers will be raised, and living believers will be caught up — all in a split second. His emphasis on suddenness supports the idea of an instantaneous, quiet event.
Silent and Unknown to the World
Les explicitly states that the Rapture will be a silent, unknown event; the world will not know believers are gone, and there will be no trumpet sound that the world hears. This directly answers that there will be no earthly chaos.
The Rapture vs. the Second Coming
Les shows that after the Rapture comes the final seven years of tribulation, and only then does Christ stand on the Mount of Olives. The visible, cataclysmic events belong to the Second Coming, not to the Rapture.
Order of Events and Return to Heaven
Les describes the Lord descending with a shout, the dead in Christ rising first, and living believers being caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then the church returns to heaven with Christ — an orderly gathering, not a worldly disaster.
Dead in Christ Rise First
Les repeats the Rapture sequence from 1 Thessalonians 4: the Lord descends, the dead in Christ rise in resurrection power, and then living believers are caught up. There is no mention of worldwide destruction in this event.
Resurrected Bodies Reunited with Soul and Spirit
Les teaches that God brings the soul and spirit of departed believers from His presence and reunites them with their raised bodies in the air. This explains the mechanics of the Rapture without any chaos on earth.
Caught Up to Meet the Lord
Les identifies the words 'caught up' in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 as the basis for the word rapture, emphasizing that the central action is believers meeting the Lord in the air.
1 Thessalonians 4:13: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Sets the context: believers are not to sorrow without hope concerning those who have died.
1 Thessalonians 4:14: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Affirms that God will bring with Jesus those who sleep in Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 4:15: For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Explains that living believers will not precede the dead at the Lord's coming.
1 Thessalonians 4:16: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Describes the Lord's descent and the raising of the dead in Christ — the start of the Rapture.
1 Thessalonians 4:17: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Describes the living believers being caught up together with the risen dead to meet the Lord in the air.
1 Thessalonians 4:18: Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
The purpose of the passage is comfort, not fear of earthly judgment.
Matthew 24:29: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
Centers on the cosmic signs immediately after the tribulation, associated with the Second Coming.
Matthew 24:30: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Shows the visible appearance of the Son of Man and worldwide mourning — distinct from the silent Rapture.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the Rapture will be a silent, unknown event. The world will not know that believers are gone, and there will be no trumpet sound that the world hears.
The dead in Christ rise first. Their soul and spirit, which are already in paradise with the Lord, are reunited with their resurrected bodies in the air, and then living believers are caught up together with them to meet the Lord.
Les Feldick says the Rapture is silent and without earthly chaos. The cosmic signs in Matthew 24 — darkened sun, falling stars, and mourning tribes — belong to the Second Coming after the tribulation, when Christ appears visibly.
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