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Dr. Alan Kurschner talked about why Matthew 24:31 refers to the rapture. He first explained the situational context of Jesus’s Olivet Discourse. What prompted Jesus’s discourse? Then, he described the co-text (a term he explains) of verse 31. The focus is in the sky—Jesus is in the sky, not the earth. The surrounding text of verse 31 also describes a cause-and-effect action; that is, the angelic gathering causes the elect to meet Jesus in the sky. This can be none other than the rapture event. There are other reasons why Matthew 24:31 refers to the rapture that Dr. Kurschnner will cover in subsequent episodes. But in this particular program, he highlighted this cause-and-effect action.
