So the mistaken expectation that heaven is going to be outwardly present on earth is causing millions of Christians to deny the Biblical accounts that his physical return to his disciples was the fulfillment of his promises. This fulfillment seems so impossible to many people because the natural side of their human condition (the natural man) cannot meet with Jesus. While he taught that you can meet with him in the spiritual realm (in the air), but that rapture cannot be with your flesh body or your flesh senses. Instead, he said it will require you to be raised up into your spiritual body. But being raised up does not make your physical body disappear.

THE SPIRITUAL RAPTURE

What is also confusing to many Christians is the idea of being taken. Many Christians want to be taken in a rapture and not left behind. Those taken will supposedly disappear in the middle of their daily activities. This is the attempt to make literal and physical the spiritual rapture that actually happens within yourself. It has no relationship to your physical body. This is the exact opposite of what Jesus taught. He explained that in the days of Noah people were eating and drinking and did not care. When the end times came, they were taken and they perished in the great flood. Noah and his family were LEFT BEHIND. The idea of being taken is not what you want and it is not related to the rapture. There is a rapture, and it is related to the Christos, but Jesus did not discuss it in Matthew 24. A world-wide wave of awakening the INNER Christos is coming. It will sweep upon all religions and all peoples. This rapture is an inner meeting with the Christos embedded within all receptive people.

THE CHRISTIAN RETURN AND THE SPIRITUAL CLEANSING OF EARTH