Daily devotion – The Rapture of the Church
The Day the Trumpet Sounds
The day of the Rapture of the Church will be a moment in history the world will never forget. In an instant, millions of believers will disappear across the globe. As the Apostle Paul writes:
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” — 1 Corinthians 15:52
Imagine the world’s shock. Those who had been warned—family, friends, colleagues—who refused to believe, will suddenly realize the truth they ignored. Churches will stand eerily quiet. On the first Sunday after the Rapture, pews will be empty, car parks half full, and the usual routine broken by silence. And in the hearts of many, the haunting words of Jesus will thunder:
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven… Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” — Matthew 7:21–23
News anchors will speculate. Scientists will offer theories. The world will grasp for an explanation—but the truth will have already come and gone.
Today, now, is the Day of Salvation.
The Bible warns us that in the Last Days, there will be a falling away—a great turning from the faith. The Apostle John gives sobering clarity: The Apostle John tells us that such people were never born again in the first placer, never really part of the body of Christ – 1Jo 2:18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
“They went out from us, but they were not of us… that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.” — 1 John 2:19
This tells us that many who seemed part of the Church were never truly born again.
As a pastor, I carry a deep burden. I see so many treating their walk with God—prayer, the Word—with a casualness that grieves the Spirit. Yet the Lord reminds me: Feed those who are hungry. Shepherd those with hearts for God. Serve with all your heart and might.
Noah, the man who found grace and built an ark amid godlessness, is a hero of faith to me. His life teaches me how to live and lead in these days—how to be a faithful father, husband, and servant of the Lord.
I can only imagine Noah’s heartache as he finished the ark over 120 years, pleading with a blind generation to heed God’s warning. And then—the door closed.
Noah preached grace before the flood, just as we do today. And like Noah, we have no ark left to finish—no final beam or nail—but there is a final hour coming.
And then the Rapture will occur.
Let us remain faithful. Let us keep preaching. Let us love and labour until that trumpet sounds.
“Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” — 2 Corinthians 6:2