Please take the time to read what I have written and study with the Holy Spirit guiding you as you do so. I
 
 If you would like to know what God is going to do then look to see what He has done. There is nothing new under the sun for God. With this in mind lets take a look at any example God has given us to see if we can have a warning to when the rapture has been announced. What is the Midnight Cry in the parable of the 10 virgins? It woke up the virgins from their spiritual sleep did it not? Then we can say for certain it was some type of warning to our Lords coming for us. Next the foolish were told to go out and buy their own oil...correct. There was obviously some period of time there where they could do such a thing. Lets get back to God doing things in a type and foreshadow manner. Jesus died and rose on the third day, Jonah was basically dead in the belly of the fish for 3 days. How do they line up you might ask...well they are parallel events in their nature. Jesus rose after 3 days, along with Jesus rising the dead "in Christ" rose with Jesus and for 40 days told all the land about what had happened. Jonah now out of the belly of the fish lands in Nineva with the warning from God to the people that they have 40 days to repent or suffer God's wrath...correct.
Now lets take a look at how that pertains to the rapture of the church. "The dead rise first" correct according the Thesselonians (listen to what is said next) "then) denoting next event not the same as dead in Christ rising, a seperate event occuring due to the word "then" we who remain are caught up" The time period is not know there for how long the word "then" is. By example the dead rose in the time of Christ and preached how long to the people of the land? 40 DAYS! Jonah had how long after his 3 days in the belly like Jesus in the tomb...40 DAYS! Also the scripture reference to "look for the sign of Jonah" in these End days. Elijah knew when he was going to meet God in heaven, which is very symbolic of the coming rapture. Our bodies will not die(normal physical death), but be with God in heaven at a twinkling of an eye. Also, "a twinkling of an eye" is not refering to when we will go, but how quickly we will go. Ok next thing is the issue of "No one can know the day or hour" of his rapture or 2nd coming big difference here. The word in Greek for "to know" is "Oidate" which means cannot know with natural or common understanding, but with effort. Common sense plays a huge role here. If we don't watch our homes will be broken into correct...the opposite is true if we "watch" then we will know when our Lords return is. So be watchful the Lord says. Again, Elijah knew very well when he was going as did Enoch. I think these are the 2 witness's because they did not die a normal human death. Anyway, Matthew 24 said the following:
 
34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

Verse 36 say we cannot know the our or the day of what event? The rapture? NO!
Look at verse 34 the hour we cannot know of is the hour heaven and earth pass away. No part of chapter 24 in Matthew is talking about the rapture but Jesus 2nd coming and all the events that take place surround it.
I will stop here I think I have given enough to chew on.
PLEASE, PLEASE do me a favor. Do not just hastily respond to what I have written without looking at this and studying each of the things I have noted here. Remember you can read something 50 times but never see what is right in front of your face.
God Bless you All!!
BTW: "IN the twinkling of an eye refers to how quickly the body is "changed" now how fast the rapture is going to occur "any moment". We are "changed" in the twinkling of an eye. Please look for yourself.
PS: Sorry for any typos.