Dear Doves,

There are 'two parts' to the Church on earth, and 'each part' enters Heaven separately. The 'firstfruits' of the Church (the Bride of Christ) will be raptured to Heaven on a future Pentecost, thus avoiding the Great Tribulation on earth, according to:

Leviticus 23:17
"They are the firstfruits (the raptured Church) to the Lord."

and

John 4:34-36
"even now He harvests the crop(raptures the Church)for eternal life,"

The 'balance' of the Church enters into the "Great Tribulation" on earth to gain sanctification (ie. they wash their robes) before entering Heaven according to:

Revelation 7:14
"These are they who have come out of the Great Tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb."

The 'Bride of Christ' also known as the 'firstfruits' of His Church are the 'dead in Christ' who rise first, and then the 'living in Christ' who are gathered up together with them to meet the Lord in the air according to:

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

Come Lord Jesus!

Bruce Warner