John and Doves,

Without the help of Elon Musk, NASA, Space Force or little green men in unidentified space ships...

we zealous Christians are going UP!!!

Our departure is called the "Rapture", or "Translation".

There are 4 such events in the New Testament which pertain to these four times given by our Lord..

We'll begin by reading Mark 13:35:

"Watch ye therefore, for ye know not when the Master of the house cometh:

1. at even (evening).

2. Or at midnight

3. Or at the Cock Crowing

4. Or in the morning.

We'll start by looking

at events found in Matthew 27 : 52, 53.

1. On Good Thursday---when Jesus died on Calvary---

"the graves were opened,

a n d  many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

"a n d came out of the graves AFTER His Resurrection,"

 (3 days later).

"a n d went into the holy

City" (Jerusalem)

"a n d  appeared unto many."

( an Easter Sunday Reunion).

So we see in there many associations with a translation/ rapture.

Later on that day, Jesus ascended on Easter Sunday Evening from Bethany ( Luke 24:50, 51)

A*n*d led captivity, captive;

taking the resurrected saints with Him.

Ephesians 4:8. 

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2. We explained "evening";

now we will explain "midnight";

It is self-evident in Matthew 25: 1--13.

There are 5 foolish virgins,

a*n* d*  5 wise virgins.

The fully prepared virgins

go to be with their Bridegroom Jesus at Midnight.

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3. Cock Crowing Rapture.

There are Christians who have hid their affiliation with Jesus, as did Peter. 

Matthew 26:69--75

Mark 14: 66--72

Luke 22: 56--62

John 18: 16--27

But when these Christians are left behind after the Midnight Rapture, they repent of their weakness

a*n*d then let their Faith be known in the Great Tribulation.

They depart before Armageddon.

Rev. 16: 15

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4. The last translation is a 

transfiguration in a twinkling of an eye when the Lord returns to Jerusalem for His 1,000 year reign.

Those who converted to believing in Jesus as their Messiah while they were hidden away 

(Rev 12:14)

during the Great Tribulation are transfigured from a natural body into a glorified body and rule and reign with King Jesus.

Rev. 2: 26

"A*n*d he that overcometh and keepeth My works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations"

"I will give him the morning star"

Rev. 2: 28

That is my perception of the full meaning of

"evening, midnight, cock crowing and morning. "

in Mark 13 :35

For an in-depth study of these concepts please see

http://web.archive.org/web/20200323151215/https://hopetotheend.com/ch5sheaves.html