Hi Marilyn,
>From your letter i understand that the two bible verses refere to two different raptures,which i'm not against...What i realise is the fact that both 1Thess 4:15-18 and 1Co:51-54 talk about a ressurection of the dead.So....is there going to be two ressurections.If yes, then the only explanation i can come up with is this:the first one is of all dead in Christ from the beginning to the date of the first rapture (virgins with oil in their lamp)and the second one is of the dead in Christ after the first rapture(dead in Christ in Tribulatin time plus whoever is still an alive christian at that point).
Blessings,     MARI