Traditional  Rapture  Scenario vs Small  Group Concept

First I  want to EMPHATICALLY stress that this NOT an argument
for either viewpoint, but rather an explanation of the "Group" concept
and the reasons that support the possibility for the Rapture happening
in this manner.  The Church had it's beginnings with small groups of
believers, hiding, huddled together in fear of persecution, in people's
homes praying with Faith and much Love for one another.  It was a
small group that was instructed to go and wait for the coming of the
Holy Spirit to anoint them and for them to then "go forth" and spread
the Word.  The "Key" here is that they were "told" to go and await.
This would imply that they had advanced instructions (Warning) that
the Holy Spirit was about to come to them at a certain place and that
they should go there and wait. This allowed them to prepare themselves
mentally and  Spiritually for what was about to happen to them. Nothing
is mentioned about them having to take food or other supplies, implying
that they wouldn't have long to wait for their Blessing of Empowerment
to occur.  Could this be one of the reasons Jesus says that HIS SHEEP
HEAR HIS VOICE?  Hearing HIS VOICE does certainly enable the
Holy Spirit to Lead you in your walk with Him.  Hearing His Voice in your
relationship with Him, over time, you would come to TRUST HIM and OBEY
what that VOICE told you to do, especially if that VOICE would one day
tell you to go to a certain place, at a certain time, to WAIT for HIM because
HE was going to come and GET YOU !  That would surely eliminate any
SURPRISE wouldn't it.  As per example it has happened in the past to a
certain group of people, could it happen in like manner again? The answer
is YES it could.  Will it? We don't know yet, HE hasn't said YET, but if
we're objective and not prejudice in our thinking, we would have to admit
that the possibility exists that it most certainly could happen again. (Nothing
New under the Sun & What has been done will be done again)  
          The example of the disciple Thomas ( the doubter)  when finally
believing that Jesus was who He said He was, after examining His wounds,
was told that "you believe because you see, but I tell you those that believe
without "seeing" are TRUELY BLESSED.  What could HE mean by
"TRUELY BLESSED"? It would have to mean "set apart" from others
in their belief.  Could HE mean "those that HEAR MY VOICE"?  If so,
they would then be able to follow any instructions given to them leading
to a TRUELY BLESSED event that not all believers would be a part of. 
Jesus also told certain disciples that they would be doing "Greater Miracles"
than HE, HIMSELF had done.  I think this Blessing would come from the
VOICE of the HOLY SPIRIT that a TRUELY BLESSED BELIEVER
would have to HEAR in order to accomplish to the WILL of the FATHER.
This Blessed Believer, along with the Holy Spirit, would then become a
Convincing Witness to others as to the TRUTH of JESUS CHRIST and
be able to relate to them the HOLY SPIRIT'S instructions as to what to
do and where to go. (and more importantly Why) This HAS HAPPENED
BEFORE!    The question is.....Will it happen again?  We have SCRIPTURE
telling us that it most certainly COULD !  HE has the ANSWER.  Let's take
it to HIM in prayer and wait on HIS  ANSWER......HIS VOICE !
        Either way,  HE is not going to leave ANY of HIS known "friends" behind
no matter the sequence or manner of departure.  ALL GLORY TO HIM !

                  MARANATHA !

                            TH

         P.S.   We KNOW that the LORD treats the CHURCH as EQUALS with
                      ISRAEL,  HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE.   If the Jews are going to have
                      144,000  impervious witnesses, is it reasonable to believe that
                      Church might have an EQUAL counterpart, able to, through the 
                       enhancement of the HOLY SPIRIT,  convince certain people to
                       ready themselves for an experience they might not have been
                       looking for or expecting? If so, the question then becomes, when,
                       in relation to the RAPTURE would this occur? Before? During?
                       or After?