Hello Garry B and Doves
I came across this study in Titus 2:13 KJV where we read: LOOKING for
"that" blessed hope, and "the" glorious appearing of "the" great God and
our Saviour Jesus Christ;
We are looking at 2 appearings in this verse.
1. That' blessed hope
2. and the' glorious appearing of the Great God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lets us address #2 for a bit.
It reads the glorious appearing of "the great God" AND "our Lord Jesus
Christ."
We see 2 of the 3 God head which are: The Father, the Son and the Holy
Ghost.
The great God= The Father
Our Lord Jesus Christ= The Son/ Word
And we know these 3 are ONE. Yet 2 are singled out in this verse.
I found this passage in Habakkuk 3:3 : God came from Teman, and the Holy
One from mount Paran. (Selah) which means think and dwell on that.
continuing ..His glory "covered the heavens," and the earth was full of his
"praise."
I do not see this as the rapture, because his glory will not cover the
heavens, and the earth will not be full of his praise at our catching away.
It happens in the twinkle of an eye. BAM and it is over.
So in Titus 2:13 we are LOOKING for "that" blessed Hope; the rapture FIRST
and then later on the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Lord
Jesus Christ, which is when his glory will cover the heavens, and then will
the earth be full of his praise.
When our Lord comes in power and great glory, Then will the heavens open
and he will have on "his Vesture" covered in blood, and Then shall all the
"tribes" of the earth mourn.
At his glorious appearing, we come with him. We are the ten thousands of
his saints as Enoch prophesied according to Jude 1:14.
To often these 2 comings get thrown together as if they were both related
to the rapture.

The Sign Of The Son Of Man: is "His Vesture' covered in blood, at This
coming in Power and great glory. His glorious appearing.
Remember.... it is a wicked and adulterous generation that seeketh "a Sign."
In Matthew 24:30 and Luke 21:27 Jesus speaking; And "then" shall "appear"
The Sign of the Son of man IN HEAVEN and then' shall all the tribes of the
earth mourn. (12 tribes of Israel) and THEY shall SEE the Son of man coming
in the clouds of heaven WITH power and great glory.
He doesn't come in power and great glory at The Blessed Hope. Yes, he comes
in the clouds at the blessed hope, but not in power and great glory, and
certainly not "with" ten thousands of his saints at the blessed hope. He is
coming to RECEIVE US UP INTO HEAVEN,
Why do I say that "the Sign of The Son of Man" is his vesture?

I say it because the scriptures tells us that it IS The Sign. This SIGN is
a prophecy going back to Psalms 22:18 They' parted my garments among them'
and cast lots upon MY VESTURE. The 1st mention.
7 times we find this prophecy concerning "My Vesture."
2. Psalms 102:26 They' shall perish, but thou (our Lord) shalt endure: yea,
all of them' shall wax old as a garment; AS  A VESTURE shalt thou CHANGE
THEM, and they' SHALL be changed:
3. Matthew 27:35 And they' crucified him, and parted "his garments",
casting lots: that IT might "be fulfilled" which "was spoken" by the
prophet, THEY PARTED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, and upon MY VESTURE did they'
cast lots.
4.John 19:24 They' SAID therefore among themselves' , LET US NOT REND IT,
BUT CAST LOTS "FOR" IT, WHOSE "IT" SHALL BE: that "the scripture be
fulfilled", which saith, THEY parted my raiment among them, and for MY
VESTURE they' did cast lots. These things' therefore the soldiers did.
5. Hebrews 1:12 AS A VESTURE shalt thou (our Lord) fold them' up, and they'
SHALL BE CHANGED: but thou (our Lord) art the same, and thy' (our Lord)
years shall not fail.
6. Revelation 19:3 And he (Christ) was CLOTHED IN A VESTURE DIPPED IN
BLOOD: AND HIS NAME IS The Word Of God.
7. Revelation 19:16 And "he" hath on HIS VESTURE and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.