After the Rapture, humankind will enter a new era. The paranormal will become the new normal, the supernatural will swiftly seem more natural, and what was once considered futuristic rapidly becomes very realistic. This is because the Rapture is a miraculous event and Satan immediately follows it up with powerful lying signs and wonders.

The worldwide disappearances of millions of believers will likely warrant more than a simple scientific explanation. The spiritual and prophetic implications surrounding the event will necessitate a religious response. Satan realizes this and, after the Rapture, he has a campaign filled with supernatural surprises ready to be promptly put in place. According to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7, nothing after the Rapture will hinder the double religious jeopardy that the Devil has prepared to deceive humanity.

First, the Harlot world religion of Revelation 17 will surface, and after it has overextended its usefulness, it becomes desolated by ten kings in Revelation 17:16. This appears to happen at the mid-point of the Tribulation Period, which means that the reign of this false global religion likely begins during the Post-Rapture / Pre-tribulation gap period but concludes in the middle of the Tribulation Period. When the Harlot is dethroned, the Antichrist becomes fully enthroned. He hails over the second global system described in Revelation 13. Satan has devised a one-two punch that people left behind won’t expect, but many sadly will accept.

In the immediate aftermath of the Rapture, the world will become increasingly unruly as lawlessness is predicted to increase. Wars occur as world peace departs, as per the opening of the second seal in Revelation 6:3-4. These catastrophic global conditions facilitate the emergence of the “Lawless One,” which is another title of the Antichrist. His introduction into the world theater is among the first order of events to occur after the Rapture. This crazed world leader is the White Horseman of the Apocalypse described in the first seal in Revelation 6:1-2.

All the things described in the above paragraph closely parallel the predicted events in 2 Thessalonians.

“Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains [lawlessness] will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one [Antichrist] will be revealed, whom the Lord [Jesus Christ] will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved” (2 Thessalonians 2:5-10; emphasis added).

Summary: The World Shortly After the Rapture

With the disappearances of believers, the world clock nears midnight. Ancient biblical prophecies, which were foretold to be fulfilled in the last days, will begin to roll off their parchments and pound onto the pavement in relatively rapid succession. Each one has the potential to pack a more powerful punch than the one that preceded it.

Many people who were left behind will wonder where the believers went. As they attempt to return to their normal lives, a paranormal reality promises them an uncertain future. Global chaos will be mounting, which will necessitate the formation of a world government to restore international order. The stage will be set for Satan to send his point man, the Antichrist, into the world theater, and that’s exactly what he does!

This article is taken from the “THE POST RAPTURE / PRE-TRIBULATION THESIS” by Bill Salus