powers as Moses and Elijah. As well, Christian literature will be left behind after the rapture, and many may come to faith after reading such books. What About Jesus’s Prophecy in Matthew 24:40-41? Some Christians appeal to Jesus’s prophecy in Matthew 24:40-41 and claim that Jesus taught the rapture will occur following the tribulation period, not before it. In this passage, Jesus stated, “Two men will be working together in the field; one will be taken, the other left. Two women will be grinding