After Jesus was tortured and resurrected, he went up through the clouds and the Angels said he would return again through the clouds. Then Millions of Christians were tortured and put to death by lions and wild dogs in Roman arenas. Stephen, a patriot leader of a movement gave a magnificent defense to the angry Sanhedrin' Jews referring to Abraham, David and the apostate Jewish heritage of Israel. The enraged religious leaders attacked ferociously and stoned him to death. His face shone like an Angel as he prayed that God would forgive them for their sin. In Psalm22 David prophesies many details of Jesus agony on the cross. In Matthew and Mark, they relate the details of this agony as he cries, "my God why have you forsaken me" but he didn't. Jesus was raised with power and glory and promised to return to rule the earth. Paul prophesies in second Thessalonians 2, the rapture of the Saints and calls it the "day of Christ" mentioned five times in Scripture not the "day of the Lord" mentioned more than 100 times, when he comes in Revelation 16:15 as a thief at the battle of Armageddon and destroys the whole earth. Only in one place in the book of Revelation does it describe anyone going up in the clouds. This one place in Revelation 11 is the rapture. Here is a list of the signs. Rebuilt temple, sacrifices, Jerusalem, 1st 42mo. begins,2 Jewish witnesses miracles, on television, Abaddon out of the pit, 5 mo. war, Mark 666 on hands,2 witnesses killed, 3 1/2 days resurrected, walking, loud trumpet sounds "come up", fear on the earth, great earthquake, 7000 killed, Saints and witnesse go up thru the clouds, whole world sees on TV, 42months later Jesus returns at Meggido Rev 16