The rapture is mentioned here,
This rapture happens at the second coming of Jesus Christ, after he descends, hence,
In which case, the trumpet that is sounded in this passage in 1 Thessalonians, is the same trumpet that is sounded in the passage in 1 Corinthians, which is also the same trumpet that is sounded in Matthew in reference to the second coming,
And so, the gathering of all the elect from the entire earth by angels, at the second coming, is the "rapture" of the elect, hence,
And angels will not only gather the elect who are alive at the second coming, but also the elect who have died previously, hence why in 1 Corinthians and in 1 Thessalonians the dead are raised first at the second coming of Jesus Christ,
And so, all the elect will be gathered and taken by angels to meet the Lord in the air at his second coming,
Got my hopes up with your thread about the law, only to have it dashed to the ground with the word "rapture" coming out of your keyboard. Dig deeper. :think: