In bible days, men were CALLED to battle by the sound of trumpets(Battle call ),that it was time to fight battle.
1 Corinthians 14:8 says For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
so there was a particular sound of the trumpets that make people prepare for battle.
Note:There is time for everything. If it is not time for battle the trumpet will not be sounded.
Nebuchadnezar uses trumpet to gather or CALL people to worship a idol, that it was time to worship.
The Israelites went round Jericho seven times and blow their trumpets CALLING for the end of jericho,that it was time to end Jericho.
Therefore, the sound of the trumpet signifies a CALL at a particular time .
The point is that, when you die today, your death is a CALL.
a call by God, that your time has ended, it is a time to face judgement .
Figuratively, the bible uses the sound of the trumpet to represent the death of men.
For instance,1 Corinthians 15:52 says In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye(closing the eye at death and open it back to life after judgment, this one is for christians only ), at the last trump(at the last calling ): for the trumpet shall sound(for we will surely die ), and the dead shall be raised incorruptible(we will resurrect immediately after we die, after judgment ), and we shall be changed(our body will be changed,see previous verses ).
So when you hear people saying the trumpet shall sound, it implies that we will die someday by a way of God CALLING us using trumpet(figuratively ) , that our time to die has come.
This happen to everybody. Christians and non christians alike.
Surely, the trumpet shall sound, but that means we all we die someday.
But only christians will resurrect back to life to continue their eternal life immediately after judgment, as suggested by this 1 cor 15:52 figuratively.

paxonel:
In bible days, men were CALLED to battle by the sound of trumpets(Battle call ),that it was time to fight battle.
1 Corinthians 14:8 says For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
so there was a particular sound of the trumpets that make people prepare for battle.
Note:There is time for everything. If it is not time for battle the trumpet will not be sounded.
Nebuchadnezar uses trumpet to gather or CALL people to worship a idol, that it was time to worship.
The Israelites went round Jericho seven times and blow their trumpets CALLING for the end of jericho,that it was time to end Jericho.
Therefore, the sound of the trumpet signifies a CALL at a particular time .
The point is that, when you die today, your death is a CALL.
a call by God, that your time has ended, it is a time to face judgement .
Figuratively, the bible uses the sound of the trumpet to represent the death of men.
For instance,1 Corinthians 15:52 says In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye(closing the eye at death and open it back to life after judgment, this one is for christians only ), at the last trump(at the last calling ): for the trumpet shall sound(for we will surely die ), and the dead shall be raised incorruptible(we will resurrect immediately after we die, after judgment ), and we shall be changed(our body will be changed,see previous verses ).
So when you hear people saying the trumpet shall sound, it implies that we will die someday by a way of God CALLING us using trumpet(figuratively ) , that our time to die has come.
This happen to everybody. Christians and non christians alike.
Surely, the trumpet shall sound, but that means we all we die someday.
But only christians will resurrect back to life to continue their eternal life immediately after judgment, as suggested by this 1 cor 15:52 figuratively.

op, they used to tell us that this place is talking about rapture

lol that what will happen when rapture comes?

For 2000 yrs an angel has been assigned to blow the trumpet on the last day. What if he decides to test if its still working, does that mean everyone will collapse, die and only christians will ressurect?
*eats popcorn, eyes wide open awaiting reply*

this is not rapture,
But certainly, Matthew 24:31 is talking about rapture. Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The trumpet shall sound, rapture will surely come

dajoaneke:
For 2000 yrs an angel has been assigned to blow the trumpet on the last day. What if he decides to test if its still working, does that mean everyone will collapse, die and only christians will ressurect?
*eats popcorn, eyes wide open awaiting reply*

lol,
you no go share your pop corn?
if the guy by mistake test the trumpet whether e dey work na inside hell fire una go go roast una pop corn o

paxonel:

lol,
you no go share your pop corn?
if the guy by mistake test the trumpet whether e dey work na inside hell fire una go go roast una pop corn o

Haa! Y not. Please join me, eating alone can be boring u know? Bit pls dont touch d groundnut or else my trumpet shout be the last thing your ear go hear

Hildalicious:
this is not rapture,
But certainly, Matthew 24:31 is talking about rapture. Matthew 24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
The trumpet shall sound, rapture will surely come

certainly, Matthew 24:31 is not talking about rapture.
infact, the whole Matthew 24 was a direct quotation of a written prophecy quoted by Jesus to his disciples on that day when the world ended.
Do you know that the world has already ended?
it ended since 2000 years ago.
another figurative language.
lol

paxonel:

certainly, Matthew 24:31 is not talking about rapture.
infact, the whole Matthew 24 was a direct quotation of a written prophecy quoted by Jesus to his disciples on that day when the world ended.
Do you know that the world has already ended?
it ended since 2000 years ago.
another figurative language.
lol

the bible is too figurative.
if you didn't go to school it makes it practically impossible for you to understand certain statements of the Scripture.
especially that of Jesus Christ.
little wonder they say it takes the holy spirit to reveal the bible

dajoaneke:
Haa! Y not. Please join me, eating alone can be boring u know? Bit pls dont touch d groundnut or else my trumpet shout be the last thing your ear go hear

ahahaaa!
your trumpet na mosquito noise?
i hate mosquito noise pass mosquito bite.
nor worry, i wount touch your groundnut, it's only the popcorn i want

paxonel:

certainly, Matthew 24:31 is not talking about rapture.
infact, the whole Matthew 24 was a direct quotation of a written prophecy quoted by Jesus to his disciples on that day when the world ended.
Do you know that the world has already ended?
it ended since 2000 years ago.
another figurative language.
lol

you funny o,
which would has ended?

Hildalicious:

you funny o,
which would has ended?

what Jesus meant by the end of the world is not what the disciples thought it was.
The disciples thought that the end of world means that this world will end.
But Jesus never says that this world will end.
Rather Jesus says God's kingdom has no end.
this world has become God's kingdom the very day Christ resurrected.
what Jesus meant by the end of the world is the end of sin and death.
sin brought death, remember Adam and Eve.
But Jesus came to restore life
until Christ came and died the world was sinful, death reigns.
In the context of that Scripture, sin and death means the world.

Hildalicious:

you funny o,
which would has ended?

what Jesus meant by the end of the world is not what the disciples thought it was.
The disciples thought that the end of world means that this world will end.
But Jesus never says that this world will end.
Rather Jesus says God's kingdom has no end.
this world has become God's kingdom the very day Christ resurrected.
what Jesus meant by the end of the world is the end of sin and death.
sin brought death, remember Adam and Eve.
Hence, the wages of sin is death.
But Jesus came to restore life.
until Christ came and died the world was sinful, death reigns.
In the context of that Scripture, sin and death means the world.

paxonel:

what Jesus meant by the end of the world is not what the disciples thought it was.
The disciples thought that the end of world means that this world will end.
But Jesus never says that this world will end.
Rather Jesus says God's kingdom has no end.
this world has become God's kingdom the very day Christ resurrected.
what Jesus meant by the end of the world is the end of sin and death.
sin brought death, remember Adam and Eve.
But Jesus came to restore life
until Christ came and died the world was sinful, death reigns.
In the context of that Scripture, sin and death means the world.

But why did Jesus says my kingdom is not of this world? And you are saying that this world is now God's kingdom

Hildalicious:

But why did Jesus says my kingdom is not of this world? And you are saying that this world is now God's kingdom

my kingdom is not of this world is the same thing as saying Christianity did not come to fight earthly governments or anybody.
pilate was the ruler of the Jewish province at the time, so Jesus establishing Christianity on earth has nothing to do with earthly authorities.
so long Christianity remains on earth, the world is now Gods kingdom.
we are now heaven on earth