After the rapture, several significant events occur according to Christian eschatology:
- Believers who have been raptured receive new, glorified resurrection bodies suited for the heavenly environment, distinct from their earthly bodies ().
- Believers will stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ to receive rewards based on their faithfulness and works, not for salvation, but as a reward for their labors on Christ's behalf ().
- The Church will be in Heaven during the subsequent seven-year period known as the Great Tribulation, which involves intense suffering, judgments, and the rise of the Antichrist on earth ().
- The Tribulation culminates in the Second Coming of Christ, when Jesus returns to earth with His followers to establish the Millennial Reign, a thousand-year period of peace and Christ’s kingdom on earth ().
- After the Millennial Reign, there will be a final judgment and the creation of a new heaven and new earth where righteousness dwells eternally ().
So, in summary, after the rapture, believers are transformed and taken to Heaven, the earth undergoes the Tribulation period, and ultimately Christ returns to establish His kingdom on earth for a thousand years, followed by final judgment and eternal renewal.
