“Warning! In case of rapture this car will be driverless.” Have you seen this bumper sticker before? It used to be fairly common. On the bright side, it got people thinking about the return of Christ. Unfortunately, the premise is based on a theology which goes against the Bible. There is not going to be a rapture as many church leaders are describing nowadays. At least, nothing like what you see portrayed in movies and books. Rapture messages get people thinking, but the theology is false and misleading. Jesus IS coming in judgment on this earth. That is truth. “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. Disciples of Christ, both dead and alive, will be removed from this earth, but it will not be a quiet incident. The loud archangel’s voice. The trumpet of God. This is clearly not describing an event that will go unnoticed. In contrast to the image of people quietly disappearing from cars, or airplanes, or houses, when Jesus returns everyone will know immediately. And He is not returning to stay on the earth for 1,000 years, another erroneous teaching. Jesus doesn't need to come and establish the kingdom which He successfully established the first time He came. When Jesus comes in His final glory, the physical existence of this world will be ended, its elements destroyed by fire, 2 Peter 3:10. There will not be driverless cars. Cars, and everything else physical, will be no more. If you grew up hearing this teaching like I did, it may be hard to accept that it could be wrong. But search the scriptures and ask yourself, “What does the Bible really say?”