It will be obvious

“So if anyone tells you, ‘There He is, out in the desert,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:26-27
There is considerable confusion in the church today concerning the rapture of the Church and the second coming of Christ. But the confusion dissipates when we realise that these are two quite separate events.
Here, Jesus tells us that His second coming will not be in secret. People won’t have to go looking for Christ when He returns. Rather, His return will light up the sky. It will be obvious to all.
“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory” (Matt. 24:30).
What will be in secret, is the rapture of the Church. At the second coming, every eye will see Him; but at the rapture, He comes as a thief in the night (1 Thess. 5:2). The second coming is for all people; the rapture is only for His own. The second coming will occur exactly three-and-a-half years after the Antichrist desecrates the temple in Jerusalem; no-one knows the timing of the rapture (Matt. 24:36). At the rapture, we rise from the earth to meet the Lord in the air; at the second coming we come with Him on the clouds to rule on the earth. People might miss the rapture, but no-one will miss the second coming. It will be obvious.