Today, I learned something from Jack Van Impe (which seems to go way out there at times).  While I know the specific Scripture in Revelation 4:1 and how many of us think this is one of the Scriptures referring to the Rapture (or Catching Away of the Church), I always thought it was a “weak” referrence and did not carry a firm standing pointing to a Pre-Trib rapture, but I found there is more to it!

Well, Jack happened to have a “question of the week” where a viewer asked how he could relate the “Come up Hither” that passage to actually refer to the Church and not just to John which the write of the question said was obvious.  Jack laughed and said it was easy (I was wondering the same thing, while I belive it refers to the Rapture, what proof?).  Jack pointed out that in Revelation 4:10-11 that there were the 24 elders falling down and worshiping the Lord.  That is not proof, but it also says that they cast their crowns down at his feet, BANG!  Yep, they already have crowns a chapter 4, the Crowns are awarded at the return of Yeshua (Jesus) as mentioned:

2 Timothy 4:8 “Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing”. 

If they already have the crowns the Lord must have already came at that point.  Have to keep that one in mind and add it to my list.