What does it mean to be left behind after the Rapture? Being left behind after the rapture means enduring the Antichrist's reign and tribulation while hoping for salvation at Christ's second coming. In certain evangelical Christian eschatology, being "left behind" after the rapture refers to those who are not taken up to heaven when Jesus returns to gather his faithful followers. First off, what is the Rapture ? and why is there even a Rapture? Hello, my name is Elize and I go by the EAF, social media wise. 😄 End-times event called the rapture where true believers in Jesus Christ will suddenly be taken up into the air to meet the Lord, our beloved father, YahWeh. This is based on a particular interpretation of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 that describes believers being "caught up" to be with Christ. In this view, the rapture will take place unexpectedly before a 7-year period of intense suffering on earth known as the Great Tribulation. All Christians, both thos...