Who are 'the elect' of God for His second coming?

Answer 1

There are many takes on who the elect referred to in Matthew 24 and Mark 13, depending on the denomination of Christianity you belong to. Some are less inclusive than others, but in general, it is God's view, not Man's view, and the elect are the believers. By the grace of God, all of us are saved.

ANOTHER ANSWER:

The Bible doesn't differentiate between God's "elect" as there being any "separate grouping" to qualify for Christ's second coming. God's elect are simply all those whom He has been "sanctifying" or "calling out of the world for His Holy use or purpose" since the beginning of the world.

"ALL OF GOD's ELECT" [regardless of the generation in which they lived] shall attain to that blessed Day when Christ returns. Beginning with Jesus!

"Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; MINE ELECT, in whom My soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon Him: He shall bring forth Judgment to the Gentiles..." (Isa.42:1 KJV).

Same verse; [NLT] New Living Translation: "'Look at My Servant, whom I strengthen. HE IS MY CHOSEN ONE, and I AM pleased with Him. I have put My Spirit upon Him. He will reveal Justice to the nations...'".

Also: "For Jacob My servant's sake, and Israel MINE ELECT, I have CALLED THEE by thy name: I have summoned thee, though thou hast not known Me... I GIRDED THEE, though thou hast not known Me..." (Isa.45:4-5 KJV)

Same verse; [NLT]: "And why have I called you for this work? It is for the sake of Jacob My servant, Israel MY CHOSEN ONE. I CALLED YOU by name when you didn't know Me... I have PREPARED YOU, even though you did not know Me...".

God's "elect" are those whom HE HAS "s-ELECT-ed" to do His work throughout the generations of man. They are all of GOD's CHOOSING... not according to man's reckoning... but by God's Grace. In His prayer for His disciples [as well as for you and I, in what was yet in the future to Him], Jesus prayed to His Father:

"...'I have told these men about You. They were in the world, but then YOU GAVE THEM TO ME. Actually, THEY WERE ALWAYS YOURS, and you GAVE THEM TO ME; and THEY HAVE KEPT YOUR WORD... My prayer is not for the world, but FOR THOSE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME, because THEY BELONG TO YOU... so, they are My Glory!" (John 17:6-10 NLT)

"'I AM praying NOT ONLY for these disciples BUT ALSO for ALL WHO WILL EVER BELIEVE IN ME because of THEIR TESTIMONY. My prayer for ALL OF THEM [all of God's elect; those whom HE HAS CHOSEN] is that they will BE ONE, JUST AS YOU AND I ARE ONE, Father - that just as YOU ARE IN ME and I AM IN YOU, so they will be IN US, and the world will believe you sent Me. I have given them the Glory you gave Me, so that they MAY BE ONE, AS WE ARE - I IN THEM and YOU IN ME, ALL BEING PERFECTED INTO ONE..." (verses 20-23).

The "elect of God" are all those throughout the Bible whose precious names are recorded there... right through to that wonderful Day when the LORD comes with the clouds. Everyone from Enoch in the pre-flood world to the Two Witnesses, who testify for the LORD right up to three-and-a-half days before Jesus actually returns [see Rev.11:11-15].

All of these precious names shall be the "dead in Christ" whom the prophecies tell us shall attain to the "First Resurrection" and rule in the Kingdom of God over the nations of the world for a thousand years [see Rev.20:4-6].

God testifies that all of these "elect" will rule with Christ in His coming Kingdom:

"...'I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from ALL OVER THE WORLD and sit down with ABRAHAM, ISAAC, and JACOB at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven..." (Matt.8:11 NLT).

"...for you will see ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB, and ALL THE PROPHETS within the Kingdom of God, but you will be thrown out. Then people will come from all over the world to take their places in the Kingdom of God." (Luke 13:28-29 NLT)