When the Lord Jesus Christ returns at the end of time, the dead will be raised and we who are alive will be taken up to meet the Lord in the sky(Heavens) and will be forever with the Lord. Some are mislead by false teachings, notably that of the Schofield Reference Bible, popularized in the "Left Behind" best sellers/movies, which speak of earth's continued existence after the Rapture. The Biblical teaching is that the Rapture is part of the Last Day/Judgment Day/Dooms Day, on which Christ is manifest as Lord to the joy of believers and to the dispair of unbelievers.