Why do christions claim a rapture?

Question

I know the bible (was forced to in school) and there was NEVER mentions ONCE the word RAPTURE or say ANYTHING about it. The bible does say jesus will come again BUT nothing about after taking people up first. AND DON'T TRY and use the verse that with the women in feild where one was taken and the other left behind. all that verse proves that jesus comes and takes people once before they are destroyed in FIRE. Not eternal hell!

this isn't to dis a belief. this is people who believe the infaliableness (don't know if that's a word) of the bible. i just want to know where people who read it to the letter (in english, KJV is just as good, old guy) and believe it word for word. And i've read it front to cover, old man.

Answer 1

1Thes. 4:16-18
For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in CHRIST shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: ando so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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Answer 2

The word rapture does not appear in the Bible but the words caught up does. So if you don't like the word rapture us the words caught up. Why do I believe that I will be caught up off the earth before the tribulation period is because the tribulation period is a prophecy event that has not happen yet. During this time God will pour out His wrath on the earth. If you have trusted in what Jesus Christ did on the cross for you then you will not go through the wrath of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, The Bible says to comfort each other with these word. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.How can this be the same thing if the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is a time of wailing? Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Answer 3

The word is not mentuioned, it was an ascribed Latin term; however, yes, it is in the bible, yes, it is described. As to the tribulation, Revelations goes further into time periods etc etc. So, sorry, its in the Bible. Do all christians believe in it? You got me, I do not speak for all christians. I do know that those who do believe in the second coming of Christ would pretty much take for granted that yes, there will be a Rapture.

You could also check out a series of fiction called the Left Behind. Cool stuf. But, a note: read your Bible.

1 Thessalonians Chapter 4

[14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
[15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
[16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
[17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
[18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Answer 4

First, it is important to recognize the purpose of the Tribulation. According to Daniel 9:27, there is a seventieth “week” (7 years) that is still yet to come. Daniel’s entire prophecy of the seventy weeks (Daniel 9:20-27) is speaking of the nation of Israel. It is a time period in which God focuses His attention especially on Israel. The seventieth week, the Tribulation, must also be a time when God deals specifically with Israel. While this does not necessarily indicate that the church could not also be present, it does bring into question why the church would need to be on the earth during that ti

The primary Scripture passage on the Rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. It states that all living believers, along with all believers who have died, will meet the Lord Jesus in the air and will be with Him forever. The Rapture is God removing His people from the earth. A few verses later in 5:9 Paul says, “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” The Book of Revelation, which deals primarily with the time period of the Tribulation, is a prophetic message of how God will pour out His wrath upon the earth during the Tribulation. It would seem inconsistent for God to promise believers that they will not suffer wrath and then leave them on the earth during the Tribulation. The fact that God promises to deliver Christians from wrath shortly after promising to remove His people from the earth seems to link those two events together.

Another crucial passage on the timing of the Rapture is Revelation 3:10. There, Christ promises to deliver believers from the “hour of trial” that is going to come upon the earth. This could mean two things: (1) Christ will protect believers in the midst of the trials, or (2) Christ will deliver believers out of the trials. Both are valid meanings of the Greek word translated “from.” However, it is important to recognize what believers are promised to be kept “from.” It is not just the trial, but the “hour” of trial. Christ is promising to keep believers from the very time period that contains the trials, namely the Tribulation. The purpose of the Tribulation, the purpose of the Rapture, the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 5:9, and the interpretation of Revelation 3:10 all give clear support to the Pretribulational position. If the Bible is interpreted literally and consistently, the Pretribulational position is the most Biblically consistent interpretation.

Answer 5

Some Christians don't believe in the rapture. I believe we may have to live through some or all of the tribulation, others think there will be a rapture. The bigger question is, why do you feel the need to put others down because of what they believe.

Answer 6

Actually not all Christians believe in that. As a matter of fact is a fairly new belief and has it's roots in Dispensationalism. A system of theology not even 200 yrs old. Christians throught the centuries always expected to suffer and to be persecuted. Which has been the fact since the beginning of the Christian faith.

Answer 7

First of all, Christians do not believe in a rapture. Many Christians do, but it is in no way a fundamental belief that defines Christianity. I personally don't believe in the rapture or 1,000 year reign of Christ.

Answer 8

It's a movement of people that believe that God is so loving that we will we be raptured before the scrolls and bowls of wrath and judgement will be released upon the earth. But you are absolutely right about the Bible.

Answer 9

How could you have studied the Bible when the word BIBLE does not even appear in the BIBLE? Better look at he last book/scroll == in ""Reverlation"" ---- Rapture, rapeo = or can you only read it in English? (If you can red at all)

Answer 10

Click on the source link below.

1Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.


Click on "C" for concordance. You'll see "shall be caught up" (Strong's #726) is the Greek word "harpazo".

Click on the Strong's reference [726] and you'll see:

1) to seize, carry off by force
2) to seize on, claim for one's self eagerly
3) to snatch out or away

Chcek it out.