Christians who believe in the Rapture?

Question

where in revelations or somewhere else in the bible does it describe this supposed event? Is it just something made up by some preacher ?

Answer 1

You're correct. You won't find the "rapture" anywhere in the Bible. Jesus said, "As in the days of Noah were, so shall it be at the end." Was Noah "raptured" away from the flood? No! Noah endured his "tribulation" of the flood. And in the book of Daniel, and Revelations, we read that the antichrist will come bringing in a "flood" of lies. It also says that "he who endures 'til the end, shall be saved," just like Noah! After the tribulation of the antichrist, then Christ comes. He's not going to make an early visit to "rapture" us away from the antichrist, and then another visit to destroy the antichrist. "He who endures TIL THE END, shall be saved".Endures what? Endures the tribulation of the antichrist. I don't know why people teach that Jesus will "secretly rapture" us away. There's nothing "secretive" about Christ's 2nd coming, when every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess that he is Lord. Nowhere in the Bible do you find God "zapping" people out of their troubles, like the "rapture" teaches. People twist scripture around to teach unbiblical doctrine. The whole "rapture THEORY" started in the late 1800s anyway.

Answer 2

Thessalonians 4:17 is the only reference to the thing called Rapture, and the term is based on the fact that in Latin, "rapere" means to be carried off. This passage discusses what is supposed to go on in the End Times, and says when that time comes, the dead will be caught up into heaven first and the remaining living believers will then be beamed up. The whole concept is from this one verse, which amplifies whatever Jesus is said to have said.

It did not make much of a stir until the Protestant Reformation, during which times there was in addition a big emphasis put on The End of Times. Predictions regarding the end of the world have been more or less regular ever since, and some denominations harp on the subject quite a bit still.

Answer 3

No, nobody just made that up! it's based off many different verses and prophecies in the Bible, and whether or not you take every word of the Bible is irrelevant; these passages are pretty clear in the general message that Christ IS coming back to "rapture" the church, although that particular word isn't used in the Bible. "Rapture" comes from the words "caught up" in 1 Thessalonians Ch. 4. Here are some of the verses that point to Christ's second coming:

"And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other" Matthew 24:31

"Immediately after the tribulation... they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory" Matthew 24:29-30

"Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left" Matthew 24:40-41

"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be ~caught up~ together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever." 1 Thessalonians 4:16&17

"But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow about his promise as some count slowness, but is forbearing toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fire" 2 Peter 3:8-10

"And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him." Hebrews 9:27-28

Answer 4

The word Rapture is not used in the Bible. It's a term that came out of a combination of other languages. It's fully described in the book of Revelations.

Answer 5

The idea of "Rapture," wherein some people are taken bodily into heaven prior to the End Of All Things, is an idea which first got popularized in the mid-1800s by John Nelson Darby, an Anglican priest from Ireland who later became one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren.

It has to do with a misunderstanding of the nature of prophesy in general and of the Book of Revelation in particular. It is a silly and entirely un-Biblical idea, and is in no sense a part of mainstream Christian theology or doctrine - whether Protestant or Catholic or Orthodox.

A leading evangelical, The Rev Dr John Stott, regards it as "as "escapism" and regards it as "one of the most damaging doctrines to infiltrate evangelicalism."

There are sources all over the internet. Wikipedia's article is very good, and a good place to start.

Answer 6

The word rapture isn't in the bible. The word harpazo, meaning a catching up, was used in the Greek. In 1Thess. Chapter 4, it speaks of those who "are alive and remain will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air". This is about the rapture of the church.

Please note, the rapture is not to be confused with the second coming of Christ. In the rapture, believers meet the Lord "in the air". At the second coming, Christ comes down to earth and sets His foot on the Mount of Olives.

Answer 7

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: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17
This explains the meaning of the rapture, the word rapture is not in the bible but the meaning is.
In a moment , in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:52 God bless you!

Answer 8

The belief in the rapture is made up of a series of mistaken literal interpretations of the book of revelations.

The funny thing about that is that in order to understand the meaning that God put into the Bible for us, we must rely on the Holy Spirit to guide us and not on our human "intelligence". The bbok of Revelations was written in a literary style of the time in which it was written to illustrate and entertain. The only message we are to gather from the book is that our life on Earth will end and that all who did not remain faithful to God will be punished.

Live a good life in line with the Will of God and following the example af Jesus Christ and you will be saved!

GOD LOVES YOU! LOVE HIM BACK.

Answer 9

The rapture is not in the bible. Suprising, but true - it really is just something made up by some preacher.

In the 19th century, certain religious folks thought that it wasn't very nice that god would have good christians suffer through the Tribulation along with all the people doomed to hell. So, they figured, "hm. i guess god will just pull us out beforehand!"

It might be true, or it might not be true. But it's definitely not in the bible.

Answer 10

Yes. There will be 2 resurrections. At the first resurrection Jesus will come to redeemed those who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and have overcome the wiles of Satan. They will be priests of God and of his Christ and shall live and reign with Christ for a thousand years. Rev. 20: 4-6 compare Rev. 14:1-5. At the second resurrection all who are in the graves will awake (resurrected) some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting torment in the lake of fire.