I'm confused on the Rapture..???

Question

Is the rapture to take place before or after the mark of the beast, 7 years of peace, or the comeing of the anti-christ?? i've heard both before and after, please, knowledgable bible scholars, do you have an answer about the timeline of the Rapture??

Answer 1

This might help! No one can know for sure. Take this for what it is worth.
A Brief Scenario of End-time Events

There is great debate about end-time events. Down through history there have been various time-tables explaining end-time events. We cannot be absolutely certain all of the following is correct but here is a possible brief summary of end-time events.
The next great event in God's dealings with the human race will be the -Rapture (taking up off the earth to heaven) of God's people, the Church. All non-believers in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior form all their sins will be left behind to go through the Tribulation, seven years of chaos and hardship specifically for Israel and generally for the rest of the world.
(During the Tribulation, the Church, the body of Jesus Christ, will be in heaven at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb and before The Bema, the Judgment seat of Christ, to receive their rewards according to how well they let Jesus Christ rule and reign and have His way in their lives while they were on the earth. During the Tribulation some people on earth will also have a chance to receive Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior from all their sins. Some of them will be martyred for their faith in Jesus Christ.)
-Shortly after the Rapture the mystery of iniquity will begin to unravel. The Antichrist, Satan incarnated in a person, will appear on the scene to take control of the world's religious, political and economic (financial) systems and establishes a peace accord with Israel.
-The 144,00 Jews will be sealed for salvation. These will witness to the world the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
-The Jewish temple will be rebuilt.
-At the temple's dedication, 3&1/2 years later, the Antichrist will set himself on the altar of the temple, claim tobe God and demand the Jews and all peoples of the world worship him (This is called the Abomination of Desolation).
-The last 3&1/2 years of the tribulation is called the Great Tribulation when God severely judges the nation of Israel for their rebellion against Him in not receiving His Son, Jesus Christ, as their Messiah when He was here on earth the first time, some two thousand years ago.
-At the end of the Great Tribulation the Antichrist will gather most of the nations of the world together to attempt to destroy Israel in the Battle of Armageddon.
-Jesus Christ will appear and set His feet down on the Mount of Olives. The Mount of Olives will be split down the middle and a great earthquake will level the country around Jerusalem. Israel will recognize Jesus Christ is their true Messiah and be converted to Jesus Christ as their personal Messiah in one day.
-The Antichrist's army gathered for the Battle of Armageddon will be destroyed by Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ will put the Antichrist into the Bottomless Pit to be there a thousand years.
-Jesus Christ will then judge the nations. Those nations who treated Israel kindly and protected them through the ages and especially during the Tribulation will be called Sheep Nations and will go into the Millennium to be with Jesus Christ as He rules the world, with His believers, through the nation of Israel from the throne of David in Jerusalem.
Those nations who hated Israel and mistreated Israel through the ages and especially during the Tribulation will be called Goat Nations and will be put into the Lake of Fire.
-The Millennium (1,000 Years) will be a great time of peace and prosperity when Jesus Christ rules the world in righteousness for a thousand years. No wars will be allowed except at the end of the 1000 years.
-At the end of the Millennium the Antichrist (Satan) will come out of the Bottomless Pit to once again gather the nations together to try to defeat Israel and Jesus Christ as ruler of the world in the Battle of Gog and Magog. Jesus Christ will once again defeat that army and this time He will cast Satan into the Lake of Fire to be there forever. The Lake of Fire is called the second death.
-After that Jesus Christ will take everyone (all true believers in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior from all their sins) to heaven to be there when He renovates the earth by fire to destroy all vestiges of sin from the earth.
-After that the New Jerusalem will come down from heaven and be put on the earth for all true believers to dwell there for 33,000 years (1,000 generations of 33 years each). That is called The Perfect Age. That will truly be heaven on earth. Sin will be no more. Peace and prosperity will flourish.
-At the end of those 33,000 years Jesus Christ will turn everything over to God the Father for all to dwell in heaven for ever. Then God will be all in all. The full meaning of heaven is not fully disclosed in The Holy Bible. It is a wonderful place, beyond description. I hope you go there!
Take this for what it is worth. No one can be absolutely sure of what and when God has events planned.
Please do your own study of The Holy Bible and other books to confirm or disprove the validity of this brief summary.

Most of the above was randomly taken from Clarence Larkin's Dispensational Truth, 1920, Published by the Clarence Larkin Estate.

Answer 2

Christ's Rapture of the Church definately occurs PRIOR to all the events you have listed. The reasoning for this is complex. Don't let anyone convince you the Rapture isn't in the Bible. It's also a complete falsehood that this is a "new" doctrine. The early church fathers wrote about it (and I'm NOT talking about the pseudo-gospels); Jesus preached it; and it's in OT sources such as Isaiah. The problem is, most folks who preach against the Rapture simply haven't done their homework.

Here's a link to "Rapture Basics" that I feel will explain this issue to you in an understandable way: http://raptureready.com/soap/rapture-defend.html

This subject is quite complex and not suited for complete discussion in this format. After you've read the information posted above, if you want to learn more, the www.pre-trib.org website is absolutely EXCELLENT. All articles are written by Biblical scholars.

May God bless and keep you.

Answer 3

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of London, England, the United Kingdom.
The Devil Be Gone.
The Devil May Care.
Get Thee Behind Me Satan.
This time the world is going to be saved
by a Counsellor, a Life Coach, a Life Skills Trainer,
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Many skills are needed to save the modern world,
which has become so complicated.
I am going to write a book entitled,
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This book will be the New Bible
and it will replace all existing Holy Books.
It will tell you everything you need to know about how to repair all of the mental filters that distort your perceptions and your judgements.
It will also tell you how to automate the repair process so that natural healing will take place on a daily basis automatically.
As people's perception and judgement improves, slowly at first, and then ever faster a warm glow will spread across the world.
This is the Rapture!
Read my book when it comes out. Repair your mental filters. Automate the repair process. Get on with life with new information at your fingertips. Watch your joy grow. Wait expectantly for the warm glow. Celebrate the Rapture.
Experience for the first time what it really means to be alive.
Thank God and be overwelmed by humility, joy and rapture.
Look forward to the rest of your life,
which will be totally free of dysfunction.

Martin Camden.

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Answer 4

It is before the mark of the beast. Otherwise the Church would be left here to go through the Tribulation, which would be impossible because the Scripture speak of Christ returning WITH THE CHURCH to establish the Millenial Kingdom on earth at the end of the Tribulation. How can He return with something He never took away? This is why i feel as if the Church will be raptured BEFORE the Tribulation/Mark of the Beast.

Answer 5

I always advice people to live the best now and leave the rest for God. Have you ever thought that the only time that is yours is "now?" Supposing someone tells you that the rapture is tomorrow and you die today? What I mean is that the subject of the "rapture" may not be accurately explained to you in this forum, I suggest you find a local church and get help there.

Answer 6

Who are the ones that will be 'caught up in the clouds' as stated at 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
Verse 15 explains that they are faithful ones "who are left until the coming of the Lord" that is, they are still living at the time of Christ's coming. Will they ever die? According to Romans 6:3-5 and 1 Corinthians 15:35,36 & 44, they must die before they can gain heavenly life (for flesh & blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God). But there is no need for them to remain in the death state awaiting Christ's return. They will instantly be "caught up" "in the twinkling of an eye" to be with the Lord. So those taken up must die but they do not experience the full effects of death as others do. The second they die, they are raised up and given spiritual bodies. Those who are not chosen to rule with Jesus in heaven as Kings & priests will remain on the earth as subjects of the heavenly Kingdom. Just as Jesus said :" the meek shall inherit the earth."

Answer 7

The majority of Bible scripture and the majority of theologians support a rapture just prior to the start of the great tribulation. This is why it is so important to get people to accept Jesus now, because we do not know when the rapture will occur, but when it does the visible church of Jesus Christ will be removed from the earth. There will be people saved during the seven years of the tribulation, but they will have to endure all of the horrors that come with it. Jesus loves you.

Answer 8

do no longer concern because of the fact the goosebumps by no skill return whilst a rapture is around the corner being confuse and dazed by skill of the 2d Coming Of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Arm yourselves with an open thoughts. Be vigilant with an open coronary heart by skill of praying to the Almighty God for potential and braveness. study a million Corinthians 15 & sixteen, Revelations.

Answer 9

It is written that no man knows the day or time. It is simply something that those in Christ look forward to. It is a part of the faith we have been given from God. Anyone who says they know when the rapture will be are merely speculating.

Answer 10

Before.

Answer 11

Some believe pre tribulation, some mid trib and some post trib. I believe its just before the the great tribulation and the Antichrist being revealed will be immediately after the rapture.