Where in the Bible does it speak about the Rapture?

Answer 1

ACTUALLY DID YOU KNOW THAT THE WORD RAPTURE DOES NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE IN THE HOLY BIBLE?????

The second coming of Christ is described in 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17-----For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet 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.

The next verse says, Wherefore comfort one another with these words.


Mark 8:38 A warning to the wicked----Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man, be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels,

2 Thessalonians 1:8....In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.




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



Jude verses 14,15;

If you want more scriptures , ( there are a lot more) let me know please, I will gladly share God's word with you.

Answer 2

The word "rapture" itself is not in the Bible, but the texts which many interpret as the secret rapture can be found in two places: Matthew 24:36-44, and Luke 17.

Both of these passages refer to things like: "Then shall two men be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left." However, in the Luke account of this, the disciples ask Jesus "where Lord?" Obviously they are not asking where the people are left, but where they are taken to. His answer is "Wheresoever the body is, there will the eagles be gathered together." A quick glance at Revelation 18:2, and a cross-comparison to other texts such as the parable of the sower, should help to define the meaning of "eagles." Once you understand that clearly, you will realize that the ones who are taken are taken to destruction, just as the flood waters took away the people of Noah's day.

Interestingly, the Greek word for "left" used in these passages is "aphiemi." That word is translated into some form of the word "forgive" in a large percentage of cases. Those who are left, are part of the forgiven--God's remnant, those that remain.

EDIT: The word "rapture" may come from the word "raptor," which was an older word for the order of the birds of prey (eagles, vultures, etc.). It has the same root as the ugly words rape and rapacious. The word rapt or rapture means to be carried away by force, like in a theft, though it can also be said to mean caught up in ecstasy. Interesting word, eh?

Answer 3

Rapture... the end of the world...

According to this doctrine, when Christ returns, all of the elect who have died will be raised and transformed into a glorious state, along with the living elect, and then be caught up to be with Christ. The key text referring to the rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, which states, "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord."

Virtually all Christians hold that the Second Coming will be preceded by a time of great trouble and persecution of God’s people (2 Thess. 2:1–4). This period is often called the tribulation. Until the nineteenth century, all Christians agreed that the rapture—though it was not called that at the time—would occur immediately before the Second Coming, at the close of the period of persecution. This position is today called the "post-tribulational" view because it says the rapture will come after the tribulation.

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MY opinion:

People have been proclaiming that they are living through the "end times" for waaaaay too long. There's always some unhygienic street-corner evangelist crackpot sputtering about how the world is going to end and that all the heathens better get the Lord harassed into their unsaved souls.

It STILL hasn't happened. The sky isn't falling. The oceans aren't boiling. Pigs are most definitely NOT sprouting wings and taking to the skies. They've been barking about it for years and years and years and they'll STILL be barking for years to come.

It's a scare tactic, a convenient freak- the- everliving- crap- out- of- folks magic wand that can be waved about in dramatic fashion any time the religious collective feels the soul harvest is running dry.

Trust me... go about your life. Ok, I'm sure you will anyhow considering there's really no alternative option (besides suicide, and I've heard God frowns upon that).

Answer 4

1 Thessalonians 4:17 states
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.

Mathew Chapter 24 goes through the events of the endtimes

Timing of the Rapture- There are different views
Post Trib, Pre Trib & During the Tribulation.
From the evidence it appears, the Post Tribulation is the correct one. The Tribulation Period is said to be 7 years. Although it is not. The truth is there is 3 1/2 years of Great Tribulation. Mathew 24:15 "When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand). This is refering to when the Anti Christ declares himself to be God in the rebuilt Jewish temple which begins the last 3 1/2 years which is called Satans Wrath. There is also two witnesses during this period in Jerusalem. They will be taken up to heaven, at the end of the 3 1/2 year period as well. Which is another sign of the timing of the rapture. This is found in Revelations Chapter 11
Here is a audio lesson on the rapture
http://endtime.gsradio.net/endtime/media/mp3/lessons/ute1-l10.mp3
This lesson can be found on
http://www.endtime.com/audio.asp

Answer 5

1Th 4:16 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:


1Th 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.

The Words "Caught up" in the Greek means "rapture" in the definition of what takes place in that context

In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, he considered a different aspect of the Second Coming. This brief passage is the most direct and clear teaching on the Rapture in the New Testament. It speaks only of believers, living and dead. Nothing is said about the wicked seeing Christ at this time. Paul described Jesus as coming in the air, but nothing is said about His feet touching the earth, as we are told elsewhere they will at His return (Zechariah 14:4). It is the moment when 1 John 3:2 will be fulfilled, and we shall be like Him.

Answer 6

The belief that faithful Christians will be bodily caught up from the earth, suddenly taken out of the world, to be united with the Lord “in the air.” The word “rapture” is understood by some persons, but not by all, to be the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 4:17.

The word “rapture” does not occur in the inspired Scriptures.
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1 thessalonians 4:17 17 Afterward we the living who are surviving will, together with them, be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and thus we shall always be with [the] Lord.

Answer 7

Rev Chapter 4, and 1st Thess 4: 17 I think, its been a while since I read them.

The word Rapture is not in the Bible, that is a term used to describe the calling of all the saved to Jesus when he returns in the air. The word Trinity is not in there but that is also a term which refers to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Answer 8

The word itself does not appear in the scripture but First Thessalonians 4:13-18 gives the prophetic verse of the event which has come to be called the "Rapture."

Answer 9

The word rapture does not appear in the Bible.
It is a word coined to stand for the event when people who believe and are actively trusting Jesus as their messiah, will be taken up from the earth to meet Jesus in the sky, at the start of what is called the tribulation (the people will be alive, and the dead, also young children might be taken also).

The book of Revelation talks about it and I think it is in Daniel and Isaiah.

Answer 10

The word rapture is not used in the bible. however it does talk about where two are standing one will be taken up and one will be left behind. IE the rapture.