What is Rapture ???

Question

Why Rapture is not present in the bible... should we beileve in it or not... If yes why ???? because it is not found in any of the historical scriptures.....
any suggestion will be of great help........

Answer 1

It's a load of nonsense. It makes some christians think they are not only better than non-believers, they are better than other christians as well.

Answer 2

According to the Websters dictionary, rapture is great joy. As for the bible, it is not there anywhere no matter what anyone says unless they are meaning the feelings of great joy that we will feel when He does come for us. It is used rather than the Second Coming of Christ but is taken a lot further than scripture goes with it as there is a lot of error that is taught with this. Nowhere do you ever find in the bible that there will be a third coming to get the rest of the people not taken when Jesus comes for His own. Many teach there will be seven years so you can get ready for Jesus to come again but where in the bible does it ever say that? Not anywhere in any of the bibles I have. And I have King James, New King James, New International, as well as the Catholic bibles. I would dare to offer a reward of $100,000 cash money for anyone that can prove from the bible alone that there is any time period that anyone left behind when Jesus comes has any chance to repent and get it right. It just cannot be done as there is no proof of it anywhere. For a good reliable study of that as well as other prophecies and things in the bible, check out the sites below. We will have great joy at Jesus coming but to call that a rapture is a misuse of terms.

Answer 3

You are correct in saying that word "rapture" is not used in the Bible. But let me explain. The New Testament was originally written in Greek. When the Bible was being translated into Latin, and the latin translators got to 1st Thessalonians 4:17 they had a problem. Let's look at that verse. "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" (1st Thessalonians 4:17). The Greek words "caught up" wouldn't translate into latin; so the translators simply used a latin equivalent "rapaturio", which is where we get the word "rapture" from; and the word simply means to be "Caught up."
There are many Christians who believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will be in two phases. First He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the "rapture"; read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. In this view, the rapture—which is the transformation and catching up of all Christians, dead or alive, to meet Christ in the air—will be secret, for it will be unknown to the world of unbelievers at the time of its happening. The effect of this removal, in the absence of multitudes of people, will, of course, be evident on earth. Then, second, after a period of seven years of tribulation on earth, Christ will return to the earth together with His church, the saints who were raptured (Matthew 24:30, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Peter 1:13, Revelation 1:7). He will be victorious over His enemies and will reign on the earth for a thousand years (the millennium) together with His saints, the church. After the thousand years, living unbelievers and the wicked dead now raised to life will be judged at the great white throne judgment. They will then be cast into the lake of fire, while the saved will live forever with Christ in a new heaven and earth (Revelation, chapters 19-22).

Many other evangelical Christians believe that Christ's return and the rapture will not occur until the seven years of the tribulation have ended. As far as the latter view is concerned, the rapture will not be secret, since it will be part of Christ's visible and triumphant return to end this present evil age (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). At this point, interpreters differ as to whether there will be a literal thousand year reign of Christ on earth or whether the white throne judgment and the new heaven and earth will immediately appear.

The crucial matter is not that all Christians agree on all details of what will occur in the final events of this world's history. Some of these events and their order of occurrence have simply not been made clear in the Bible. What is important is that all Christians hold in common that Christ will ultimately return bodily, visibly, gloriously, to reign and rule with His resurrected and transformed saints forever and ever. The details of this great event will be made known in God's own time.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

Rapture is a modern new age term coined by a 15 year old Scottish Girl and made famouse by a New Age minister in 1860.

It does describe an event or process found in Revelations, but it is not a Biblical term and you won't find it in the KJV.

Since Revelations also gives warning not to follow false prophets and since there were a lot of new prophets, such as the Mormon ones coming about in the same period of time, I tend to stick with the Bible.

That particular phrase has always bothered me. It sounds so druggie and it's a term used by modern authors to describe drug and sexuals events in modern fiction.

Utlimately it's up to everyone to decide.

It's a term I personally avoid.

Answer 6

The word Rapture, means Bliss.

The Rapture, however, is a concoction, post Islam, I think, of Christ coming down to Damascus and smiting the Deciever and taking away the pious in a big giant spaceship, to Heaven.

It's an End of Days Scenario.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

Answer 7

Wow! Some of these answers....

The word "rapture" as it is used in regards to Scripture is paraphrased from an earlier translation of the Bible into common Latin, aka the Latin Vulgate. The word in Greek which is translated into English as "caught up" or "caught away" is translated into Latin as 'rapturus', which means to 'snatch away with sudden, violent force.'

The only translation location I have memorized (I don't have access to a Latin Vulgate right now) is 1Thess 4:17 - the words "caught up" in English is the word "rapturus" in Latin.

The 'rapture' is in the Bible just as 'dinosaurs' are in the Bible. Believe it, for as Paul says, we should be "comforted with these words."

Answer 8

Yes the Rapture is actually in the bible because the bible says that he is coming back for the people who choose to live for him so basically hes referring to the rapture.

Answer 9

You will not find the word rapture in any bible, as it is a man made word for a god discussed event. In revelation, it speaks clearly of the gathering up of the church or bride of christ. This is what is called the rapture.

Answer 10

Rapture is from the Latin rapturo, meaning to rape, or to seize. The bible was written (NT ) in ancient Greek, and Latin words used to replace those are a major red flag for me. I do not believe in the 'rapture' as it appears to be a doctrine of man.

Answer 11

rapture is absolutely in the bible it is the period when christ will come to the world to take away his follower that is those that leave according to his law. they are those that will be taken to heaven when rapture will take place