because they say jesus is going to come for his people and the anticrist is going 2 take over and all the 666 things happening n' all!!
2006-12-27 08:08:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe in the holy bible, and the rapture is fully and clearly revealed in many passages of the new Testament. We mean by the rapture of the church the catching up of all true believers in Christ to meet the Lord in the air. This event is simply and clearly predicted in 1 Thess 4:13-17; 1 Cor 15:23, 51-58; Phil 3:20, 21; John 14:1-3; Luke 21:34-36; Col 3:4, and other passages. The rapture of the church is called "the coming of the Lord" but never the second coming of Christ. At the rapture Christ does not appear visibly to those on the earth but He comes in the air above the earth to catch up or rapture the dead and living saints who rise together to meet the Lord in the air. One of the purposes of the rapture is to permit the revelation of the Antichrist (2 Thess 2:11-8). Therefore, the saints will have escaped the tribulation.(Luke 21:34-36; 2 Thess 2:7, 8; Rev 4:1; 1 Thess 5:9)
2006-12-27 11:57:45 · answer #1 · answered by Brenda L 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because rapture isn't taught in the Bible.
The theory of the rapture was basically unknown and untaught to scholars until John Nelson Garby came along; he was the founder of the Plymouth Brethren Church.
1Peter 4:18 = "And if the righteous be scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"
ORIGIN OF THE RAPTURE THEORY IS IN THIS SITE: (You can find alot of information in this site about the Rapture Theory)
http://www.lcg.org/search/search.php?query=rapture&value%3D10=&search=1
http://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/telecast/tw-telecast.cgi?category=Media1&item=1104437209
http://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/booklets/tw-bk.cgi?category=Booklets1&item=1104363708
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Sequence of events--
Before Jesus comes back; this will be happening: MATT.24:15-22
Desolation in Jerusalem,
2THESS.2:4 Pope in Holy Place,
REV.15 & 16 (7 last Plagues),
REV.11:3-7 (2 Witnesses = 1260 days),
REV.12:6 (woman-church fled in wilderness = 1260 days),
EZEKIEL 37:12; REV.17:14 (make war with Jesus)
When Jesus Returns--
MATT.24:27; 26:64; 1THESS.4:16-17(shout); MATT.24:37-44; 1THESS.5:2,4,8; MATT.25:31-34; 13:36-43; 24:30-31; ZECHARIAH 14:1-5; 8:1-18; EZEKIEL 36:10,33; ISAIAH 61:4; 24:1,21,22; ZECH.12:8-9; ISAIAH 65:8-12; 66:15-16; REV.6:11-17; DAN.7:27; REV.1:6-7; 5:10; 11:15; MATT.5:3,5,10; 2CHRON.2:6; 6:18; PSALM 37:9-11; 115:16; 1COR.15:51-53; ISAIAH 63:7; 11:4; JER.4:16-27; 25:9-31; REV.20:9; ISAIAH 2:2-4; REVELATION 2:26; 16:14-21; ISAIAH 65:17-25; 2COR.5:1-10 (JUDGEMENT), REV.20:10-15; JOEL 2:30-32; 3:2,12,14,16,18; ISAIAH 66:1,22; HEB.12:22; REV.3:12; 21 & 22; MATT.12:32; 2PETER 3:7-13 (HEAVENS WILL PASS WITH GREAT NOISE; NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH), ISAIAH 25:8 (WIPE AWAY TEARS); REV.7:14-17 (GOD SHALL WIPE AWAY ALL TEARS, LIVING FOUNDATIONS OF WATER). end.
2006-12-27 13:49:54 · answer #2 · answered by KNOWBIBLE 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible does not talk about the rapture. The rapture was invented by John Nelson Darby in the 1820's. No Christians believed in the rapture until the 1800's.
2006-12-27 08:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I will bet anyone in the world, for any amount of money that the Rapture/ end of the world by supernatural means will not happen in either of our lifetimes. I'd say ever except that neither of us would be here to see it anyway. If the world does end it'll be humans that do it. At least the end of humanity. Life on earth will persist no matter what we do.
2006-12-27 08:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by John S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe in the raptue becuase the bible says so. God is coming again to take his rightous home for eternity and the unrightous will be judged and thrown into the gates of Hell
they will not come back to the earth but will be misserble for eternity
2006-12-27 08:13:36 · answer #5 · answered by momof2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Secret Rapture is NOT Biblical. When Jesus comes again He will come in glory and no one will miss it
Where in the Bible does it say 7 yrs of tribulation?
No where
What does the Bible say about the Secret Rapture?
“No single verse specifically states Christ will come before the Tribulation.”
Tim LaHaye (author of “Left Behind”)
Friends the belief in the SECRET RAPTURE is a dangerous doctrine because it is not Biblical. Please read with an open mind. Nowhere in the scriptures does it make any reference of a “SECRET RAPTURE”. Many people reference I Thessalonians 4 but they don’t actually read the whole chapter read verse 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.
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. I Corinthians 15:52
These are some of the nosiest verses in the Bible how can it be a secret?
Where is the scripture that says “7 years of Tribulation”?
It cannot be found, because it is not in the Bible
Did God save Noah from the flood or through it
Did God save Israel from the plagues or through them
Did God save Daniel from the lions den or through it
But doesn’t the Bible say that the day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night?
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which THE HEAVENS SHALL PASS AWAY with a GREAT NOISE, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be BURNED up. II Peter 3:10
If everything is burned up and destroyed how is life going on for another 7 years?
He comes as thief because it catches people by surprise.
What does the Bible say will happen when Jesus comes back
For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Matt 24:27
Everyone will see it you can’t miss it
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him. He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people: “Gather My saints together to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
Psalms 50:3
I beheld the earth, and indeed it was without form, and void; And the heavens, they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled, And all the hills moved back and forth. I beheld, and indeed there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled. I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were broken down At the presence of the LORD, By His fierce anger. Jeremiah 4:26
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:30,31
since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. II Thessalonians 1:6-8
1 angel rolled away the stone and 100 Roman soldiers collapsed in fear like dead men.
1 angel killed almost 200,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night
Jesus is coming with all his angels who will take flaming fire vengeance how can this be a secret?
But doesn’t the Bible say 1 shall be taken and 1 shall be left?
Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. Matt 24:28
Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left.” And they answered and said to Him, “Where, Lord?”
So He said to them, “Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” Luke 17:36, 37
Notice how Jesus answers where the body and the vultures are gathered. The vultures devouring the flesh because those “Left Behind” will be dead.
The secret Rapture was created by a Catholic monk named Ribera. It was supposed to be used in the Counter Reformation, but no one believed it.
Jesus tells us over and over again to hold on till the end. Why would He tell us this if we are going to vanish before the end.
To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. Rev. 2:7
He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death. Rev. 2:11
To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone , and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it. Rev. 2:17
He who overcomes , and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations. He shall rule them with a rod of iron; they shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels - as I also have received from My Father; and I will give him the morning star. Rev. 2:26-28
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. Rev. 3:5
He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the New Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name. Rev. 3:12
To him who overcomes I will grant to seat with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Rev. 3:21
He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. Rev.21:7
"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven."
Matthew 5:14-16
When does the light shine the brightest? when there is absolute darkness.
When will the Church shine the brightest when the world is cloaked in absolute darkness.
There is no Secret Rapture when Jesus comes he comes in glory the world does not go on for 7 years. When Jesus comes probation for sinners is over. We need to be ready now. Life does not continue on Earth after Jesus comes.
2006-12-27 13:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by Conundrum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!! Just another myth - like the rest of the bible.
2006-12-27 08:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by monkey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋