Should I?
2006-12-28 05:58:53 · 32 answers · asked by juz me, deal with it 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No it seems to of been written by crazy delusional people,
and fact that political leaders seem to follow it and probably beleive we are in the end times scares me.
2006-12-28 06:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by Arizona is Hot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rapture was created long after the death of Yehoshua bin Yosef (Jesus).. It's a theory applied to the apocalypse..
In actuallity the apocalypse is a distortion of what was originally called in the Tanakh (Old testament), The Revelation.. Revelation is a word that means revealing or understanding.. At the end of days there will be a revealing of the truth an understanding of the true nature of G-d when the Moshiach (Messiah) comes to bring the Olam Ha-ba (World to come)..
2006-12-28 06:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I believe in the rapture, it does outline events, but if you are talking about all the hoopla about i know when God is coming, no one does, not even Jesus, only God does. God gave you the gift of free will, so it is up to you to believe in the Rapture, but believing in the Rapture is good only if One you understand that if you are not saved you will not be "taken up" during that time. You need to search your heart for the answer darling, we can never tell you what to believe. Good Luck and I hope you really believe in what you choose.
2006-12-28 06:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by ...yoU knOw u nEed Me baYbeE... 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No to both questions. What is the rapture?
Definition: 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.
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. 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.—1 Cor. 15:51, 52, RS; also Revelation 14:13.
Is it possible for Christians to be taken to heaven with their physical bodies?
1 Cor. 15:50, RS: “I tell you this, brethren: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.”
Will all faithful Christians be taken miraculously from the earth by the Lord before the great tribulation?
Matt. 24:21, 22: “Then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.” (This does not say that “the chosen ones” will all have been taken to heaven before the great tribulation, does it? Rather, it holds out the prospect to them, along with associates in the flesh, of surviving that great tribulation on earth.)
Rev. 7:9, 10, 14, RS: “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!’ . . . ‘These are they who have come out of the great tribulation.’” (To “come out” of something a person must go into it or be in it. So this great multitude must be persons who actually experience the great tribulation and come out of it as survivors.)
The fact that Jesus said the meek will inherit the earth, proves that the idea of a rapture of all Christians before Armegeddon , is completely false and is not a Biblical teaching.
2006-12-28 06:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The rapture is not a Bible teaching. It is based on a misunderstanding of what will happen after the tribulation to those who will rule as kings and priests with Christ in heaven.
2006-12-28 07:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rapture is found in 1 Thess. 4:16-18. in the Bible. The word rapture in Greek means "caught up." "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. . ."
This will happen just as the Bible says, in the very, very near future.
2006-12-28 06:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by Deln 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No way-The rapture was a "vision" by some Irish/Scottish chick way back in the early 1900's or late 1800's -I think it's a bunch of crap-But believing it is all up to you...
2006-12-28 06:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by Art 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally believe in the Rapture.
2006-12-28 06:05:53 · answer #8 · answered by nacobelove 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The rapture was made up by John Nelson Darby and is just a reference in the Scofield Reference Bible.
Thats why these cults think it is real.
Its totally made up. And I think it makes Christianity look more nuts than it already appears.
2006-12-28 06:06:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Look for your rapture here on Earth. There are plenty of opportunities to be carried away by non-supernatural means.
2006-12-28 06:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I wish it WOULD happen so we wouldn't have to deal with crazy fundamentalists trying to take away freedoms and install a theocracy.
Can an atheist pray for the rapture to happen? :-p
2006-12-28 06:07:30 · answer #11 · answered by Michael 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋