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The experience, anticipated by some fundamentalist Christians, of meeting Christ midway in the air upon his return to earth.

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2007-01-05 20:52:52 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

You know, flying through the air?

2007-01-05 20:59:24 · update #1

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I envision it to be a song by Blondie.

2007-01-05 20:55:55 · answer #1 · answered by The Instigator 5 · 1 1

The rapture ("harpazo" in Greek) is the event in certain systems of Christian eschatology (the study of the end times) in which it is stated that all born-again Christians will be taken from Earth into Heaven by Jesus Christ. While almost all forms of Christianity believe that those who are saved will have eternal life, the term "rapture" is usually applied specifically to the event in which all Christians on Earth are simultaneously transported by some manner of physical bodily ascension to join Christ. Everyone else on Earth will be left to wonder where they went. The concept has been popularized recently by proponents of the dispensationalist or futurist interpretations of scripture. According to these theories, current world events indicate that the fulfillment of prophecies of the end times is imminent.

The timing of when the rapture will take place is a key point often discussed and debated between denominations and individuals who accept the notion. The most common is that the rapture will take place immediately prior to or during the great tribulation, a seven-year period preceding the second coming of Christ. Others propose that the rapture will take place after the events of the tribulation, as Christ comes to Earth to establish a kingdom here, taking over rulership of the world.

An alternative viewpoint is that Jesus will return when all on Earth have come to worship Him as their savior

2007-01-06 04:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by The Truth 2.0 5 · 0 0

After that tornado plows through a junk yard and creates that 747 you can fly up and meet him with that. xx

2007-01-06 05:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Betty Boop 2 · 0 0

I really have not thought about it much. To busy trying to stay in His kingdom in this life and out of the hell that is without Him.

2007-01-06 05:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by bess 4 · 0 0

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