IF the rapture is scriptual please show verses?

Question

THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE RAPTURE IN ANY BIBLE IN ANY COUNTRY ,,IT GOT IT'S START IN THE USA BETWEEN 1970 AND 1980'S.........BUT BY WHO'M???

revelations does state that after armeggedon there would be markers placed by the bones of the dead and for seven years there would be a cleanup of the earth,and it even states a new heaven and a new "earth",,,,,niether are destroyed......................

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Well, the term "rapture" is not a biblical term. I don't know of any English language bible that uses the word (and of course it would not be in a non-english bible, being an english word).

The term is used to refer to an event at the second coming of Christ where some believe that true Christians will be taken up to meet the returning Lord.

LIke most bible passages, there are many different interpretations and Christians have all kinds of views about the reality of "the rapture" and what it will actually entail.

There are many scriptures that are considered by some to describe "the rapture"

These in Matthew 24 (see versus 40 and 41) are often cited:

37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

If you are looking for the start of the use of the english word "rapture" to describe the event, that is a different question. I don't know who first chose to call it that, but it is no different than other terms like "The Lord's Prayer" which are names we made up so that we can talk about particular concepts.

Answer 3

i found this....
The rapture ("harpazo" in Greek in 1 Thessalonians 4:17) is the common description of the event in Christian eschatology in which Christians will be "taken" or "caught up" from Earth to Heaven to be with Jesus Christ. This is a common belief among Fundamentalists, Evangelicals, Pentecostals, Baptists, and many independants. While almost all Christian groups believe that those who are saved will have eternal life, the term "rapture" is applied specifically to the event in which all Christians on earth are instantly transformed physically and simultaneously ascend to join Christ in heaven. The concept has been popularized since the 1830s, and again since the 1970s, by proponents of the dispensationalist or futurist interpretations of scripture. According to these theories, world events indicate that the fulfillment of prophecies of the end times is very close.

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 the great tribulation[citation needed], a seven-year period preceding the second coming of Christ to the earth. Others propose that the rapture will take place either mid-way through the tribulation[citation needed], or after it as Christ comes to earth to establish his kingdom[citation needed], taking over rulership of the world for 1000 years. (see Millenium

Im curious, what is your opinion of this idea?

--Lolly

Answer 4

Very good question,

The Second Coming of Christ will occur in stages. First, He will remove all Christians from the Earth, to protect them. This is called "The Rapture." The term comes from the Latin verb raptare, and the Greek word harpizo, both meaning "to be caught up" or "to be snatched up." Jesus will "snatch us" out of harm's way.

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 [15] According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. [16] For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. [17] 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.

1 Corinthians 15:51-55 [51] Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed -- [52] in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. [53] For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. [54] When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." [55] "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"

I hope this helps

Answer 5

I actually was just recently talking to my pastor about this (I am a Lutheran, and for the most part only Baptists believe in the rapture as part of their faith. For the rest of the church it is only a theory.) However, he pointed out a verse in Matthew (I'm sorry, I can't remember where) that stated that two men would be working in a field, like the times before Noah, and one would be taken up, and the other swept away. Or something to that effect, with different wording.

Answer 6

The word Rapture is not in the Bible, but if you will study Revelation it don't talk about the church after ch 4. That is when the Christians will be in heaven. Also in Matthew 24 it tells us to be ready. He will come in like a thief in the night. That is why we are all suppose to be ready.

Answer 7

sorry it's not. There is a verse or two that say believers will be given safety, but it does not say they will be wisked away to some heavenly feild with sheep and lions. As a matter of fact I remember reading where it said that for a thousand years from the start of the tribulation believers will be there to rebuild the earth. So I would imagine there is going to be some "righteous" ones around.

Answer 8

faith in Christ is neccessary.. .in accordance to Scripture...The 'rapture ' of the Church happens concurrently with Christ's 2d Coming in glory and the resurrection of the ineffective.............All happen mutually,(see I Thess. 4:15-17); ..."AFTER the Tribulation of those days"(Matt. 24:29-31) "...on the final trumpet"... I Corin. 15:fifty two don't be deceived by the fictitious "Left at the back of" sequence....that's in line with a typical false impression that asserts the 'rapture' happens years earlier Christ's return. it is not recent in Scripture. " enable no guy lie to you by any skill; that day shall not come different than there come a falling away (apostasy) first AND the guy of sin be printed ..." (2 Thess. 2:3)

Answer 9

Your right. The Rapture Theory started, I believe, in the mid-eighteen hundreds. By whom I'm not sure.

No one in all Christian history from the time of the Apostles up to the middle of the 19th century spoke of such a thing. Not even the Reformers during the Middle Ages.

Answer 10

You must be talking about the Rupture. Turn your Bible to Thessolonians chapter 73 and read along with me: "For two will be driving in a car and stopped at a stop sign, and the car will rupture, and one will be taken and the other left. Or two will be grinding grits down at the mill, and the mill will rupture and one will be taken the other left."

So the Rupture will be a situation where people will disappear whenever there are two of them. If there are more than two then it won't happen, you'll be okay.