Are you rapture ready?

Question

I get this crap from the "Left Behind Series."

Answer 1

there is no rapture. It was invented by some guy only 200 years ago, it was never taught by the early Catholic Church, not even by Martin Luther.

Answer 2

The first time I even heard of this "rapture" is when a friend sent me a postcard which pictures all these cars wrecking on the freeway and piles of clothes everywhere (I guess because all the people magically disappeared.) I think I am still tramautized from the idea. So, no....I don't think the rapture sounds like a great time.

Answer 3

Yep. I am.

Those who say that the "rapture" is not mentioned in the Bible are in error. I Thessalonians 4:17 says that we will be "caught up." The Greek word is "harpazo." The Latin word that was translated from the Greek is "rapere" (or variants such as rapiemur), which means to seize violently. Further, the rapture is clearly described in several other passages, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, II Corinthians 12:2-4, and John 14:1-3 for starters.

Jesus comes back for His church, His "bride" in I Thessalonians 4:17. He meets them "in the air." He later returns to the earth, setting foot on the Mount of Olives, where an earthquake will occur. "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south." (Zechariah 14:4)

He will then begin to rule and reign over the earth, along with the saints that followed Him from heaven. "Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied about these people when he said, "Look! The Lord has come with countless thousands of his holy ones. He will execute judgment on all people and convict everyone of all the ungodly things that they have done in such an ungodly way, including all the harsh things that these ungodly sinners have said about him." (Jude 1:14-15)

Now, back to the etymology of the word "rapture." Allow me to quote I Thessalonians 4:17 from the Latin Vulgate so that you can see it:

"deinde nos qui vivimus qui relinquimur simul "rapiemur" c u m illis in nubibus obviam Domino in aera et sic semper c u m Domino erimus"

And in the Greek:

"ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς "ἁρπαγησόμεθα" ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα."

So, regardless of who anyone assumes the discoverer was, or how the concept was discovered in recent history, the fact remains that the word (and the concept of a) rapture is Scriptural. Rapture first, then the Great Tribulation, and the Second Coming later.

Answer 4

In support of the person who gave such a long and detailed and very thoughtful answered, despite all of the rudeness and ridicule,
I am writing to affirm that the RAPTURE is going to happen and when it does, you will WISH with all your hearts that you were NOT left behind, because it is going to be the most horrible and dangerous time that this world has ever seen or ever will see.

You are like the people in Noah's day and Jesus Himself made reference to that in discussing future events.....

But Paul wrote, WE ARE NOT APPOINTED UNTO WRATH!!!!

That is, those who believe and trust in Jesus as our Savior...The
Holy Spirit is HERE in this world right now holding back the full on-slaught of satan's evil reign out of God's grace and mercy for any
one who STILL wants to be saved.....but time really is running out
for this world....Man has had nearly 6OOO years to mess things up with the help of satan, of course, and now it will be God's turn and things are going to be put RIGHT at last for all of creation!!!

Judgment is coming on the world that shakes its fist, and will go on doing so, even in the midst of what is going to befall it, at God
out of it's arrogance and rebellion and ingratitude.

God WILL have the LAST word....and Man's time of running things
-- mostly under satan's control in the world system - is coming to
a long awaited END!!!!

Some/Many of you can make rude jokes now, but inside you are whistling in the dark. There is NO GUARANTEE that you will live to see another day on this earth.....

The iceburg is REAL and the Titanic is sinking
into the ocean -- and what are you doing??!!
Where will you seek
refuge!! :-(

Those who refuse to trust in Jesus now when they have a chance
will either die and go into eternity - lost - or they will miss the rapture -- and be deceived by the antichrist and that will be the most dangerous part of the seven year Tribulation period....

This "world" that you see and experience right now, satan's king-dom, or present day society, such as it is, could be the ONLY heaven you will ever know in all eternity if you CHOOSE to die without trusting Jesus!!

It's only going to get worse from here on out....Man is NOT going
to build the perfect society in the name of secular humanism and
science and political correctness....The antichrist will have a go at
it, but, he too, will fail, along with all who follow and put their trust
in him....

IT IS NOT WHAT GOD WANTS, but He will let you have your way
in the matter, however tragic your choice turns out to be...and it will be TRAGIC if if you - ANYONE -- goes to hell when they don't
jave to....WHY would you want to do that or make light of it.....???

Matt. 7:13,14

II cor. 5:20.

Answer 5

Where do you get this rapture crap, it's simply not true, I really do wonder when will people come to their senses and quit buying all of this crap of lies.

Answer 6

I believe so.

And the rapture doctrine goes further back than 1820. Plus I don't care what the Catholic church says...I'm a Christian.

Answer 7

No but I'm perfectly ready for
Ragnarok.

Answer 8

I'm ready , and watching the playboy channel in the meantime

Answer 9

Ha!!! Hahahaha! Rapture.... Ha HAAA! hehehe lolololol.... snort, chuckle, catching my breath.... Hehehehe....chortle... choke.... stop.... can't breathe.... stop!!!!!

Answer 10

Oh yeah, big boy, give it to me! All four inches!