Christians: Why do you believe in rapture? What does it mean? Where is it written in your bible?

Answer 1

yes 2012 the UFO is comin for u

Answer 2

The "rapture" is mentioned in the Bible, but the word is found in the Vulgate, not in English Bibles. In these, it is "caught up." The most relevant passage I Thessalonians 4:17. 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."

The fact is this: The word (and the concept of a) rapture is Scriptural. There is a Rapture first, Second Coming later.

Answer 3

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18, explains Jesus return, which we call the rapture. I most definitely look forward to Jesus' return. Celebration!

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. After that we who are still alive and 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. Therefore ENCOURAGE each other with these words.

Answer 4

The rapture is the end of days when Jesus returns to earth and takes the believers to heaven, it is written in Revelation. I believe this because it is in the Bible.

Answer 5

Not all Christians believe in the rapture. The rapture is false. Jesus will only come back 1 time, not 2 or 3 as the rapture followers think

Answer 6

There is a scripture that says 'He will save us from the time of turmoil'. Some regard this as confirmation of a 'rapture' and some give it another meaning. The best advise I've heard on this subject is just 'to be ready'.

Answer 7

I would go with Matthew24:27-30
27For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29"Immediately after the distress of those days " 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'[c]

30"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Answer 8

Daniel and Revelations, and Isiah too I believe, although the term rapture was not used specifically. It means a taking up, a time when Christians will be taken up in the skies, without dying, all at once.

That was an easy one.

Answer 9

Rev. chapter 20 Holy Bible

Answer 10

In revelation .....a book that was almost left out of the book during the cannonization of the bible, need i remind them

its just a way to scare people to make sure they are living the life they are supposed to be. and to scare others into not being left behind to get the mark of the beast and be damned forever

Answer 11

The rapture seems to be one of the most creative twists of the Bible.
Armeggedon, Left Behind, etc.
It's used to scare people into converting.
It has NO common sense value whatsoever.
IMHO