Where in the Bible does it discuss " THE rapture"? What about other religions such as Judiasm?

Question

Is the theory of the Rapture strictly Christian? What about Catholic? Is there a Rapture theory in other religious books such as the Koran?

Answer 1

The Bible does not talk about the "Rapture". That is a fictional concept that has been fueled by Christian, mostly from books such as the "Left Behind" series. Good books, but they are fiction, and definitely not biblically correct.

The more correct term is the Resurrection. Most sects of Judaism do believe in a resurrection of the children of Israel at the End Times. They believe that on the Day of Atonement all will be raised from the dead and the living will be caught up with them. It is talked about in Daniel 12 and Isaiah 26:

"Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt." - Daniel 12:2


"But your dead will live;
their bodies will rise.
You who dwell in the dust,
wake up and shout for joy.
Your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.

Go, my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until his wrath has passed by.

See, the LORD is coming out of his dwelling
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood shed upon her;
she will conceal her slain no longer." - Isaiah 26:19-21

And to answer you question about Islam, is yes... kinda. It is more along the beliefs of Judaism. They also call it a resurrection, the Yawm al-Qīyāmah . They don’t call it the rapture, because Christians have invented it. It is talked about in the Quran:

"I do swear by the Resurrection Day; And I do swear by the self-reproaching soul: Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. But man wishes to do wrong (even) in the time in front of him." - Quran 75.1-5

But if you are wondering if any religious text says that we will all just vanish out of our Nikes... the answer is no. But there will be a resurrection and ascension of the living and the dead.

Answer 2

The Koran does not talk about a rapture but it does talk about the return of 'Jesus' the prophet not Jesus the Son of God.
check out this website http://hauns.com/~DCQu4E5g/koran4.html
It describes the prophecy in the Koran which is kinda long to post here, and it also talks about the rapture and tribulation.
Oddly enough the Korans prophecy is almost identical to the Biblical prophecy regarding the anti-Christ.
Bible References
1 Corinthians 15:51-55 , 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17,
Matthew 24:36-44, Luke 17:26-34, Revelations 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:18
As has already been stated the rapture is not any part of Judaism as they are still waiting for the first coming of Jesus.
As for the Catholics, they believe that the event of our gathering together to be with Christ will take place, though they do not generally use the word "rapture" to refer to this event (somewhat ironically, since the term "rapture" is derived from the text of the Latin Vulgate of 1 Thess. 4:17—"we will be caught up," [Latin: rapiemur]).

Answer 3

1 Thessalonians 4:16

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1 Corinthians 15:51-58

Answer 4

No, Judaism does not say anything about a Rapture. We have plenty of end-of-days prophecies, but floating people isn't one of them.

Just to make sure I know what I'm talking about- the Rapture IS about Christians floating in the air, right?

Answer 5

Paul says in I Thessalonians.."The dead in Christ will rise first,then we ,who are alive and left will be "Caught Up" to meet the Lord in the air..." The word in Greek,caught up is 'harpazo'..translated from Greek to Latin is 'rapturos' rapture.It's right there in the Bible.Can one deny that?
According to Paul ,before the Anti-Christ is reveled,we will be caught up,then the 7 year tribulation period will happen.The rapture coincides with the resurrection.The dead are resurrected,the people who are alive are raptured.Daniel speaks of this resurrection as does Isaiah.In theOld Testament so it is a Jewish idea also.

Answer 6

This verse talks about those who are "alive" will be "caught up" to meet the Lord in the "air." Here is the verse:

"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be CAUGHT UP together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord." (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

Answer 7

The Rapture is described in the NT, and it is definitely NOT in Judaism; it is strictly Christian.

Answer 8

while judaism has the notion of an end-times war with earthquakes and what not, the rapture is a christian thing.