Whats up with "the rapture" thing? Who came up with that?

Question

I'm 100% Christian, but not even 10% about the rapture.
Any 'real' new or old testament to support the interpretation? 2 in the field, one chosen and one left standing? Sounds like judgement day to me.

Answer 1

Man came up with the "rapture" idea.

Here is what the Bible says about the "Rapture".

First, it must be pointed out that the Bible says nothing about the rapture! The word “rapture” is not found in all of God’s Word. Neither is the idea of the rapture in the Bible. False teachers, commonly called “Premillennialists” or “Dispensationalists,” have invented the doctrine of the rapture. It is a doctrine of man, not of God. “And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” “But He answered and said, ‘Every plant, which My heavenly Father has not planted, will be uprooted’” (Matthew 15:9,13).

Second, concerning the second coming of our Lord, the Bible teaching is very plain and simple. The Bible teaches that Jesus is coming again. Jesus Himself promised He would return (John 14:1-3). When Jesus ascended back to Heaven, the angels promised He would come again (Acts 1:9-11). The apostle Peter promised that our Lord would return (2 Peter 3:10,11). Many other passages could also be added which teach that Jesus is coming again.

Third, the Bible teaches that the coming of the Lord will be sudden and unexpected. The Bible says: “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. . . . Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect” (Matthew 24:42,44). Please read also I Thessalonians 5:1-11.

Fourth, the Bible plainly teaches that no man knows the time when the Lord will return. Jesus said: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only” (Matthew 24:36). If no man knows the hour, it is not possible that anyone can predict the time or give any signs of the time (Mark 13:32).

Fifth, the Bible teaches that Christ is coming back to receive His kingdom (church). Please note the words of the apostle Paul: “Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power” (1 Corinthians 15:24).

Sixth, the Bible clearly teaches that when Christ comes again, this earth and everything in it will be destroyed: “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10).

Seventh, the Bible teaches that when Christ comes again, the dead will be raised and judgment will take place. Jesus said: “Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth-- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation” (John 5:28,29). Please read also Matthew 25:31-46.

Eighth, following the second coming of Christ, the judgment of the world, and the destruction of the earth, the saved ones will be with the Lord forever (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The Bible teaching on the second coming is simple, plain, and easily understood. There is nothing in the Bible, however, about the rapture! Our purpose on earth is not to try to guess the time when the Lord will come, but to be ready so that when He does come, we will be prepared.

Answer 2

Well what you are referencing is Matthew 24 where Jesus is giving the disiples and His readers the information of the end times. One inturpretation is called the literal inturpretation (of which I believe) and the book of Revelation and Matthew 24 along with other verses have not happened yet.

Jesus states that there well be two people and only one left standing. Whats really coo is Revelation during the tribulation (7 years of punnishment that God places on the earth so that many will turn to Him) which if you look at the timeline of the tribulation as the literal view holds. Revelation 6:8 states that 1/4 of the earthdwellers (non-christians) will die due to war and famine. Then in Revelation 9:15 there is another 1/3 of the earthdwellers who will die. If you take any existing number say 100 and take 1/4 that leaves you with 75 people. Then if you take 1/3 of 75 you are left with 50. Which is exactly what Jesus said two in the field and one will be left standing.

Now regarding the Title Rapture is Latin which other than Greek was one of the first languages translated from the original text (Greek and Aramaic) from the text 1 Thess 4:17 17After 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.

The term caught up in latin is Raptura where we get the word Rapture. Again the literal meaning is understood as Jesus will call His people (Christians) at the day and time of His choosing and the tribulation will start shortly after that. (although there are many who beleive that the rapture happens either in the middle or at the end of the Tribulation) the thought is still the same...His people will be raptured, caught up, to meet Him in the air.

Answer 3

The word rapture is not mention in the Bible. The word translated from the Greek and Hebrew meaning (caught up, to be snatched away) when translated into english they used the word rapture meaning(the state of being carried away with joy,love, ect..)1 Thessalonians4:17The verse you are in question of speaks of the time during the tribulation where two in the field, one chosen and one left standing.This is during the wrath of God. That all unbeliever will go through if still alive when the rapture takes place. Judgement day will take place after the tribulation and after the 1000 year.Romans14:10 the Judgement Seat of Christ is where all (Saints)believers will be judged and the White Throne Judgement is where the unbelievers will be Judged.

Answer 4

First, they make Christians look silly. Who do you think will get more media coverage, a calm reassuring Roman Catholic scholar saying we don't know when the world will end, or a fringe preacher promoting his newest book explaining why the world will end in 20 days? In the age of reality TV the answer is obvious. The scholar's comments will make the Discovery Channel, the preacher will make the evening news. A good example of this is the whole Y2K "crisis." Although the vast, vast majority of worldwide Christians had faith that 1999 would calmly turn to 2000, the media coverage was largely filled with fringe groups preaching gloom and doom. It sells magazines, but it harms the cause of Christianity, since it reinforces the incorrect stereotype that Christians are weird, conspiracy theorists

Answer 5

It's called being "taken up" in the bible. A preacher in the 1800's put a bunch of scriptures together, and out of context in order to make people think they'd be "raptured" away before the tribulation. There will be a "taking away", but it happens at the end, right before the final wrath, not before the tribulation. So many people want to believe it, I don't blame them, but that doesn't make it true. Sorry guys, but we're not getting the easy way out. If the disciples had to suffer as they did, what makes us think we deserve better? Just wishful thinking.

Answer 6

The word "rapture" means "be caught up" and is in reference to the passage of 1Thes. 4:17, "Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."

Some people are very dogmatic on when this will occur though I don't think its Biblically based since a lot of bad things happen before the sound of the LAST trumpet.

Answer 7

well How about God.. It is in the Bible and wasn't added in the 1800s It has always been there..
You need to read the Bible..
1 Thessalonians 4:13 - 18
1 Corinthians 15:50 - 57
Matthew Ch. 24
This is not a verse study, but a Bible study and you don't even know about it.. Start reading the Bible.. The word rapture is not used it is taking away..

Answer 8

As was said before, the concept as we think of it today was largely made up by a preacher in the 1850. So, unless you think that he was inspired by God, I would personally recommend that one be aware of this (extremely remote) possibility, but not actually count on it in any way.

Answer 9

The teaching of a rapture is directly from the Bible.

1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:


1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

The word "rapture" comes from the Latin Vulgate "rapturus" meaning "caught up" and a translation of the Greek "harpazo" in 1 Th 4.17.

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Huh. A few thumbs down.

What happened to Jesus after His resurrection? He went up into the clouds, right? 1 Th 4.17 states that we will be caught up in the clouds to be with Jesus after our resurrection.

Tho there has been a lot of false teaching about the rapture, the basic concept is correct.

Answer 10

Rapture is a word or term applied to misunderstood Scriptures. The word rapture is not in the Bible.