When the rapture occurs will atheists and non believing sinners scream HIS mighty name?

Question

People seem to renounce God when things are going good in their lives but the moment something bad happens they drop to their knees, praying and begging for God to perform a miracle and rescue them from their problem or situation.

Suzy Q I am not talking about Jehovah's witnesses here. I am talking about Christians. People who believe in God and accept the Holy Trinity.

Some of you need to realize that hope comes from God. Hope is what prayer is all about.

Pretty funny Lukusmccain but you will all be saying that with a pitch fork stuck in your butts. LOL.

Answer 1

They will be destroyed by the glory of His coming.

The Bible says that the rapture happens at the end of the world.

“Another parable put He forth unto them, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, ‘Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence then hath it tares?’ He said unto them, ‘An enemy hath done this.’ The servants said unto him, ‘Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?’ But he said, ‘Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.’’” (Matthew 13:24 – 29 KJV)

Now that is an interesting story, and it can be a little confusing; fortunately, because the disciples found this story a little confusing they also and asked Jesus to explain if further. Because our God is not a God of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33), Jesus explained what this parable meant.

“Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, ‘Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.’ He answered and said unto them, ‘He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.’” (Matthew 13:36 – 42 KJV)

A closer study of this parable would seem to completely disprove the theory of a secret rapture of the church. Let’s take a look at what Jesus had to say about the time of the end through this parable. There are two groups on the earth represented by the wheat (the good or the church) and the tares (the evil). The workers of the field (probably representing angels) are troubled by the tares that the evil one (the devil) has planted. They ask the farmer (Jesus) if they should gather the weeds now and purify the field (the world). The farmer (Jesus) said that it should not happen that way because some of the wheat may come up with the tares. He then declares, “Let both grow together until the harvest (the end of the world): and in the time of harvest (the end of the world) I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.” I find it hard to be a proponent of a secret rapture for the church when Jesus said that both the good and the evil will grow together until the harvest (the end of the world). How can the church be raptured, leaving the evil on the earth, when Jesus said they will be together until the very end?

There is another issue raised by this parable. Many well intentioned Christians use the story in Matthew 24:40 & 41 and Luke 17:34 – 36 as key proof of a secret rapture for the church, but if we examine this story about the end times with the earlier story Jesus told about the end times in Matthew 13, we get a completely different picture from what most Christians interpret this story to mean. Let’s look at what Jesus said in these verses.

“Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” (Matthew 24:40 – 42 KJV)

“I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.” (Luke 17:34 – 36 KJV)

Now I do not think that I am wrong in thinking that most Christians interpret these stories to mean that the man taken from the field, the woman that is taken while grinding, and the man taken in his sleep are the ones that belong to the group that is the church and are ruptured. This does not seem to be a plausible explanation however. Jesus gives an order for things to happen back in Matthew 13. “Gather ye together first the tares (the evil), and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat (the good or the church) into my barn.” Jesus clearly says that the evil will be gathered first. If we take this understanding and apply it to Matthew 24 and Luke 17, we get a very different understanding. The ones that are taken are not in the group we want to be in. The ones who are taken are the tares (the evil) that are being gathered to be burned, but the ones that are left are the wheat (the good) that are saved.

There is another metaphor that many well intentioned Christians use to support a secret rapture for the church; I feel that this too is an invalid interpretation of a story.

“But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.” (Matthew 24:43 & 44 KJV)

“And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.” (Luke 12:39 & 40 KJV)

“For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” (1 Thessalonians 5:2 KJV)

“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” (2 Peter 3:10 KJV)

“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.” (Revelation 16:15 KJV)

Here again, most Christians would attempt to say that this metaphor of a thief in the night is depicting a secret rapture for the church. I believe that most Christians have misinterpreted this too. First, Jesus explains what this metaphor means. He says that the meaning is not that the second coming is a secret but we do not know when it will occur. If we knew what day the Lord was to come, we would get ready the day before it, but since we do not know the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36), we must be ever ready! Just examine what Peter had to say of this metaphor in 2 Peter 3:10; he says that when the Lord comes as a thief,” the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therine shall be burned up.” Now I am not sure how all that could be kept a secret from anyone or how people would be able to live on the earth when it has passed away, burned up, and all the elements in it have melted.

Answer 2

Only the husbands and wives of believers when they realize their mother in law left the earth and took them too. Then they will believe.

I think most atheist have made their choice. Doesn't mean they can't change but post rapture with all the confusion I think most will begin joining up right away.
To the new world order I mean. Most won't know what the rapture was even then.

This is mean I hate it! Ever been shopping and see someone letting their children run wild and destroy merchandise and just ignore the carnage? Come on you know a kid that's a bully and a beast. Be honest. What gets me is when someone sees this and says what are the children coming to. It's obvious enlistment in the anti-Christ's army. And Mom is the first instructor. And Dad is just the first to ignore and cripple this kid. When we are gone these people will still be here .All that we can't get saved. Which is what it's all about right? When the number of the gentiles is fulfilled we get to go home. Come on someone meet Jesus will you.

Answer 3

The rapture is no even mentioned in the bible. The rapture concept was based on the vision of a 15 year old english girl in the 19th century who claimed to have a vision about it and a loose intepretation of the book of Daniel, which mentions the dead rising for judgment at the end of days. It was picked up by an English preacher named Darby who mapped it out and was pushed by another englishman named Scofield who put out an annotated edition of the bible out with his personal annotation mixed into the text. The rapture according to this view to was supposed to occur in the late 1800's and became a popular theme for many fundamentalist preachers. Whenever the rapture didn't occur on schedule they just pushed the clock to a new date. I believe the new date is now around 2012.

Answer 4

First of all, they won't believe it.Then they will think a Space ship took all the mean ol' Christians away so they can usher in the Age of Aquarius.Not until 31/2 years into the Tribulation will they realize what is happening.Some will repent some will curse God even more.

Answer 5

seek for the actuality. if there isn't any rapture then technology is the respond; if the rapture comes then their concept of actuality is justified and that they get to make certain in the back of the curtain of life.

Answer 6

Most religions believe that the rapture will happen to those that believe in Jesus.

The ones that were being talked about as going up in the clouds are only those of the 144,00 that go to Heaven to be kings and priests and help Jesus rule for 1,000 years.

Answer 7

Only the Bride will know when the rapture takes place, The world will not even know it, But the world will know it when they see Christ & his Bride coming back to rule & reign on this earth for 1000 yrs. Rev. 19:14

Answer 8

The rapture already occurred. Only Jimmy Hoffa was holy enough to be taken.

Answer 9

They sure will, when the rapture comes all non believers will call on him, but they still have to live through the rapture.

Answer 10

If I'm proven wrong then I will admit it and be sorry. But, from the evidence I have seen over the last 48 years, I'm not too worried.

But thanks for thinking of us :)