I DOUBLE DARE you to show me.
2007-10-02 20:03:33 · 15 answers · asked by Somewhat Enlightened, the Parrot of Truth 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'll take a triple dare, with a gallon of ice cream on the side, thanks!
The word "rapture" is NOT in the bible. Some Christian theologists came up with the term as a shorthand for "The Time of Christs Return to take away those who follow him, and as the final judgment on all people"
2007-10-02 20:06:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Note this quote from The New Encyclopedia Britannica, 1985, Micropedia, vol. 11, p. 928: "Neither the word Trinity, NOR THE EXPLICIT DOCTRINE AS SUCH, appears in the New Testament, nor did Jesus and his followers intend to contradict the Shema in the Old Testament: `Hear, O Israel: The Lord [Jehovah] our God is one Lord.' Deut. 6:4 .... The doctrine developed gradually over several centuries and through many controversies .... It was not until the 4th century that the distinctness of the three and their unity were brought together in a single orthodox doctrine of one essence and three persons." There is not one vision, dream, or clear description in scripture wherein God is shown as more than one person.
2016-05-19 21:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rapture appears no where in the Bible. It is a term from .. believe it or not, the early 1800's. When a little girl from Scotland had a "vision" (or a dream if your not an idiot) of Jesus coming down from heaven and thus the "rapture" was created.
No it did not come from the Bible as most Religous people believe.
2007-10-02 20:15:23 · answer #3 · answered by DD 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not exact word 'rapture'
Matthew
24:30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky; and all the peoples of earth will weep as they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
24:31 The great trumpet will sound, and he will send out his angels to the four corners of the earth, and they will gather his chosen people from one end of the world to the other
24:40 At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
24:41 Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind.
24:42 Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come
2007-10-02 20:11:45 · answer #4 · answered by Si semut 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "rapture" does not appear in the Bible but the concept of the rapture clearly does.
1 Thessalonians 4:16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.
The English words in question are "caught up".
The English word "rapture" is derived from Latin word rapio (rapere, raptus).
Greek word for "caught up" is harpazo.
2007-10-02 20:13:15 · answer #5 · answered by Northstar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are right.
It's NOT there!
And it takes a strong imagination to even think that "a rapture" or at least what they call a "secret rapture" is even hinted at in the Bible.
2007-10-02 20:12:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The experience of the Rapture (which means "capturing" in Latin or Greek) is in Pauls letter to the Corinthians, which describes Christ returning in the air, and the dead rising to meet him and "changing" in the blink of an eye, and the living rising also, to become "his people." Those who dont like him, or dont like to remember killing him, remain behind to meet their fate.
2007-10-02 20:11:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It does not in the KJV Bible. In catholic texts it appears as "rapiomore."
source: Jack van Impe
2007-10-02 20:07:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You won't find the word in the Bible.
2007-10-02 20:14:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You seem to think you've scored a point here. I might not be able to find the words "sacrament" or "communion" either, but the CONCEPTS are there.
2007-10-02 20:14:51 · answer #10 · answered by psalmsmuse 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋