Was it Jesus or the Apostles that first mentioned the rapture?

Answer 1

Actually it was Jesus:

"...and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come."

Matthew 24:39-42

Answer 2

His disciples asked about His return. While "rapture" is in fact never mentioned directly in the Bible, a "catching away" of the church is mentioned, which is what we derive the "rapture" from. While Jesus said that even He didn't know when that would be, He did give very descriptive information of what to look for that would indicate that "when". Yes, I do believe that we are fast approaching that time. Prophecy of the time points to this time that we are currently in. That when, I believe, can be pinned down a little more tightly than many have thought about. All major events of Jesus' life and the church have happened around Jewish feasts and festivals. Since the church began at Pentecost, which is the festival of First Fruits in the Jewish yearly events, the next big celebration will be the Feast of Tabernacles. That comes at the end of the harvest time, in the latter period of the fall. So, for those looking for the "rapture", the end of the harvest season is the time to wait for. Even though there have been hundreds of harvest seasons, and for the Jews, hundreds of Feast of Tabernacle celebrations, it only takes one, and that one is coming, to the shock and awe of the world. After that, life on earth will not be worth living.

Answer 3

Watch out! Do you want to be taken or left, at the well, in the field . . . in Matt. there is the parable; 1st gather the tares to be burned, THEN the wheat into my barn, LOOK IT UP, dont' take my take on it. Dont think I wannabe "raptured" out with the tares, sounds like?

All the time statements of the N.T. have to be put in context AND compared to the similar phrases and culture of the old testament, like the whole "comming on the clouds" day of the LORD judgement phrase, as only Yehoviah rides on clouds, this is why Kaiuhfus made such a fus when he was told "ye shall see the Son of Man comming on the Clouds" as in judgment against you, not in rapture AND he knew of Yeshua's miracles, you can bet. Turning the tables on the moneychangers didn't help either as if you get between a "jew"/kazar and their money WATCH OUT!

Answer 4

Jesus I think. It's in Matthew 24. I've just been watching 'Left behind' which is a film about the repture and the rise of the antichrist - although it didn't answer your question.

The word rapture means to be suddenly caught up, ; it isn't in the Bible but is a word that is used to describle the events in Matthew 24 in which believers will be suddenly caught up to meet Jesus in the clouds.

Some are saying that Christians will live through the tribulation. To this I say: God always took his people out before such times eg. Noah and his family saved before the food, Lot taken out before Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed etc.
Why would God suddenly change his ways and leave his people to suffer through the tribulation...

Answer 5

Neither. Because there is no rapture period. Del Dias Rapatoire' was a paper commissioned by the pope in 1608 to deliberately twist the return of Christ for his people at the end of this age. The disciples asked Christ in Matthew 24 "what will be the sign of thy coming and the end of this age?" But prophecy is throughout the bible, makes up a little over half of all scripture. Hal Lindsay found this paper and wrote his series "The Late Great Planet Earth" in the 1980's and the church popularized it. It got a renewed energy with the christian movement with the "Left Behind" series. (also a bunch of crap) but millions bought the book. Dont buy the lie, we will be here through the tribulation BUT if you are truly one of his you will make it. Some will be martyred for thier belief. Either way christian or not, dark days are ahead of us shortly. I personally wish there was a rapture, who in thier right mind would WANT to be here during this horrible period?

Answer 6

The word rapture is not mentioned anywhere in the bible. However, Jesus did talk a lot about the things to come and the day in which He would return to the disciples.

Answer 7

Actually, the people in those days were just like us. They worried about the "end times." Jesus said not to worry about that stuff: it is only known to the Father anyway. He knew people could get so bent out of shape by that stuff that they would forget his main message: love one another.

I guess it's easier to worry about a rapture than it is to care for others.

Answer 8

The belief that faithful Christians will be bodily caught up from the earth, suddenly taken out of the world, to be united with the Lord “in the air.” The word “rapture” is understood by some persons, but not by all, to be the meaning of 1 Thessalonians 4:17. The word “rapture” does not occur in the inspired Scriptures.

When the apostle Paul said that Christians would be “caught up” to be with the Lord, what subject was being discussed?

1 Thess. 4:13-18, RS: “We would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep [“those who sleep in death,” NE; “those who have died,” TEV, JB], that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel’s call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall 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. Therefore comfort one another with these words.” (Evidently some members of the Christian congregation in Thessalonica had died. Paul encouraged the survivors to comfort one another with the resurrection hope. He reminded them that Jesus was resurrected after his death; so, too, at the coming of the Lord, those faithful Christians among them who had died would be raised to be with Christ.)

Answer 9

It was Jesus, "Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left." Lk 17:36

Answer 10

Neither. The so-called "rapture" was made up out of whole cloth by a failed (I'm embarrassed to say) Anglican clergyman by the name of J. Nelson Darby in the mid 1800's for his "Plymouth Brethren" group. It's non-biblical nonsense.