For those of you who believe the rapture is coming?

Question

Why do you believe that? Is your preacher/pastor saying it's going to happen?

Answer 1

He said He will come like a thief in the night. I think it already happened. Sorry to tell ya'll.

Answer 2

This is the basic overview, if it turns out to be a long response, I didn't plan it that way.

The reason why I believe that the Rapture is coming is because the church ( which are the believers', the redeemed of God ) is not appointed unto wrath. Jesus took the wrath of God on the cross. The body of Christ is typified as the rock which Moses struck in the Old Testament, from which water came out - which typifies the Spirit of God.

But Moses struck the rock twice in anger, and God was so angry at him for doing that he was denied entering the Promised Land. You see, God had a purpose for telling the story of the Rapture ahead of time, which He did all through the Bible. This is often called prophecy.

In the New Testament, the church is called the Body of Christ. Since the church is the body of Christ according to the New Testament, The Great Tribulation is God's wrath poured out on the Earth. Since the body of Christ would only suffer Gd's wrath once, it is surmised that it will not suffer the wrath of God in the Great Tribulation.

Answer 3

The raised up, gathered and caught up as to the bible [ called rapture ]; all the way back to Pentecost has been taking place 93 years in the time of the end.
Rev.6:9-11 [ they wait ]; Rev.11:12 [ the go up ]; Rev.20:4 [ they are very special ]; Heb.12:22-24; Matt.20:22,23 [ baptized into Jesus death ]; Rev.17:5,6 [ hated by the world, John 18:36; that Jesus is no part of and the end timers Rev.18:1-6; plead, Matt.13:37-39; Matt.24:3,7,14,15 [ the end timers on down to the end ];

Daniel was year 3460, he gives 2520 years over Babylon to Dan.12:1-13; &
Rev.12:3,4,6-11,12 [ this is the time of the end, when Satan has a short time and the reedeemed from the earth are raised up John 6:39,40,44; 14:3; with
Satan down a place is prepared for them Rom.16:20; to go up, Mark 13:27;
onto 1Thes.4:15-17; onto Rev.20:1-6; No Satan 1000 years, and the heavenly are with Jesus at his second coming, and the short time for Satan has been 93 years at 2007 after Christ Jesus, the heavenly resurrect the earthly ];

Eph.2:7; 3:21; The world with Jesus is without end. John 3:16; 17:3,17;
1Cor.15:22-28,51-53; 2Pet.3:13; Rev.21:1-5; Jesus makes all as new as before Eden, all possible is saved back to Abel, for the earthly.

Answer 4

Time has nearly come for the second coming of Jesus. People have seen a vision in which some people are carrying a huge dove and saying "Big days are coming". It
means thatJesus will return soon to take revenge from those who knowingly conspired to kill him on the cross.

So there are about 50 years in the doomsday.

Javed Kaleem

Answer 5

I believe the rapture will one day come because Jesus said he would return and take us to a place that he had prepared for us. Pastors and preachers are only men, the scripture tells us that no one may know the day or the hour, it is not for us to know, however scripture also tells us that there will be signs to indicate the time of his return was approaching. It does not matter when he returns, all that matters is to be ready.

John 14

1"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God[a]; trust also in me. 2In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4You know the way to the place where I am going."

5Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?"

6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7

Answer 6

I believe the rapture is coming because of the Scriptural evidence. Not because my pastor preaches on it. In fact, he rarely even touches the subject.

I Thessalonians 4:17 says that we will be "caught up." The Greek word is "harpazo." The Latin word that was translated from the Greek is "rapere" (or variants such as rapiemur), which means "to seize violently." Further, the rapture is clearly described in several other passages, 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, II Corinthians 12:2-4, and John 14:1-3 for starters.

Jesus comes back for His church, His "bride" in I Thessalonians 4:17. He meets them "in the air." He later returns to the earth, setting foot on the Mount of Olives, where an earthquake will occur. "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south." (Zechariah 14:4)

He will then begin to rule and reign over the earth, along with the saints that followed Him from heaven. "Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied about these people when he said, "Look! The Lord has come with countless thousands of his holy ones. He will execute judgment on all people and convict everyone of all the ungodly things that they have done in such an ungodly way, including all the harsh things that these ungodly sinners have said about him." (Jude 1:14-15)

Now, back to the etymology of the word "rapture." Allow me to quote I Thessalonians 4:17 from the Latin Vulgate so that you can see it:

"deinde nos qui vivimus qui relinquimur simul "rapiemur" c u m illis in nubibus obviam Domino in aera et sic semper c u m Domino erimus"

And in the Greek:

"ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς "ἁρπαγησόμεθα" ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα."

Jesus said that we were to be watchful, and He gave us signposts for His return. As the world becomes more self-absorbed and sinful, I'm starting to see "Exit" signs.

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Answer 7

There will be humans on this Earth for many thousands of years. And it is our obligation to make a positive contribution to saving rainforest, protecting endangered species, abating global warming, etc., out of obligation to those future generations. To the degree that religiously narcissitic people cannot get over the fact that the world will not end with them, our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc., will suffer.

Answer 8

I agree with Millie.

Answer 9

They believe it because they have itching ears to hear fables that make them feel secure, when in fact they should be buckling up to hear the words, 'Depart from me, I never knew you'. That, or they're just out and out Jesuit.

Answer 10

Jesus said it and that settles it for me...8-)