Can someone explain the rapture? Will airplane crews be sucked out of the flight deck?
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This is a hilarious religious culty thing wherein certain bizarre individuals actually believe that when the world ends all who truly believe in their weird version of the Bible will be sucked up to heaven leaving those of us who laughed at them behind.  These are also the same people who claim that the world will end every other day.  It’s really a joke only taken seriously by wackos and people who have very low IQs.
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no body will know until after the Rapture (and us Christians won't have to worry about the Antichrist because we won't be here:-)\n\nGod Bless You
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According to prophecy, no it has not happened.  It is a warning from God, to the people who do not follow him, and what they will go through after the rapture.  But in theology, it happens all the time.  Read your newspaper.  Consider all the war, and death.
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If the plane is crashing then it looks like W is in the cockpit.....\n\n(And let's hope that when Dick pulls the ripcord an anvil pops out instead of a parachute. Why? Because it would be funny.)
843875
Once we are old enough to understand and decide, we are all responsible for our belief or lack of it.  A question like this doesn't seem to serve much of a purpose, but then, I don't know. Part of my faith is that God is always a fair judge of every situation.  I know that a very tired Jesus once told HIs disciples, "Allow the children to come unto me and don't stop them from doing so."  I don't believe that He would leave children behind in the rapture.  If you've read the Bible, you know the horror that will come upon the earth once the church is removed, so I agree with you there.   Likewise, all parents ideally would be concerned that they are bringing their children up to know God.  As Christians, however, I think there are better things to tell people about God than something like this.  That's just me.
812672
Yes, after the Rapture. They will be headed by the anti christ. It says so right in the Bible. (It's in the book of Revalation)
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well its funny you ask that question . im reading that left behind book and when the rapture comes there will be a great cry over thee horizon and the christians that are left behind cant do nothing but continue to endure this worldly pain but stand at thee same time cause god will come back for his people. remember none of us are worthy of his love we all have sinned now its the time to behold the lamb and call on grace cause thats the only thing that can save us,cause it will rain.
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im glad you asked that. this is going to take a while but ill try and give you a short version to prove by the bible that this is in fact the days just before the tribulation. the most important thing to remeber is scripture interprates scripture in other words you can find answers to questions thru out all the 66 books of the bible. here is 3 key points to prove this is those days. lets look at the 1st key point in 2 thessalonians 2:1-12. verse 3 says let no man deciev you by any means FOR THAT DAY SHALL NOT COME EXCEPT THERE COME A FALLING AWAY FIRST, and that man of sin the wicked one be revealed, the son of perdition. (or anti-christ). what that verse said is the anti-christ cannot be revealed untill a falling away happens. whats a falling away? some say that is a rapture i kinda agree with that but i think the falling away is the gradual decline of true christians. think back 60 years ago churches were packed our church just 25 years ago had on average 125 people every sunday morning now it does good to get 30 weve lost 95 people in 25 years and our church isnt the only one churches all over are that way there is few exceptions but for the most part that is the norm we are dealling with the hole here. christianity keeps declining in numbers eventually God will have no option but to send christ to rapture the church. the thing that is not noticed here is while true christians are on the decline satan is on the incline the holy spirit is what is keeping satan at bay now but as the holy spirit goes away satan encounters less resistance so finally when the church is raptured then satan or the anti-christ will have free run of the world. now look at society today all over the world am i right in this observation. just watch the news all the murders child abuse immorality its there people be honest. 2nd thing there has to be a nation of isreal. ezekiel 37:1-28 talks about a rebirth of a nation (isreal) prior to may 1948 there was no nation of isreal some people think every generation is the terminal generation if theyd study the bible they see prior to 1948 that there was going to be no return of Christ the bible says so dont argue me argue the bible if ya dont believe it but thats what it clearly says. now God has refered to isreal as the fig tree several times in the bible look at Hosea 9:10 and Joel 1:1-9. now lets look at Mathew 24:32-34 it says now learn the parable of the fig tree(isreal) when his branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves ye know summer is nigh so like wise ye when ye shall see all things know that it is near even at the doors verily i say unto you this generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled. now look at isreal its only 58 years old and one of the stongest nations in the world id say that they are its putting for leaves while its branches are yet tender (or young). thats the 2nd key point and now the last one the 3rd point. the revived roman empire. in daniel chapter 2 verses 31 thru 45 daniel is descibing a dream this dream was a statue head of gold breast and arms of silver his belly and thighs of brass his legs of iron and his feet part of iron and part of clay. now we will use world history to reveal this image daniel told nebuchandnezzar he was the head of gold the Babylonian empire then there would be one after him the arms and breast of silver is the medo-persian empire and the third kingdom belly and thighs of brass is the greecian empire now here is the key part for our times the legs of iron was the next kingdom can ya guess who it was? the roman empire the legs of iron. now lets look at the feet of iron and clay the feet have iron in it so part of i has to be rome in some form but the clay shows its the same as it was somethings different about this roman empire. look at the european union. i got a map of the roman empire in all its glory all the territory it had all europe middle east parts of africa, then i got a map of europe to day with all the nations and i colore
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I`ll answer this from the Aethist point of view, im sure other much more learned chrsitians will chime off on this topic. \n\nI`d first like to start off that the word "rapture" appears no where in the new testiment. \n\nSites like Rapture Ready (re: sources) provides a plethora of people wanting the end times to come, and prehaps reading a bit too much into the signs of the end times. As scary as that site is,  its a great source for the many many\ntheorys behind the rapture.\n\nThe basic plot to the rapture is, at some time that "only god knows when". All 'saved' christians on earth, will suddenly dissapear in a blink of an eye and carried off to heaven. \n\nThis would leave the world in chaos, where a person will come and bring calm and peace to the world. Under this one world government he would suppress religion (namely christinity) with his deadly armys and force his views on the world. \n\nThis Antichrist will rule for 7 years. During a battle with christians in isreal, jesus will finally reappear and save the day. Where all christians will then live on earth in a millenieal kingdom.\n\nNow there is alot more various theorys, but the above is the standard teaching give or take details specific to each Evangelical congregation.\n\nWikipedia has the 3 most popular versions of the "tribulations" associated with the rapture so make sure to check that out as well.
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This isn't the first "End of Times" panic!  The ignorant masses are swept into a fervour by their spiritual leaders.  I believe this is a corrosive factor in humanity.  Whether it is religious rapture or Y2K, far too many people are just plain gullible.   What I see isn't really the end of times but a renewal of the dark ages.  Those in the dark remain in the dark and teach their kids there is no light.  The emergence of highly respected American Evangelist Zealots is very very disturbing and is leading to a new flat earth that the universe revolves around.
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You're probably right. Jesus said these thing would happen. Don't think it's right to speculate on when the end will come, after all, there are countries in the world where churches are burned down and Christians are killed for their beliefs, and these things have always happened. It's always felt like the end times to someone somewhere. As the Day approaches, satan knows he is running out of time so he steps up the pace. But read the end of the book, WE WIN! Keep the faith. Pray for your church.
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It depends on your definition of "rapture". If your rapture means that people will be taken on a random basis to heaven and that no one will know it...there is no scripture saying that. If the rapture means that the righteous living and the righteous who will be raised from the dead in the first resurrection will be taken to heaven at the second coming. Dictionary definition of rapture means":transporting of person to heaven" (1 Thess. 4:16,17)
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Virtually none! The rapture could occur at any time now as the stage is set. The anti-Christ is in the world already. At the point of the rapture the Lord will unleash all sorts of terrible disasters on earth one being that there will be no rain on the earth for the first three and a half years of the tribulation which will be brought about by the 2 witnesses spoken of in Revelations. Just make sure you are ready as anyone left behind will most likely either die or on order to survive, people will be forced to accept the mark of the beast and those who do have no hope of entering the kingdom of God as they will be doomed forever.
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Today's popular Christianity is false Christianity, and so I expect a very great many to fall away when things start going bad.\n\nEspecially when that rapture crap turns out to be just that.
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Before I say this let me tell you that I am a devout Christian.  The rapture is a creation of man and does not exist.  It evolved from interpretation of the Revelation.  Not gonna happen.  Ever.
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There is no rapture.  I challenge anyone to find a single scripture that shows there will be a rapture before Jesus comes, other than in Revelation 14, which is totally overlooked by everyone I have ever heard preach.\n\nTeaching people that they will not go through this is very sad indeed, as nobody will be ready.  I say, "Bring it on God.  And by your Holy Spirit will I reveal your glory, even to death."
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what a load of poo!!\n\nThe hoaxster is apparently quite willing to bend the truth to fit the story. Flight 77 was carrying 64 people not 65 as claimed in the email. The message also claims that Flight 77 hit the Twin Towers. However, Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, not the World Trade Center. \n\nIn addition, the email states that the "total number of victims inside all the hi-jacked planes was 254". However, this is untrue. Various reliable sources concur that the total number of people on the hijacked planes was 265 (see Data Table below). If you subtract the 19 hijackers, the total number of victims on the planes (passengers and crew) was 246 not 254. Neither 265 nor 246 add up to eleven.\n\n\nThe second part of the message claims that Chapter 9 Verse 11 (9.11) of the Islamic holy book the Quran contains a startling prophecy presumably related to the US invasion of Iraq. However, research indicates that the quoted verse does not appear in the Quran at all. Chapter 9 Verse 11 of the Quran is concerned with repentance and charity. Other translations may differ slightly in wording but carry essentially the same message. None make mention of the "wrath of the Eagle" or any other elements contained in the "verse" quoted in the message.\n\nCertainly, this combination of symbols is likely to make even the most cynical readers do a double take when they first observe it. However, a minimal amount of research reveals that the Wingdings claim is based on an outrageous lie and therefore has no validity what so ever. None of the planes involved in the 9/11 attacks had the flight number "Q33 NY". The flight numbers of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers were in fact "11" and "175". Clearly, someone has simply made up this supposed flight number in an attempt to make the spurious claim seem valid. \n\nThere is more at the link\nhttp://www.hoax-slayer.com/wingdings-911.html