Where is Rapture at in the Bible?
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The word rapture does not appear in the bible.  When you hear the term "rapture" it is often used to describe the coming of the Lord (second advent of Christ).   The verse that is most often used to describe "the rapture" is Mathew 24:3.\n\nMat 24:3\n(3)  And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?\n\nRapture is used to describe the word coming in verse 3 of Mathew 24.  The word rapture in it full contest means:\n\nap‧ture [rap-cher] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb -tured, -tur‧ing. \n–noun 1.ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy. \n2.Often, raptures. an utterance or expression of ecstatic delight. \n3.the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence. \n4.the Rapture, Theology. the experience, anticipated by some fundamentalist Christians, of meeting Christ midway in the air upon his return to earth. \n5.Archaic. the act of carrying off. \n\n–verb (used with object) 6.to enrapture. \n\n[Origin: 1590–1600; rapt + -ure]\n\nrapture. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1). Retrieved November 06, 2006, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rapture\n\nThe actual word used to describe Jesus Coming is "Parousia" Strong's # 3952.  Here is the verse again with the Strong's numbers added.\n\nMat 24:3\n(3)  And1161 as he846 sat2521 upon1909 the3588 mount3735 of Olives,1636 the3588 disciples3101 came4334 unto him846 privately,2596, 2398 saying,3004 Tell2036 us,2254 when4219 shall these things5023 be?2071 and2532 what5101 shall be the3588 sign4592 of thy4674 coming,3952 and2532 of the3588 end4930 of the3588 world?165\n\nThe Strongs definition of the word parousia is as follows:\n\nG3952\nπαρουσία\nparousia\npar-oo-see'-ah\nFrom the present participle of G3918; a being near, that is, advent (often, return; specifically of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physical aspect: - coming, presence.\n\nAs you can see the word rapture has emotional overtones.  The word parousia has no emotional overtones to it.  The original text is actually talking about Jesus second advent.  Jesus does not come for His Church secretly and then come again to destroy sin.  Jesus destroys sin at the same time as He draws all believers unto Himself.\n\n2Th 2:8\n(8)  And2532 then5119 shall that Wicked459 be revealed,601 whom3739 the3588 Lord2962 shall consume355 with the3588 spirit4151 of his848 mouth,4750 and2532 shall destroy2673 with the3588 brightness2015 of his848 coming:3952\n\nThe word "coming" in Mt 24:3 is the same word as "coming" in 2Th 2:8.  In both instances the word is "parousia" Strong's number 3952 in the Greek dictionary of the Strong's concordance.\n\nWhen Jesus comes as a thief in the night we are not supposed to be surprised.  The wicked are surprised.  Look at the parable of the 10 virgins.\n\nMat 25:1-13\n(1)  Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.\n(2)  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.\n(3)  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:\n(4)  But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.\n(5)  While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.\n(6)  And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.\n(7)  Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.\n(8)  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.\n(9)  But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.\n(10)  And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and t
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The mark of the beast will occur after the rapture. All Christians will be called by Jesus to be taken to heaven, and satan will have seven years to live on earth. The mark of the beast is something that placed on humans who have accepted the devil. It's an easy choice to make, the mark will be neccessary to interact within the community, and without one you will be hunted down. The mark is a seperation from God...not worth taking.
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Many of the bible prophecies have already come to pass including the return of the Jews to Israel. Everything needed for the mark of the beast is in place and we are seeing increased weather conditions and earthquakes all of which are also in the bible. I truly believe we are in the last days. To read it for yourself, turn to revelations and Daniel. God does not tell us the exact time but gives us many of the end time signs.
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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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appoximately 6,000 yrs. ago: From creation to the flood; then from flood to Jesus; then from Jesus to now.  Each dispensation was 2000 yrs or more.  the bible says the next dispensation will only be one thousand yrs ( the millenial reign)  when we live on planet earth with Jesus as king of kings.  He will rule out of Jerusalem.  We are looking for the rapture of the saved now (or the catching away as told in thessalonians)  then there will be 7 yrs tribulation before we go into the 1,000 yr reign.
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Darby created the idea of the rapture but a con artists named Scofield that was in and out of prison for scamming people out of money promoted it and made it popular. There is no pre-trib rapture, it is just one of many of the churches lies. Read Rev. 20:1-5. It states seeing the beheaded for not taking the mark of the beast and the says that this is the first Resurrection. The rapture belief states that the dead rise. if the beheaded are part of the first Resurrection then it is impossible to have a rapture before that point. Also when Christ returns all shall see Him. Due to this ignorant false belief in a pre trib rapture I believe that most church goers will take the mark of the beast thinking that it can't be the mark since the rapture hadn't happened yet. I feel that this is part of the great lie that God sent to deceive everyone but the elect. Which in fact will show that most church goers were never really Christians because the elect won't be deceived by this lie.
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The only Church which God is going to rapture out from this earth before the Tribulation Period is his own true Church; which includes only those who have been washed in the blood of Jesus Christ, and cleanse from their sins by such. It is not going to be those who have worked real hard to try and please God; even though I am sure that it will include some of these. But the only ones who can look forward to the rapture before the Great Tribulation are those who have truly believed upon Jesus Christ, and received Him into their hearts by faith. These are the ones who truly make up the Church of God.
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It's all TRUE.  We were made aware of this over 10 years ago.  It's all coming to pass.  This is how the world will be taken over.  Only those who are raptured at the Lord's return will be saved from the worst of it.  Thanks John
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Armageddon is the final battle between Satan and Jehovah's armies where the final battle before heaven will descend upon Jerusalem.  It is a square mile battlefield that is in the plains of Megiddo, Israel.  Armies from the East will challenge armies from the West.  At the end, there will be only one victor, and all the evil in the world will be vanquished.  This is foretold in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.  This battle is told to John the Baptist before Jesus came into prominence...It definitely bears study, because the prophecy says that Israel will be victorious in this final battle.
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born again christians believe in rapture.that they will be taken up during the great tribulation. Rapture is not a bible teachings.
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The rapture has no biblical basis whatsoever. In the mid-1820's there was a man named Edward Irving who studied bible prophecies and by making some mathematical equations, thought that the end of the world was near. So he wrote a paper on his concept of what was going to occur in the last days and when it would happen. He was  exiled from the presbyterian church within 2 years of his writings and formed his own chuch, which folded when the time came and went for the rapture to occur. The idea, however, was the catalyst for several religions, such as the Pentacosts and the Seventh Day Adventists. But look in the bible and you will find nothing about it 'cos it isn't there. There are only some warnings that God gave to Moses that even come close to the concept and even they are a stretch to make fit with the philosophy of the Rapture.
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There is no pre-tribulation rapture, as many in Christendom teach.  Notice in Revelation 20:4 WHO are in the first resurrection which occurs simultaneously with the "catching away" of live saints...THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BEHEADED FOR REFUSING THE MARK OF THE BEAST. \n\nBelievers in Christ WILL go through the tribulation and many will be killed for bearing the testimony of Jesus Christ.  There are concentration camps all over America that will be used as internment camps.  Some are equipped with gas chambers, and many already are furnished with guillotines, for execution of all resisters and dissenters of the New World Order, which will be under UN "law".  \n\nThere is ZERO scriptural support for a "two-part" return of Christ...NONE, ZIP, NADA.\n\nThe first resurrection occurs at the same time as the "catching away" which is at Christ's return to earth which is AFTER the tribulation.  We will be changed in an instant! to glorified bodies like Christ's and receive immortality and incorruptibility.  We will meet Jesus Christ in the air, and accompany Him to earth where He will rule for 1000 years.  The saints will rule and reign with Him.\n\nMany will have been killed when God pours out His wrath upon all those that oppose Him and there will be much work to do.  Those who did not take the mark of the beast and who were also not "saved" will remain on earth to repopulate and be taught God's law.  There will be peace under this new order of things...a far cry from Satan's counterfeit New World Order that will be very short-lived.\n\nSatan will be bound during the millennium so that he cannot deceived people.\n\nAfter the millenium, the rest of the dead (unbelievers) will be raised to fleshly bodies to once again dwell on the earth.  Many who never heard the gospel or who were not able to understand it will have an opportunity to hear and believe and be saved.  This is the Great White Throne judgment period.\n\nSatan will be loosed for a season to deceive the world.  Many will follow him once again.  The final battle will ensue and Satan and his followers will be destroyed.  All enemies of God will cease to exist forevermore.\n\nThis is just a very brief sketch of all of the prophetic events yet to take place.
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Ex-Mormon here. It's been a while so I may have some details wrong, but here's the deal:\n\nNonmormon fundamentalist Christians believe the Rapture is an event that will happen just before the Millenium. All the righteous of the world will be instantly zapped up to Heaven and the rest will be left to burn and die at Jesus' sword. \n\nMormons don't believe in the Rapture. In their version, all the dead righteous peole will be resurrected at the Second Coming, and everyone still on earth will live to 'the age of a tree' (it's not specified how long that is, but many people believe it's 100 years) and then be instantly translated, resurrected without dying. And everyone will enjoy 1000 years of peace.
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There are different views on the timing of the rapture--some Christians say it will occur before the Antichrist arrives to usher in the Great Tribulation, others say that Christians will go through the Tribulation and be raptured--taken to heaven--after the Tribulation but before God pours out His wrath on those who have rejected Him. I've just posted an article on my website (see the link below) on what I believe is the view on the timing of the rapture that best coincides with Scripture, along with some other links.
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Go to biblegateway.com and you can search for verses in the bible under any version of the bible.  If it's hard for you to get to biblegateway.com, go to google.com, type in "search the bible" and biblegateway.com should be one of the first websites to pop-up.\nThe closest thing I can think of as far as the seasons running together is that in revelations, it speaks of strange weather in the last days.
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There is NO PLACE in the Bible where it says that ANYONE is going to heaven. II Peter 3 verse 13 and Revelation 21 verse 1 speak of a new earth. In Matthew 5 verse 5 it says that the meek shall inherit the earth. John 3 verse 13 says that no man has ascended into heaven BUT Jesus. Ecclesiastes 9 verse 5 says that the dead know nothing. In Matthew 22, Luke 12 Mark 20, and John 5, it talks about resurrerction from the dead. And Revelation 20 speaks of multiple resurrections. The word resurrection is found in at least 20 places throughout the New Testament.
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There's apparently a big debate about this. If you're part of an older church, then yeah, God would've given the smackdown before rapture. Newer churches take the view of the rapture occurring before the mayhem begins.