Do you really know
What the RAPTURE is?
And you are sure you know
When the RAPTURE is going to happen?
In just a few minutes,
I can share some clear Bible passages
that will Answer the questions of
What and When is the RAPTURE.
We will take a close look at
- I Corinthians 15:50-52
- Revelation 20:4-6
- I Thessalonians 4:13-18
- Matthew 24:29-31
- Revelation 1:7
And then I will share the conclusions
I think you should be able to make
if you can forget for a moment
what you may have heard
or
what you think you know
about the Rapture.
Instead just READ
what the Bible is saying
about our gathering
to be with the Lord.
What it is,
and
When it will happen.
In
I Corinthians chapter 15 and verses 50-52
we read
Now this I say, brethren,
that flesh and blood
cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I tell you a mystery:
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed—
in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trumpet.
For the trumpet will sound,
and the dead will be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.
In
Revelation chapter 20 and verses 4-6
we read
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them,
and judgment was committed to them.
Then I saw the souls
of those who had been beheaded
for their witness to Jesus
and for the word of God,
who had not worshiped the beast or his image,
and had not received his mark on their foreheads
or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned
with Christ for a thousand years.
But the rest of the dead
did not live again
until the thousand years were finished.
This is the first resurrection.
Blessed and holy is he
who has part in the first resurrection.
Over such the second death has no power,
but they shall be priests of God and of Christ,
and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
In
I Thessalonians chapter 4 and verses 13-18
( perhaps the most famous rapture passage )
we read
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning those who have fallen asleep,
lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so God will bring with Him
those who sleep in Jesus.
For this we say to you
by the word of the Lord,
that we who are alive and remain
until the coming of the Lord
will by no means precede those
who are asleep.
For the Lord Himself will descend
from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of an archangel,
and with the trumpet of God.
And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then
we who are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them
in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air.
And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Therefore
comfort one another with these words.
In
Matthew chapter 24 and verses 29-31
Jesus says,
"Immediately after the tribulation of those days
the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light;
the stars will fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Then
the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,
and then
all the tribes of the earth will mourn,
and they will see the Son of Man
coming on the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory.
And He will send His angels
with a great sound of a trumpet,
and they will gather together His elect
from the four winds,
from one end of heaven to the other.
And in
Revelation chapter 1 and verse 7
we read
Behold,
He is coming with clouds,
and every eye will see Him,
even they who pierced Him.
And all the tribes of the earth will mourn
because of Him.
Even so, Amen.
What I would want you to notice is
that nowhere do we find a mention of a secret rapture
of the church before the Great Tribulation.
Not in these passages we just read,
or any other verses in the Bible.
And I would also like to point out
that there is only One Second Coming of Jesus Christ,
not two separate comings.
One "secret" and one clearly visible to the whole world.
You can find more detailed scriptural support
for the return of Jesus
at the end of the 3 1/2 year reign of the Beast
( or anti-christ )
in the many other Videos
and Blogposts that are part of this ministry.
We Belong To The Day
Youtube channel
and
Clouds on the Horizon
at blogger.com
Here is a Link for more information
to help you understand
what the Bible has to say about End Times.
