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God had clear strategic reasons for not revealing the rapture to anyone before the cross. In 1 Cor 2:6-10 Paul wrote that if Satan had known what the Lord had in store for the Church, he’d have done everything in his power to prevent the crucifixion. Paul called it part of God’s secret wisdom there and in Ephesians 3:10.
Unfortunately, few pre-tribulational expositors attempt to justify this doctrine by appealing to a coherent exegesis of an extended passage of Scripture. 3 Yet, the apostle Paul directly teaches the Rapture of the Church as a deliverance before the Great Tribulation’s judgments in one such passage, 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11.
Jul 16, 2012 · The rapture is the miraculous transportation of all living Christians to heaven at the return of Jesus. There is a lot of misinformation about this event, but this passage gives us some definite truths about it. Paul made it clear that Jesus’ return will not be secret but will be visible; it will be a bodily return; and it will be a ...
- What Does The Bible Say About The Rapture?
- Pre-Wrath & Post-Tribulation Views
- When Will Jesus Return?
The Bible passages surrounding the rapture include 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50–54. In each of these Bible passages, the Apostle Paul gives us vital information surrounding the rapture. Paul tells us that the rapture will happen quicker than the “twinkling of an eye” as he says, For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, wi...
Covenant theology teaches a few different views of the rapture, including the pre-wrath view and the post-tribulation view. Most dispensationalists adhere to the pre-tribulation view of the rapture, myself included; however, covenant theologians will either hold to the pre-wrath view or the post-tribulation view. The pre-wrath holds to the stance t...
From a pre-tribulation view, after the rapture of the church, believers will be taken to heaven, to which we will participate in the Bema seat of Christ (Romans 14:10-12). The Bema seat of Christ is not a test of salvation but rather a test of how one served Christ during their earthly life. It is to be noted that salvation is never in jeopardy at ...
The two stages, Rapture and Return, will be separated by a seven-year Tribulation on earth. The purpose of the Rapture is to spare Christ’s own from the horrors of the Tribulation according to Revelation 3:10. The prophets saw what appears to be the Tribulation —“the time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jeremiah 30:7)—not the Rapture.
Jun 15, 2009 · The rapture is something God wants us to know about because He doesn’t want us to face life without hope. When the rapture occurs, 1 Thessalonians 4 tells us that Christ is to bring the souls of those who have died from heaven to earth. He’s going to resurrect their bodies, and their souls will reenter their bodies permanently in resurrection.
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Apr 5, 2010 · This morning, though, we are going to be studying it as a message of comfort. We will be reading from I Thessalonians 4:13-18. In these verses, the apostle Paul in discussing the Rapture and this is the central passage on the subject, gives us three things. In verses 13 and 14, he gives us a bold declaration.
