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   What is the Rapture in the Bible?

   • What Is the Rapture? 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 is Paul’s teaching about what is popularly called the rapture. 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.

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   When did the Rapture start?

   • In fact, the word itself did not come into existence until around the very late 1500s A.D. Among many Christians, especially those in certain parts of the Protestant world, the meaning of the rapture is a snatching up to heaven of true Christians who are still alive just before or during the Great Tribulation.

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   Where did the word rapture come from?

   • The word “ rapture ” is from Middle French circa 1600 meaning “the act of carrying off.” We also get the word “rape” from “rapture.” The Medieval Latin word “raptura” means “seizure, rape, kidnapping.” “ Ekstasis ” is Greek for “take out of regular position into a state of ecstasy” or rapture.

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   What is the rapture theory?

   • The English word 'rapture' derives from the Latin verb 'Rapere,' meaning 'to carry off,' or 'to catch up.' Although the term 'rapture' is not found in the Bible, the theory is based on Scripture. Those who accept the Rapture theory believe that all non-believers on earth at the time will be left behind for the tribulation period.

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   What does Paul say about Rapture?

   • But Paul’s writing gives us a little more detail. Both 1 Corinthians 15:52 and Thessalonians 4:16-17 tell us that the rapture is not just of those who are living at the time, but that those believers who have already died will be resurrected and together we will meet our Lord.

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   What happens if you believe in the Rapture?

   • Many who believe in the rapture think they will be taken to heaven for a period until they return triumphantly with Jesus to fight those who are deceived by Satan. They will then rule the world with Christ. Jesus told his disciples, in regard to the exact time of his return to earth and the establishment of his kingdom, the following.

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Where Does the Bible Talk about the Rapture? Rapture is not a word that is found in Scripture. But it is used to describe a very biblical doctrine; the return of Christ and the gathering up of his elect.

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   What is the rapture? A: There are many Christians who believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will be in two phases. First, He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the “rapture” (read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).

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   Feb 16, 2022 · What Does Rapture Mean in Christianity? In the general sense, a rapture is defined as "a feeling of intense pleasure or joy." In the Christian sense, according to some millenarian teaching, Rapture is defined as "the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ."

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   Among many Christians, especially those in certain parts of the Protestant world, the meaning of the rapture is a snatching up to heaven of true Christians who are still alive just before or during the Great Tribulation.

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   Jan 23, 2019 · Learn the Christian definition of rapture and study theories of a cataclysmic, end times event unlike any other phenomenon in history.

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   What is the Rapture? “ The dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air ” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, NIV).

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   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.