The Rapture False Teaching if there ever was any. Some men have blinders on. And they want to feel secure and not worry about Gods wrath in the in times. If they would read Gods word and not part of Gods word there eyes would be opened. Jesus speaking of the end time here in Luke 10:19 Behold I give unto you power to tread on SERPENTS and SCORPIONS and over all the power of the enemy and NOTHING shall by any means hurt you. Is Jesus just blowing hot air here. He didn't say Ill remove you from anything. He said I give you power. I truly believe his word. Do you.
It seems when the so called Rapture is mentioned man jumps straight to 1 Thessalonians. Verses 13-18 I would like for someone to tell me where it says that the return being spoken of here is to avoid Gods wrath. It doesn't say that. It simply tells you where the dead are. And that he returns at the last Trump. The 7[SUP]th[/SUP] Trump the Trump of God. I have read here on this forum that there are more than 7 Trumps. I would like for anyone to show me where they are. The 7[SUP]th[/SUP] Trump is the Trump of God spoken of in the book of Revelation Period.
Matthew 24:1-6 is about the Temple and Jerusalem being Destroyed.
Matthew 24:7-13 is about the 2000 year period between Jesus/AD 70ish and the Rapture.
Matthew 24:14-26 is about the Time of Troubles.
Matthew 24:27-31 is about the Second Coming.
Matthew 24:32-44 is about the Rapture.
The Last one should come after verse 13 and before verse 14. But of course, Paul said the Rapture was a Mystery, it isn't really about the Jewish peoples in that most of them don't except Christ until Jacobs Trouble/70th Week is upon them. But nevertheless Jesus had to tell the few Messianic Jews their plight also, and thus he did,
Use a little logic, as in the Days of Noah !! Really? Do you think just before the Second Coming, with all of those Plagues, people will be MARRYING/PARTYING/EATING? No, of course not, they will be hiding from Gods Wrath. Thus just before the Rapture, they will be Marrying/Partying/Eating unawares. By the time the Second Coming gets here, they will be WELL AWARE of Christ. So you see, even Jesus told about the Rapture, you just have to have EARS to hear it with.
Revelation 19 is the Church in Heaven Marrying the Lamb. Then w come back with Jesus on White Horses and the Anti-Christ and his Armies are OPPS........Still on Earth. That requires a Rapture to take place.
Jesus speaking of his bride in John 14:2
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
In the Jewish Wedding the son built a bridal chamber in his fathers house, when it was ready then the father would give the order to go get the bride, but at the fathers timing. So one night around midnight, a night not know to the son, the father would send the son, he would go and get the Bride who would be EXPECTANT but SURPRISED. They then stayed in the Bridal chambers for SEVEN DAYS !!!
Now imagine Jesus is building us a Bridal Chamber in his Fathers house (Heaven), now John 14:2 makes plenty of sense. We go to the Bridal chamber for SEVEN YEARS (Revelation 19) then come back with Jesus IMMEDIATELY AFTER the Tribulation. And that is just one inference that aligns with the Jewish Wedding Pattern. A few More:
1 – Selection of the Bride
Jewish Wedding - The Son chooses the Bride – the Father makes the arrangements
Church - John 15:16 – “You did not choose Me, but I chose you . . .”
2 – The Bride Price established
Jewish Wedding - The father of the bride must be reimbursed for the loss of his daughter.
Church - I Corinthians 6:20 - “For you were bought with a price.” The Bride price was paid when Jesus died on the Cross.
5 – The Bride must consent
Jewish Wedding – This is not entirely an arranged marriage; the bride must agree.
Church – “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;” (Mark 16:16) “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
6 – The Bridal Gift and the Cup of the Covenant
Jewish Wedding – A glass of wine is taken upon the signing of the contract.
Church – Each time we gather around the Lord’s Table, we remember the “contract.” “And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament (covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (Matthew 26:27-28)
Jewish Wedding – The Bride is given a gift by the groom.
Church - The Holy Spirit is given by Jesus –– “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:38) This, of course, occurred on the Day of Pentecost.
9 – The Bride is consecrated and set apart
Church - First Peter 2:9 – “But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people.”
10 – The Groom returns with a shout, “Behold, the bridegroom comes!”
Church - First Thessalonians 4:16 – “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God.”
11 – The Bride and Groom go to the wedding chamber.
Church – This period when the Bride and Groom spend time together seems to show that the Bride of Jesus will be with Him in Heaven. This appears to indicate a pre-Tribulation gathering of the Church, and is described in Isaiah 26:20; “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.”
12 – The Marriage Supper
Church – “‘Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.’ And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, ‘Write: Blessed [are] those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” (The Revelation 19:7-9)
It takes a little study. But its there. There is a reason Paul said I show you a MYSTERY.
