Summary of Bible references on the Rapture

Wrestling with the rulers of the darkness of this age

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12)

Pray that you are not kept in darkness but would be a light shining in this dark age.

Natural disasters

Acts 4:24 So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,

There are many accounts of people praying during a disaster that then spared their home, of their family. Pray over this verse that your faith would be strengthened that God is the one who made heaven and earth and the sea and so they are all subject to Him.

All things work together for Good

Romans 11:33–36 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! “For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?” “Or who has first given to Him And it shall be repaid to him?” For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

Very often it seems like we are about to be destroyed, the world is against us, etc. But that is OK if God is for us. Pray over this verse that you would have the faith that all things are for Jesus, they are all through Jesus and they are all to Him. We need eyes to see that all the glory is to the Lord forever. If you see this, then you will not be fearful of anything that the enemy can throw your way.

Establishing the saints and the church

Romans 16:25–27 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith—to God, alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever. Amen.

We do not want our work and ministry to go up in flames like wood, hay and stubble. So pray that you get the faith in this verse, that you would be established according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest. Pray for obedience to the faith in God.

Delivered from this evil age

Galatians 1:4–5 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Don't complain about the present evil age, rather pray that you would be delivered from the present evil age according to the will of God and Father.

Every spiritual blessing

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

Pray for a revelation of every spiritual blessing that you have been blessed with.

God would be glorified

Ephesians 3:20–21 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

God is glorified through the work that He does within you. So pray that His power would work in us and that He would be glorified in the church.

I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Cor. 1:4-8

Do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power Ephesians 1:16-19

Now, Lord, … grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus. – Acts 4:29-31

Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Romans 15:5-7

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

There is a great deception in Christianity.

Whenever they talk about judgment they talk about sin. Then they argue that there is nothing you can do to wash away your sins (true), that your forgiveness is 100% due to the blood of Jesus (true) and that thinking you can do something to save yourself is works salvation and is heresy (true). That is all true. But look at the following verses

Matthew 24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

Jesus did not say who is the sinless servant, or who is the forgiven servant, or who is the servant who has washed away their sins in the blood of Jesus. You cannot be a servant of Jesus until you have washed away your sins. That is a prerequisite. It is not a sin to not be wise. When it comes to the rapture the Lord is not asking "who is washed in the blood?" He is asking "who is the faithful and wise servant".

Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.

Being caught up in the cares of this life is not a sin. Surfeiting means to drink wine until you are giddy, the modern terminology would be "until you have a buzz". The world is filled with wine. Their TV shows, movies and music. You can go to Disney world, or skiing in the alps or go to Spring break in Miami. These things are not necessarily sinful. Drinking wine was not sinful. But they are befuddling.

35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.

It is as though we are walking through the woods and there are snares laid by the enemy to catch us.

36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

So what does this have to do with being accounted worthy? They always tell us that if our sins are washed away then that is everything, ok, but were our sins washed away because we were accounted worthy or because it was a free gift of God and nothing to do with us? It had nothing to do with us, you don't need to be accounted worthy to be forgiven of sins. So then this is not talking about having your sins forgiven.

Acts 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy G2661 to suffer shame for his name.

Luke used this same term in both the gospel and in Acts. Have you been counted worthy to suffer shame for the Lord's name? That is what this word means. It doesn't have anything to do with being forgiven of sins, that was a free gift given to all. This has everything to do with your testimony as a Christian.

2 Thessalonians 1:5 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:

Paul also used this term, that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God. It is easy to misunderstand and think that you need to work for your salvation to be counted worthy. But that is not the case. The point is you must have a testimony of the Lord, we are His witnesses, and if you do have a testimony of the Lord then you will also suffer. The fact that the world wants to make you suffer is evidence that you have a testimony of the Lord and that you have been counted worthy based on that testimony to suffer.

Let me share an example I have shared several times. If you preach the gospel you will be rejected, you will be insulted, you will be mocked and ridiculed. The world will try every angle to get you to stop. They will pretend to care for you, they will question your sanity, they will ostracize you, etc. I have shared this story before, I was baptized in my freshman year at college and became an active member of the church in evangelizing the campus for my next three years at college. In my senior year in the springtime I was eating at one of the college cafeterias on campus (depending on the day there were five different cafeterias that I ate at). This day the cafeteria was completely packed out. Each table had ten seats, at the table next to me I saw two people sharing one seat. At the wall by the widows I saw people using the window sill as a place to hold their plate as there were no other seats available. I saw people going to the elevator with plates of food to go to their rooms to eat. Meanwhile at my table which was in the center of the cafeteria the other nine seats were empty. It felt like one of those western movies where the gunslinger comes into the saloon and everyone clears out.