The fact of the Rapture was first revealed by Christ to His disciples
in John 14:1-3. It is most clearly presented in
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 which encourages living Christians that, at the Rapture, they will be reunited with those who have died in Christ before them.
In verse 17 the English phrase “caught up” (NASB) translates the Greek word harpazõ, which means “to seize upon with force” or “to snatch up.” This is the Greek word from which the English word “harpoon” is derived. The Latin translators of the Bible used the word rapere, the root of the English term rapture.
A debate swirls around when this takes place relative to the Tribulation.
At the Rapture, living believers will be “caught up” in the air, translated into the clouds, in a moment of time.
An interesting tie between the revelation of the rapture by our Lord in
John 14:1-3 and Paul’s expansion in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
there are many terms to describe this event:
“translation or resurrection coming” (1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thess. 4:15-17) in which the Lord comes for His church, taking her to His Father’s house (John 14:3). On the other hand, Christ’s Second Advent with His saints (the Church=Rev. 19)
I have provided scripture as to why one can support the teaching of a Pretrib Rapture. There is also scripture to support a mid-trib Rapture too. Please read before you "Pop-off " and say something you will regret.
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