The Rapture Doctrine.....Truth or Fiction?

My first concern on the subject is that the word "rapture" isn't found anywhere in the new testament. It is a man made doctrine based on the mistranslation of I Thess 4:13-18. The subject is in verses 13-14. You are not to be ignorant concerning those that fell asleep (died) believing in Christ. If you believe Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Those that died in Jesus were raised with him and are now in heaven with God. He is not the God of the dead, but the living. 15- We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. Why? Because they have already risen. 16- For the Lord shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Why? Because they are already there. 17- Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever be with the Lord. We which remain until the Lord's coming, at the last or 7th trump, will be gathered in the cloud of angels which will return with him. It doesn't mean a cloud in the sky, but a cloud of witnesses. We will meet him in the air, which is to say a spiritual body that we are all changed into at his coming. Air doesn't mean atmosphere, but the breath of life body that God breathed into Adam. I Cor 15:35-54 explains that we have two bodies, the flesh natural body and the spiritual body that we are changed into at the last Trump. 51,52-
I shew you a mystery, we shall not all sleep (die), but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of the eye, at the LAST TRUMP, for the trump shall sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible (because they are already there), and we (that remain) shall be changed (into that spiritual body). No one is going to fly away to escape the tribulation of Satan (son of perdition/antichrist), when he comes claiming to be God, II Thess 2:1-4. It is our job to stand against him and expose his lies, Mark 13:9-11. Don't be deceived by false doctrines. Study to show yourself approved and make the stand against the devil, Eph 6:11-17. May God give you eyes to see and understand.

The Word Rapture is an anglicized version of a latin word which is a translation of the worlds ""Caught Up""

Caught up appears in the Bible::

(1 Thessalonians 4:15-17) "For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. {16} For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: {17} Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

So the rapture is real.. It will happen on the day of the second coming of the LORD Jesus..

Yes, Christ's second return is at the last trump, the 7th of Revelation. What most don't know is Satan comes first at the 6th trump, before Jesus, claiming to be God. Be careful who you rapture away with.

I guess you take issue with the word Trinity, to is not found in the Bible.

The word Rapture is descriptive of the event where Christ takes HIS Bride The term comes from a Latin word meaning “a carrying off, a transport, or a snatching away.

That is exactly what 1 Thessalonians chapter 4:13-18 describes.

The problem is, Christ is coming to earth to set up his millennium reign on earth and will touch down on the Mt. of Olives and enter in through the east gate of Jerusalem. He's not coming to rapture anyone away, He is coming to teach the lost the truth that they were never taught, which led to their being deceived into worshipping the son of perdition (Satan) as God.

ok yet the point is the rapture is not is a man-made doctrine based on the mistranslation. .

ok yet the point is the rapture is not is a man-made doctrine based on the mistranslation. .

The rapture doctrine was started in the 1830's by Margaret McDonald who was sick in bed and saw a vision that two preachers overheard and brought the doctrine into the church. The Incredible Cover-Up by Dave MacPherson explains how the false doctrine expanded and is taught to this day.

It could just as surely be called the harpazo.

Strong's:

harpazo har-pad'-zo from a derivative of 138; to seize (in various applications):--catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force).

It just depends on whether you want a Latinization, speak Greek, or go with English. It's all the same. It's a clear Bible doctrine.
The order of events is what most debate.

I used to hear preachers on short wave radio stations that claimed "it's "lack of existence".
That was one of their major convictions that they would preach hardest against the existence of a rapture. None explained their position from the Bible. They said it loud enough with enough convincing tone that they expected their audience to agree.
They all had one thing in common... They said that you could Not have the gift of everlasting life.
They made salvation a matter of working your way to heaven.

However, they were all lost and needed to trust the Savior as their Savior instead of themselves.

you playing the word game, yet the context requires one to use the interpretation that best fits the text, verse, passage, chapter, book, and the whole bible. If you don't like the word Rapture, fine, you don't need it.

There is plenty in context to Jesus coming and taking HIS Bride. The question is, are we ready?

The rapture doctrine was started in the 1830's by Margaret McDonald who was sick in bed and saw a vision that two preachers overheard and brought the doctrine into the church.

I am ready.
Are You?

I'm not playing any games. I don't have time for them. My post was brief and to the point. One word is Latin, another Greek and the English defines them both.
My point is that it is in my KJV. I can't speak for the hundred paraphrases taking up space on the bookstore shelves. The "Rapture" IS a real doctrine in spite of what the shortwave preachers say.

Is that not clear my friend?

My first concern on the subject is that the word "rapture" isn't found anywhere in the new testament. It is a man made doctrine based on the mistranslation of I Thess 4:13-18

My first concern on the subject is that the word "rapture" isn't found anywhere in the new testament.

based on the mistranslation of I Thess 4:13-18.

Read the verse in context "For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. 17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. "

It appears the rapture happens AFTER Jesus returns. Paul thought it was going to happen in his time.

Is. It is in earlier translations (it's a Latin word). This "point" is really moot, though. It is like saying the Bible doesn't exist because the word Bible is not in the Bible.



Let's take a look at it:
1 Thess 4
13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Looks pretty straightforward to me. I tend to take the Bible at face value. I suppose on could say that anything that doesn't fit their fancy is a mistranslation. Good luck with that.