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

You may think it is a man made Doctrine ----that is your right to think that ------but did it ever occur to you that just maybe you could be wrong -----

You are right about the world Rapture not appearing in the Scripture but the word CAUGHT UP--- is in the Scripture and appears a few times in scripture -----

Actually the Scriptures tell of 3 who were Caught UP by God ---2 were alive when God took them from this earth ----Enoch is one ---and Elijah is the other -----and then there was Jesus who was Caught up on a cloud in His Glorified body ---all were Raptured or Caught Up -----or Taken Up --or Went Up ----or Accented UP -----what ever words are used means they were Raptured -----

Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: "He could not be found, because God had taken him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God


2 Kings 2:9-11---Here you see Elijah already knew God was carrying him up before it happened -----

Easy-to-Read Version

9 After they crossed the river, Elijah said to Elisha, “What do you want me to do for you before God takes me away from you?”
Elisha said, “I ask you for a double share of your spirit on me.”
10 Elijah said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it will happen. But if you don’t see me when I am taken from you, it will not happen.”

The Lord Takes Elijah Into Heaven
11 Elijah and Elisha were walking and talking together. Suddenly, some horses and a chariot came and separated Elijah from Elisha. The horses and the chariot were like fire. Then Elijah was carried up into heaven in a whirlwind.

Hebrew word ---To Take

Strong's Concordance
laqach: to take
seized , taken , took away, be taken away, carried up , caught up ' removed Elijah 2 Kings 2:9

Greek word for caught up

Strong's Concordance
harpazó: to seize, catch up, snatch away

used of divine power transferring a person marvellously and swiftly from one place to another, to snatch or catch away: Acts 8:39; passive, πρός τόν Θεόν, Revelation 12:5; followed by ἕως with the genitive of place, 2 Corinthians 12:2; εἰς τόν παράδεισον, 2 Corinthians 12:4; εἰς ἀέρα, 1 Thessalonians 4:17.


Rapture comes from the Latin word Rapio

The Incredible Cover-Up by Dave MacPherson exposes

Isn't it amazing how many people are being taught to rapture or fly away to meet the Lord in the air, when in fact, He is touching down on earth at the Mt of Olives and will enter into the east gate of Jerusalem to begin his millennium reign. He's coming here to judge and meet us. No need for us to rapture or fly away.

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.[/QUOTE. Good job . Lot of people use rapture as a security blanket. Ezekiel chapter 13, God hates the fly away doctrine. Well done!!.

The Incredible Cover-Up by Dave MacPherson needs to be exposed.

There’s a gathering of the church to Christ. Whatever that is, that’s the rapture. The church on Earth will eventually be gathered to Him and Jesus will literally return to planet Earth’s atmosphere via descending down through the sky, on clouds, accompanied by angels.

STOP. You add more and more,so God will remove it.

Are you out of your mind? The flesh blood body cannot bear heaven.

if I understand you correctly, you don’t think Jesus is coming again?

He just show up himself and It's hanging in the sky, and it won't come down to ground.

This is what I think:

27For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.



Side question: Do you see a hierarchy here between the Father and Son in verse 27 and 28?

As a watcher or watchman, I kept a low profile for a long time, of crouse, when I saw Jesus Christ coming in the clounds, I truly understand that everything under his feet.
Clouds listen to him as he control his body, to me I I got down on my knees out of control, although I'm not used to kneeling to anyone.

Good
Lot of people use rapture as a security blanket.