"Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh." - Matthew 25:13
Are you ready for the Rapture? Ready for when Jesus takes His Bride, the Church, true believers, to Heaven right before the seven year tribulation period of horror and judgement and destruction occurs to the left behind ungodly people? "Give me a break!" some of you may be saying, "The word rapture is not even in the Bible." Yes it is, in the Latin Vulgate Bible by Jerome in the early 400's ! There the Latin word "Raeptius or "Rapio" is where the English word "Rapture" developed from. It means to "seize, snatch, caught up, tear away. " Rapture in Greek is the word "Harpazo", which means to be taken away or being carried away, to "snatch up" or a "catching away." This is clearly taught in Scripture:
"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: 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." - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
The Rapture is not the same as the Lord's Second Coming. The Rapture happens before the 7 year tribulation and, at the Rapture, the Lord comes "in the clouds" to meet us "in the air." 1 Thessalonians 4:17. At the Second Coming, which occurs at the end of the 7 year Tribulation period, the Lord descends all the way to the earth and stands on the Mount of Olives. This results in a great earthquake, which is followed by a defeat of God's enemies. Zechariah 14:3-4
The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night to unbelievers. (1 Thessalonians 5:2). But those who know Christ as their Savior will be alert and ready and watching for His return. That is the key: you have to be a born again believer in the Savior to be ready and alert and to be raptured. Don't just be a Christian in name only; have a close intimate personal relationship with God and Jesus, and the way to do that is by much prayer and Bible study. You don't want to be in the position of not being truly saved and have Jesus say to you, "Truly I say to you, I never knew you."
Read your Bible and interpret it literally. There are over 300 prophecies about the first coming of Jesus (2000 years ago), all of which were literally fulfilled. So we can be sure the prophecies about the Rapture and His Second Coming will also be literally fulfilled.
Please listen to this lovely song titled "In His Time" :
"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: 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." - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
The Rapture is not the same as the Lord's Second Coming. The Rapture happens before the 7 year tribulation and, at the Rapture, the Lord comes "in the clouds" to meet us "in the air." 1 Thessalonians 4:17. At the Second Coming, which occurs at the end of the 7 year Tribulation period, the Lord descends all the way to the earth and stands on the Mount of Olives. This results in a great earthquake, which is followed by a defeat of God's enemies. Zechariah 14:3-4
The day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night to unbelievers. (1 Thessalonians 5:2). But those who know Christ as their Savior will be alert and ready and watching for His return. That is the key: you have to be a born again believer in the Savior to be ready and alert and to be raptured. Don't just be a Christian in name only; have a close intimate personal relationship with God and Jesus, and the way to do that is by much prayer and Bible study. You don't want to be in the position of not being truly saved and have Jesus say to you, "Truly I say to you, I never knew you."
Read your Bible and interpret it literally. There are over 300 prophecies about the first coming of Jesus (2000 years ago), all of which were literally fulfilled. So we can be sure the prophecies about the Rapture and His Second Coming will also be literally fulfilled.
Please listen to this lovely song titled "In His Time" :
"For He saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee. Behold, now is the accepted time; behold now is the day of salvation." - 2 Corinthians 6:2 . Don't wait until tomorrow; it may be too late then.
Did you know there is a crown waiting for all those who are longing for Jesus' return; a crown of righteousness. 2 Timothy 4:8. Revelation 4:10 tells us that we will cast our crowns at Jesus' feet when we see Him.
Following is a duet by Celine Dion and Josh Groban "The Prayer":
Remember, a person who knows and trusts God is free from anxiety and worry concerning the future. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." - Isaiah 26:3
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;" - Titus 2:13
