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The video below gives a brief overview of what The Rapture is about.
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Or you can browse and share a collection of articles we posted on various facets of the rapture.
Erroneous Theories About the Rapture
As one would expect, Satan will try to confuse the Biblical teaching of the Rapture to deprive the Lord’s people of confidence in the last days. A Gap Between the Rapture and the Tribulation? Some have taught that there will be a gap between the Rapture and the Great...
The Rapture is the Helmet of Salvation
Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day,...And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:13-18). The helmet has been a standard piece of military equipment...
The Rapture is for the Bride of Christ
I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2). Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might...
The Rapture is a Resurrection
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must...
The Rapture is a Sign to Israel
I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. And they...
The Rapture is the Last Trump
Some who refuse to believe that the Rapture occurs BEFORE the seven years of Tribulation point to the scripture that the Rapture will occur “at the last trump.” Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the...
The Rapture is “The Departure”
In the first chapter of his second epistle to the Thessalonians Paul gave thanks to God for the testimony of the Thessalonians and encouraged them in their time of persecution. In the second chapter he corrects some...
The Rapture is for the Church
There are different types of saints in the Bible. There are Old Testament saints, New Testament saints, Tribulation saints, and Millennial saints. These are individuals who are saved in different dispensations. All...
The Rapture is Dispensational
To anybody who interprets the Bible’s history and prophecy literally, it is obvious that God has administered mankind differently at various stages of history. In the Garden of Eden there was no sin; from Eden to the...
Introduction to the Rapture
The Biblical teaching about the rapture, or catching away, of christians is not taught in many churches and when many church members are asked if they know about the rapture of the Church they frequently answer that they...