![]() After three-and-a-half years, he breaks the treaty and desecrates the Jewish Temple by putting a small image of himself inside. The seven-year clock starts when the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with the nation of Israel. He raises an enormous army with which he intends to invade Israel and conquer the earth. This area is essentially present-day Western Europe. When the tribulation begins, a wicked man known in the Bible as the Antichrist will come to power and control ten countries which once occupied the area of the old Roman Empire. But I can share with you some of the highlights: I just threw a lot of terms at you-the end times are pretty complicated and filled with mystery. The second coming of Christ comes at the end of the seven-year tribulation, before God creates a new heaven and a new earth. The rapture happens first, before the tribulation begins (or possibly at the halfway mark). You need to know that rapture and the second coming of Christ are NOT the same. I need to give you a little contextual overview of the end times for you to understand just how and where the rapture fits. They will enter a world of horrible hell on earth dominated by plagues, trials, tribulations, famine, and death. Woe to those non-Christians who are left behind. What About Those Left Behind After the Rapture? I suppose that He can create bodies out of dust as often as He likes. He knows everything He knows where they are.Īfter all, God created Adam out of the dust of the earth. Others have gone down at sea some were burned to death some were cremated some died in deserts and their bones were left to scorch in the heat some were torn to bits in explosions. His shout will penetrate every grave, pierce the deepest seas, and be heard by every one of His followers on earth.Ĭhristian bodies will resurrect from all over the world. ![]() Have you ever thought about the fact that if Jesus had not specifically shouted the name “Lazarus,” the entire graveyard may well have emptied? What a sight the rapture will be! I imagine that Jesus will shout the same words that he shouted when he called Lazarus up out of the grave in Bethany: “Lazarus, come forth”! ( John 11:38-44). Therefore, encourage one another with these words. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.įor the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. Jesus explained the nature of the rapture in Matthew 24:39-41:īrothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death.For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. Those people who do not know Christ as their Savior will be left behind. ![]() “rapture” is from the Latin word “rapturo,” which means “to catch away.” It is used here to describe this moment, when we will be “caught up together…to meet the Lord in the air” ( 1 Thessalonians 4:17). Those Christians who are already in their graves will be resurrected and join with Christians who are alive and be taken straight into heaven. In biblical terms, the rapture is an event near the end times, when Jesus will secretly come in the air to gather His followers up into heaven. “Rapture” is from the Latin word “rapturo,” which means “to catch away.” The Rapture: Christians Meet Him in the Air! While the word “rapture” is never specifically found in the Bible, the concept is deeply embedded in God’s Word. The word can also refer to a memorable, dramatic experience.Īs followers of Jesus Christ, the word “rapture” has a very special, specific meaning. ![]() When we are enraptured, many deep feelings overwhelm us in a good way. I think of being deeply in love with someone, perhaps captivated by their personality or their looks. When I think of the word “rapture” or “enraptured,” I’m a lot like you. Can you help me understand, why is the word rapture associated with the return of Jesus? What does it mean to experience the rapture the Bible talks about? I'm a new Christian, and I've always associated the word rapture with something romantic or earthly. ![]()
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