Joseph’s Comments (group member since May 06, 2023)

Joseph’s comments from the Revelation and End Times group.

I think there is a clear teaching on the rapture only that the bible does not call it rapture. Why would it? it was written 2,000 years ago so language change but meaning remain the same. For example, the old testament will say plague, the new testament sometimes say pestilence, but today we say pandemic. they all talk about disease. Paul uses "caught up" for rapture:
16 For 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.
17 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. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
18 Therefore encourage one another with these words (1 Thess. 4:16-18).
It really depends on what your definition of a Christian rapture is. For some it can still resemble the actual meaning of rapture which is euphoria - as it will be a joyous state to be caught up with the Lord. But it must deal with a changed state. May not necessarily mean going to heaven because the above bible passage said caught up in the clouds.