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THE MEANING OF THE WORD "RAPTURE" & "HOW TO BE SAVED/BORN AGAIN"
The word rapture doesn’t appear in the Bible. While it is true that the English word rapture doesn’t appear, the concept of the rapture of the church is certainly present.
See following scripture from the King James Version Bible:
((1Thessalonians 4:15-18 --- 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep (dead in Christ). 16 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: 17 then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up togetherwith them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.))
FirstThessalonians 4:16–17 (the definitive passage on the rapture of the church) says that the Lord will descend from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive and remain will be “caught up. ”The word rapture”, is derived from “rapio” (to catch up or snatch away or a carrying away), a form of which is found in the Latin Vulgate Bible. To say the rapture won’t happen because the word isn’t found in Scripture is a false argument. The phrase second coming isn’t found in the Bible either, but the reality of it certainly is.
NOTE: Also not in the bible is the word, “The Trinity”, ONE God who exists as three distinct Persons - The Triune Godhead, but Jesus said in (Matthew28:19 – 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost).
THEDIFFERENCE BETWEEN {{THE RAPTURE}} and {{THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST}}:
1) At the rapture, believers meet the Lord inthe air (1Thessalonians 4:17). At the second coming, believers return with the Lord to the earth (Revelation19:14).
2) The second coming occurs after the great and terrible tribulation (Revelation chapters 6–19). The rapture occurs before the tribulation (1Thessalonians 5:9; Revelation 3:10).
3) The rapture is the removal of believers from the earth as an act of deliverance (1Thessalonians 4:13-17, 5:9). The second coming includes the removal of unbelievers as an act of judgment (Matthew 24:40-41).
4) The rapture will be secret and instant (1Corinthians 15:50-54). The second coming will be visible to all (Revelation1:7; Matthew 24:29-30).
5) The second coming of Christ will not occur until after certain other end-times events take place (2Thessalonians 2:4; Matthew 24:15-30; Revelation chapters 6–18). The rapture is imminent; it could take place at any moment (Titus 2:13; 1Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1Corinthians 15:50-54).
The rapture and second coming are similar but separate events. Both involve Jesus returning. Both are end-times events. However, it is crucially important to recognize the differences. In summary, the rapture is the return of Christ in the air toremove all believers from the earth before the time of God’s wrath. The second coming is the return of Christ to the earth to bring the 7 year tribulation to an end and to defeat the Antichrist and his evil world empire.
The below video links that I have attached are two video's from Pastor Robert Breaker of: thecloudchurch.org on"HOW TO BE SAVED ETERNALLY" Once SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED !!! Please get SAVED/BORNAGAIN, today if you are NOT already SAVED/BORNAGAIN, or please pass this on to FAMILY MEMBER'S and FRIEND'S, and to ANYONE else that you can, time is running out quickly and the time is NOW, before the IMMINENT"RAPTURE/CATCHINGAWAY" happens, Don't be LEFT BEHIND for the (7 year Tribulation/God's Judgment, that is coming on the whole left behind world, who has "REJECTED" God's ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, JESUS CHRIST as their LORD and SAVIOR). COME ESCAPE with us BORN AGAIN BELIEVER'S IN JESUS CHRIST, in the soon to come RAPTURE. You MUST be born again to see the Kingdom of God.
See following scripture: ((John3:3 -- 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say untothee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.))
There is only 2 choices: HEAVEN or HELL, which will you choose?
HOWTO BE SAVED (Video's below):
JESUS IS THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION (How To Be Saved) - by Pastor Robert Breaker of thecloudchurch.org
WHAT DOES BLOOD HAVE TO DO WITH MY SIN (The importance of the Blood of Jesus Christ) - by Pastor Robert Breaker
FREE ONLINE KING JAMES VERSION BIBLE (Also has "AUDIO" to listen to") It is from the site "BIBLEGATEWAY.COM"
Bible Gateway passage: Genesis 1 - King James Version
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good...
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