The Rapture

Some people do not believe there will be a Rapture. Either their religion teaches there will be no such thing, or they may be agnostic, atheist, or a member of one of the many non-Christian religions. I am constantly amazed at the number of people, who claim to be Christian, but do not believe it will happen. Often, I am told, "the word 'Rapture' does not appear in the Bible." In a manner of speaking, they are right. You see, the New Testament was written in Greek, not English, so rapture, as a word, could not be there. But, what is written in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, in Greek, is the word;

Now, I do not speak Greek, so I have to depend on the work of translators. In Anglic lettering, they render that word as

- Rapiemur -

which, as near as I can figure, means "will have been caught up."

If you are better than I am with Greek (probably most who've studied it), feel free to correct me.

In English, we translate rapiemur as "Rapture."

From the Living Bible; "Then we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and remain with Him forever."

So, while it is true that Paul simply didn't write his letters in modern-day English, he did tell us we would be "caught up" to be with our Lord.

Be assured, Paul did tell us the rapture is coming. The Bible tells us explicitly how to be ready, and Jesus tells us to spread the word to all.

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Invest the "talent" He entrusted to you!

Behold! The Rapture cometh!

See you soon, in Paradise!

Mr Mike