Caught Up the Secret Rapture - What the Bible actually says
Who is "caught up"? Can we know When to expect this? - Yes, since "We belong to the Day"
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Who is "caught up"? Can we know When to expect this? - Yes, since "We belong to the Day"
If you are believer who has trusted in Jesus Christ to be your Savior ( realizing it was His death and payment of all sin on the cross that is only thing that qualifies you to receive the gift of eternal life ),
then you are called a child of the day, and a child of the light.
Since "We belong to the Day", we can and should be rejoicing in knowing our future is secure, whether we die now before Christ's return to Earth, or find ourselves living through the Great Tribulation.
It's through having a clear understanding of promises of God, and the revealed prophesies in the Bible, that we can have a strong and confident faith that produces a out flowing of God's Love and Joy in our lives. And this can become a light to those around us. And salt to bring flavor into the lives of others.
Let's look at some of the promises and what to expect in the future.
Starting with,
I Thessalonians 4:17,
Then we who are alive,
who are left,
will be caught up
together with them ( referencing the "dead" mentioned in the previous verse = I Thess. 4:16 ),
in the clouds
to meet the Lord
in the air,
and so we will always be with the Lord.
** When do we "meet the Lord in the air"?
Let's look at a passage in the book of Mathew,
talking about The Coming of the Son of Man
Mat 24:29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mat 24:30 Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Mat 24:31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
No "secret" Rapture mentioned here. The elect ( i.e. born again children of God ) are gather at the end of the Tribulation period ( Detailed in the book of Revelation ). The misconception that being "caught up" occurs before the Tribulation period is a deception that has been taught for about 190 years, and stems from an incorrect interpretation of Daniel's 70 weeks prophecy ( Dan. 9:24-27 ), and this mis-interpretation ( by those who hold to a "Dispensational" view of the Bible ) is covered in detail in other postings.