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The dispensational view of the rapture is unbiblical, and gives those who reject God the false belief that they will have another chance to turn to God after God's people are raptured.

Some Christians believe that Christ will secretly steal away His church before the tribulation. Then after seven years of Antichrist ruling on earth, Christ will return with His saints to reign with them on earth for a thousand years. What does the Bible say about these things?

One of the main verses used to support these ideas include the following:

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.

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:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17

This passage reassures believers that because Christ rose from the dead, resurrection is certain for “the dead in Christ” (vs. 16). It also teaches the order of the “rapture”: the dead in Christ rise first, then we which are alive and remain will rise up to meet them in the clouds. So, the living saints will witness the opening of the graves and the resurrection of the sleeping saints.

However, the passage in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 presents a problem for those who believe in a secret rapture. Some think that unbelievers won’t know about this snatching away of God’s people, but, according to these verses, there’s nothing secret about it. These verses are not talking about a “secret rapture” at all, but rather about the one and only second coming of Christ when He takes His people home.

The Lord will “shout,” the “voice of the archangel” will be heard, and the trumpet of God will sound. The only way these verses can be made to be a silent event, is to assume something that Scripture does not say here or elsewhere. To assume that only God’s people will hear what the Bible describes as loud and audible is to read something into the verses that isn’t there. Some assume that unbelievers, by some miracle, will not hear these announcements from heaven. This is imposing a view upon the text, making it say something it is not saying. (See also Matt 24:31-32, John 5:28-29, 1 Cor 15:52, Ps 50:3, etc.) According to Scripture, the “secret” part of the rapture does not exist. We must let Scripture interpret Scripture.

Another idea is that, at the rapture, Jesus will come “as a thief in the night” and steal His people away. This idea is based on Paul’s words to Christians in Thessalonica.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1 Thess 5:1,2

Does this verse tell us that Jesus will come secretly as a thief to steal away the church? NO. Paul is saying that we can know that Christ’s coming is near.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 1 Thess 5:3

One of the signs of Christ’s coming would be when people think there’s peace and safety, and then, just as a pregnant woman suddenly goes into labor, there will be no stopping the last-day events (vs. 3). Then he says,

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 1 Thess 5:4

In other words, Paul was warning the Thessalonian Christians that they should be alert and ready for Christ’s return. They should not be caught off guard as those who are unaware of the thief’s approach and are overtaken when he comes (vs. 4) and sudden destruction comes upon them (vs. 3).

Another problem with using the “thief in the night” scenario to describe the secret rapture is that those who use this analogy see Christ as the thief. They believe that His coming as a thief is a good thing. The trouble with this is, that nowhere in the Scriptures is a thief used in a positive light. When used as a figure or symbol, the coming of a thief is always bad news, never good news. (Job 24:14, Jer 2:26, Joel 2:9, Mt 24:43-44, Lk 12:39, John 10:1, 2 Pet 3:10, Rev 3:3, Rev 16:15).

In addition to the lack of Biblical support for the secret rapture and a seven-year tribulation introduced by the reign of the Antichrist, Bible typology teaches that God’s people will live through a time of tribulation just before Christ returns.

Noah and his family lived through the devastation of the Flood (Gen 7), but God protected them. Moses and the Israelites lived through the plagues but were shielded from them (Ex 7-12). Daniel really was thrown into the lions’ den, but an angel stood by him to protect him. Daniel’s friends were tried in the furnace of affliction but Jesus stood with them, protecting them from harm so that not even the smell of smoke clung to them.

Many Scriptures also support the idea of God’s people living through tribulation at the end of time. Consider the following:

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps 91:7-11

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. Is 26:20-21

Some believe that Daniel 12:1 supports the idea that God’s people will be raptured before the tribulation.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

As the typologies of the stories of Noah, Moses, and Daniel have shown, to be delivered does not necessarily mean being taken out of a bad situation. Noah, Moses, Daniel, and Daniel’s friends were protected in the midst of destruction.

Look at the prayer of Jesus for His disciples:

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. John 17:15

Paul also encouraged the early Christians to continue in the faith amidst tribulation, saying “We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22).

The Bible does not teach that God’s people will be secretly raptured away just before the start of a seven-year tribulation. These ideas are not Biblical. Not only that, but belief in this man-made theory leaves those who believe it unprepared for the time of trouble “which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Rev 3:10).

If there is no secret pre-tribulation rapture, how will those who believe in it respond when the “time of trouble, such as never was” breaks out around them? Those who live through the time of trouble and refuse the mark of the beast will be those that “keep the commandments of God” and have “the faith of Jesus” (Rev 14:12). Think about the kind of faith Jesus displayed while He lived on earth. He “was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb 4:15). That’s the kind of faith those living through the time of trouble will need to have.

Paul wrote:

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe. Romans 3:21-22

Those who will live through the tribulation will dwell “in the secret place of the Most High” (Ps 91) as Jesus did.

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@robertharmon9332 says:

26 August 2024 at 18:32

What a moronic video title! Every day The retrn of Jesus is closer than its ever been…

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@Attila_The_Bun says:

26 August 2024 at 18:32

The dispensational view of the rapture is unbiblical, and gives those who reject God the false belief that they will have another chance to turn to God after God's people are raptured.

Some Christians believe that Christ will secretly steal away His church before the tribulation. Then after seven years of Antichrist ruling on earth, Christ will return with His saints to reign with them on earth for a thousand years. What does the Bible say about these things?

One of the main verses used to support these ideas include the following:

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.

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:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17

This passage reassures believers that because Christ rose from the dead, resurrection is certain for “the dead in Christ” (vs. 16). It also teaches the order of the “rapture”: the dead in Christ rise first, then we which are alive and remain will rise up to meet them in the clouds. So, the living saints will witness the opening of the graves and the resurrection of the sleeping saints.

However, the passage in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 presents a problem for those who believe in a secret rapture. Some think that unbelievers won’t know about this snatching away of God’s people, but, according to these verses, there’s nothing secret about it. These verses are not talking about a “secret rapture” at all, but rather about the one and only second coming of Christ when He takes His people home.

The Lord will “shout,” the “voice of the archangel” will be heard, and the trumpet of God will sound. The only way these verses can be made to be a silent event, is to assume something that Scripture does not say here or elsewhere. To assume that only God’s people will hear what the Bible describes as loud and audible is to read something into the verses that isn’t there. Some assume that unbelievers, by some miracle, will not hear these announcements from heaven. This is imposing a view upon the text, making it say something it is not saying. (See also Matt 24:31-32, John 5:28-29, 1 Cor 15:52, Ps 50:3, etc.) According to Scripture, the “secret” part of the rapture does not exist. We must let Scripture interpret Scripture.

Another idea is that, at the rapture, Jesus will come “as a thief in the night” and steal His people away. This idea is based on Paul’s words to Christians in Thessalonica.

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1 Thess 5:1,2

Does this verse tell us that Jesus will come secretly as a thief to steal away the church? NO. Paul is saying that we can know that Christ’s coming is near.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 1 Thess 5:3

One of the signs of Christ’s coming would be when people think there’s peace and safety, and then, just as a pregnant woman suddenly goes into labor, there will be no stopping the last-day events (vs. 3). Then he says,

But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 1 Thess 5:4

In other words, Paul was warning the Thessalonian Christians that they should be alert and ready for Christ’s return. They should not be caught off guard as those who are unaware of the thief’s approach and are overtaken when he comes (vs. 4) and sudden destruction comes upon them (vs. 3).

Another problem with using the “thief in the night” scenario to describe the secret rapture is that those who use this analogy see Christ as the thief. They believe that His coming as a thief is a good thing. The trouble with this is, that nowhere in the Scriptures is a thief used in a positive light. When used as a figure or symbol, the coming of a thief is always bad news, never good news. (Job 24:14, Jer 2:26, Joel 2:9, Mt 24:43-44, Lk 12:39, John 10:1, 2 Pet 3:10, Rev 3:3, Rev 16:15).

In addition to the lack of Biblical support for the secret rapture and a seven-year tribulation introduced by the reign of the Antichrist, Bible typology teaches that God’s people will live through a time of tribulation just before Christ returns.

Noah and his family lived through the devastation of the Flood (Gen 7), but God protected them. Moses and the Israelites lived through the plagues but were shielded from them (Ex 7-12). Daniel really was thrown into the lions’ den, but an angel stood by him to protect him. Daniel’s friends were tried in the furnace of affliction but Jesus stood with them, protecting them from harm so that not even the smell of smoke clung to them.

Many Scriptures also support the idea of God’s people living through tribulation at the end of time. Consider the following:

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Ps 91:7-11

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.

For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. Is 26:20-21

Some believe that Daniel 12:1 supports the idea that God’s people will be raptured before the tribulation.

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

As the typologies of the stories of Noah, Moses, and Daniel have shown, to be delivered does not necessarily mean being taken out of a bad situation. Noah, Moses, Daniel, and Daniel’s friends were protected in the midst of destruction.

Look at the prayer of Jesus for His disciples:

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. John 17:15

Paul also encouraged the early Christians to continue in the faith amidst tribulation, saying “We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22).

The Bible does not teach that God’s people will be secretly raptured away just before the start of a seven-year tribulation. These ideas are not Biblical. Not only that, but belief in this man-made theory leaves those who believe it unprepared for the time of trouble “which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Rev 3:10).

If there is no secret pre-tribulation rapture, how will those who believe in it respond when the “time of trouble, such as never was” breaks out around them? Those who live through the time of trouble and refuse the mark of the beast will be those that “keep the commandments of God” and have “the faith of Jesus” (Rev 14:12). Think about the kind of faith Jesus displayed while He lived on earth. He “was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Heb 4:15). That’s the kind of faith those living through the time of trouble will need to have.

Paul wrote:

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe. Romans 3:21-22

Those who will live through the tribulation will dwell “in the secret place of the Most High” (Ps 91) as Jesus did.

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@DragonsAuprospecting says:

26 August 2024 at 18:32

"The World is a mess " is an understatement…. I pray that the Lord comes soon..

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@MAT-244 says:

26 August 2024 at 18:32

There are born-again believers who will be left behind… those who turned back to living in sin believing that "once saved always saved." It's true, but only as we remain in Christ, not living according the worldly standards. A sin that we didn't confess and repent from, remains a sin that results in death. Wake up, REPENT and leave Babylon.

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@ChristsGospel-r5h says:

26 August 2024 at 18:32

Believe the gospel of salvation today 🙏

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