Right from the beginning of the book of Genesis right to the end of the book of the Apocalypse there is no where in the Bible that the word Rapture is ever mentioned, no, not once.
I have heard it said that although Rapture is not mentioned in the scripture the actual phrase to be "caught up" in 1 Thessalonians 4 is found in the Latin Vulgate Bible and the Latin word used there is where we get the word Rapture.
However, this is analogy is nothing more than a pretext, or an excuse, for those that teach or espouse the False Rapture doctrine and for those that have been deluded into believing something that is not in the Bible at all.
I would be more than happy to eat those words if someone, anyone, can show me one verse, just one, that edifies and proves beyond a reasonable doubt whatsoever that there is going to be a Rapture of the Church.
Even though I am not a betting man I would also be prepared to lay a wager on the fact that there is no one out there that is going to come forth with any such verse simply because there is nothing in the scriptures that provides proof positive of a Rapture of the Church.
Furthermore, anyone that teaches or believes in a Rapture of the Church is not only delusional, they are extremely dangerous.
Meet the Lord in the air is a favourite verse used.
Meet the Lord in the air does not literally mean that millions and millions of Christians will suddenly float up into the air and then into Heaven to be with the Lord forever; no, it doesn’t mean that at all.
Rather, it means that on the day of the Lord, at the end of the seven years of tribulation, the saints will meet the Lord in the air and then come back down to the earth to reign with the Lord forever, it does not mean they are going to float up into Heaven as so many have been deceived into believing.
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