Rapture

"For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 4:17).

Do the words of the apostle Paul here—and in other passages of Scripture—describe a secret, end-time rapture of God's followers into the heavens? Or are they referring to something different? What will really happen when Christ returns? Find out below!

Vain Predictions and A Silent Chair
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Vain Predictions and A Silent Chair

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Averting Apocalypse Later: October 21, 2011

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May 21 Judgment Day?

Many individuals, past and present, have made false and misleading claims about the end times. Harold Camping is the most recent of these. While such people feel like they are doing the work of God, in reality they are producing...
Who’s Afraid of May 21?
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Who’s Afraid of May 21?

Harold Camping, False Prophet or True?
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Harold Camping, False Prophet or True?

An Overview of End-Time Prophecy
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An Overview of End-Time Prophecy

There are as many end-time scenarios based to some degree on Bible prophecy as there are prophetic teachers. Is there a singular overview of end-time prophecy that can help protect you from end-time catastrophes?
Clouds in the sky.
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Is Matthew 24:41 talking about a secret rapture?

In the Olivet Prophecy, Jesus Christ says "one will be taken and the other left." What does this mean? Is this end-time prophecy talking about a secret rapture and some being "left behind"?
Clouds in the sky.
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Does the Bible teach a secret rapture?

There has been a great deal of interest in end time events based on the Left Behind series of books and movies. What does the Bible teach about the rapture?
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Can babies be born after the rapture?

Will life continue after this event?
Beyond Today -- The Rapture: Fact or Fiction?
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The Rapture: Fact or Fiction?

Why do many people believe a doctrine that has no biblical validity? Isn't it time you learned the real truth?
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The Shofar, the Rapture and the Feast of Trumpets

What do these terms have to do with Christ's return? You need to separate truth from fiction.
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The Rapture Is Wrong: The Saints Don't Rise to Run Away

The Bible says the saints rise to meet Christ at His return. But they aren't snatched away to heaven. They rise in the air to perform a fitting salute to the King of Kings and then join Him, not in...
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The Rapture: A Popular but False Doctrine

The rapture, often called "the blessed hope," is sadly more hoax than hope, even though the man who started it had no intention of deceiving anyone. You need to know what the Bible actually says!
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The Rapture: Who's Left Behind?

Why do many people believe a doctrine that has no biblical validity? Isn't it time you learned the real truth?
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Treasure Digest: Be Ready to Give an Answer: Does the Bible Teach a "Secret Rapture"?

Millions have read the Left Behind books based on a secret rapture.
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The Need for Spiritual Readiness

Christians need to be ready, but that readiness is not connected with the specific belief of the rapture.
Clouds in the sky.
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What's 'Left Behind' in the Rapture Theory?

Millions of people have read novels structured around the idea of the rapture of Christians. Why do people believe in a rapture? Is there any biblical validity to this teaching?
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