The eschatological event in which Christians will be "caught up in the air".
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How are the dead in Christ rising in 1 Thessalonians 4:16?
1 Thessalonians 4:16 says:
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:
It's ...
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What scripture is used to support a “Pre-Tribulation Rapture”?
CLARIFICATION: For those who believe there will be an event in the "end times" in which believers will be "taken up" to meet Jesus "in the clouds", and that there is yet to be a "Great Tribulation", ...
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How do mainstream Christians handle the Epistle of St. Barnabas' prophecy that Jesus will return in the next 50 years?
In the Epistle of Barnabas, it says
Barnabas 15:3 Of the Sabbath He speaketh in the beginning of the
creation; And God made the works of His hands in six days, and He
ended on the seventh day, ...
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Is 1 Thessalonians 4:17 the only verse that supports the rapture?
Are there any verses in the Bible besides 1 Thessalonians 4:17 that support the doctrine of the rapture?
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Premillennialist view of 1 Thessalonians 4:16
I've read books on Premillennialism (including Left Behind) and heard many people preach on the topic but I've never heard an explanation of 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17:
16 For the Lord himself will ...
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Is it a sin to believe Jesus deceives us, to protect our souls?
Jesus ultimately cares about the judgement of our eternal soul.
Is it a sin to believe in a Holy deception that the reason He made His return unknown and mysterious is to keep us in line - or away ...
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End of the world “calculations”
There have been many "calculations" done by various people from various Christian denominations concerning the precise date of the end of the world, like Harold Camping and 21st of May 2011. Despite ...
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What is the Catholic view of the rapture?
What is the Catholic view of the rapture? Does the Catholic church accept the idea that people will be caught up in the air to meet Christ? If not, how do they interpret 1 Thessalonians 4:17?
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Where is the dead body in Luke 17?
Jesus talks about the coming of the Kingdom of God in Luke 17:20-37. This passage raises four related questions for me:
Is this talking about the Rapture?
Where is "a dead body", that Jesus mentions ...
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How old is the idea of premillenial rapture?
Wikipedia claims that the doctrine of rapture was first formed in the 17th century:
The concept of the Rapture, in connection with premillennialism, was expressed by the 17th-century American ...
