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Next Prophetic Event


According to the Bible, the next prophesied event will be the Body of Christ (Christians) being removed from the earth. This is referred to as the rapture of the Church. I realize that many people have a hard time accepting this, yet I would like to direct you back to Genesis 1:1
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth".
Since He created all things He can do all things!

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Rapture Verses

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 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. Therefore comfort one another with these words.

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Rapture Verses-Continued


1 Corinthians 15:51-54
Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

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Rapture Verses-Continued

Acts 1: 9-11
Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
When Christ comes back for His Church, He will meet us halfway, in the clouds (Acts 1:9-11) and then bring us to His Father’s home for a seven-year period, and then we shall return with Him, and He will introduce His bride (the Church) to the world.

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The Word Rapture


The word rapture is not in the English Bible; however, you can find it in the Latin Vulgate as the word rapturous, from which we get our English word rapture. In the original Greek language, the word is harpzois, which means snatched away (or taken by force), which is also paraphrased as caught up in English.
We are not sure how this will happen; either we Christians will leave our bodies or our bodies will be taken away, but what we do know is that the Bible says we will be caught up (harpzois) in the clouds to meet the Lord (1 Thess. 4:17). In other words, there is a generation that will never die.

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Pre / Mid / Post - Tribulation View


PRE-Tribulation–Supports that Christ can Return at any moment!
Mid-Tribulations–Is based upon Christ returning after 3 ½ years of the New World Leaders Reign
(however why would you live for Christ now? You know the prerequisites before He can return and you have 3 ½ years to get your act together).
Post Tribulation–Supports that Christ will rapture His church after the Tribulation period or 7 years after the world leader comes to power.
(again, why would you live for Christ now? Also keep in mind that the Lord states in Revelation 3:10 “I will keep you from the hour of tribulation that the whole world will experience).

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Revelation 4:1


Revelation 4:1 starts out with the word metatosa, which is a Greek word meaning after these things. We would then ask, “After what things?” Prior to this word metatosa, Revelation chapters 2 and 3 talked about “the seven churches.” The seven churches represent church history, speaking of the past as well as present-day churches. So in Revelation 4:1, after the Church is discussed, the writer is “caught up” (harpzois). We believe this refers to the rapture of the Church. After this verse, the events of chapters 4 and 5 take place in heaven, where Christians are worshiping together as Christ’s bride, preparing for the wedding supper feast.

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Revelation 6:2


And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

This is the antiChrist coming to power. He comes in on a white horse, as f he was christ. Also the Greek word used here for bow is the same as the Hebrew words used for bow in Genesis, these refers to a covenant. Keep in mind that in
2 Thess. Chapter 2 states that the Antichrist can not be revealed until the restraining force (the Christian) are removed.