RAPTURE

TEXT:

1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18.

INTRODUCTION:
The second coming of Christ shall be in two stages.

The first stage “being like a thief in the night” to receive unto Himself His church. This is popularly called the rapture.

WHAT IS RAPTURE?
This is the sudden descent of the Lord from Heaven to receive to Himself His church. It is the sudden “Catch up” of the saints from the four wings of the earth to meet the Lord in the air. It is the translation or translocation of believers.

1 Thessalonian 4: 16-17

1 Corinthians 15: 51-58

It is described as a “thief in the night” and “in the twinkling of an eye.

Examples areEnoch.

Genesis 5: 22-24

Hebrew 11: 5

And Elijah

2 Kings 2: 11

WHEN IS THE RAPTURE?

The Exact Timing Is Not Known.

Matthew…