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NASB | 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we who are alive and remain [on the earth] will simultaneously be caught up (raptured) together with them [the resurrected ones] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord! [John 14:3; 1 Cor 15:52; 2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23; Col 3:4] |
Subject: Is the rapture biblically supported? |
Bible Note: Good morning Kalos; Although a pretriby for many years I'm at the moment reevaluating my stance on the issue. The scriptures you mention here about the linen white and clean on the armies of heaven can be seen as the bride of Christ especailly since the bride of Christ was specifically mention in Rev 19:7-8 "Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready. It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints." Since it is so closely connected in context with the return of Christ in this passage; I do not think it is a "stretch of the imagination" to think that the armies of heaven are the bride. However according to the law brides and wives were not allowed to go to war (i dont know if that would apply in this case though, And is there any other scriptures mentioning that the church is the, a, an, etc. army of the Lord, God, heaven, etc. If not then the idea of these armies being that army may need to be reevaluated because of lack of supporting scriptures that the church even plays such a role. Also in reference to the angels wearing the exact same thing Rev 15:6, the linen white and clean in rev 19 8 is the righteous deeds of the saints. How would that relate to angels if the linens white and clean were the same. |