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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: Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, Titus 2:13 NASB Titus 2:13 (KJV) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Rowdy: You write: 'I'm certain that God would be very clear about something so incredibly vital and important to the whole world...I see nothing from God's Word which paints a clear picture of anything or any phase of events between this world and the ultimate Judgment Day...' Robert Van Kampen in his book "The Rapture Question Answered" (published by Revell,1997) writes: 'If, indeed, the great hope of every believer is the second coming of Christ, something this important should be CLEARLY taught in Scripture, especially in the New Testament. And, more important, this is something that every true child of God should know and understand! What the great hope of the church universal shouldn't be is a topic cloaked in confusion or a subject of heated debate that splits congregations and churches apart. Paul explains to Titus that those who are saved, should be "looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus" (Titus 2:13). That would be difficult to do if the Word of God didn't tell us specifically what to look for, or if His instructions concerning His second coming were so confusing that any attempt to understand "when" would be met with such heated debate that the true child of God would prefer to be ignorant on the issue rather than face the consequences. 'The truth of the matter is, Scripture could not be clearer on this issue, not only as to the fact of Christ's coming and the judgment that will occur when He comes, but also the timing of His coming as it relates to other end time events.' Grace to you, Kalos |