People who haven’t read the Bible tend to think the doctrine of the rapture is based on the prophetic visions of John in Revelation. This is not actually the case; the rapture as an event is taught explicitly only in 1 Thessalonians, while the mechanics of the believers’ translation into glorified bodies during that same event are discussed in 1 Corinthians. In fact, we don’t find the rapture taught in Revelation at all; its truth is simply assumed.
However,
what we do find in Revelation is very much consistent with Paul’s teaching in
1 Thessalonians which, if we believe in the inspiration of scripture,
should not surprise us in the least. Since even Christians increasingly reject
the Bible’s teaching about the rapture, I thought it might be a good time
to have a look at the evidence we find in Revelation for the rapture of
the church, some of which even points to a
There is plenty of that, as we began to discover in Sunday’s post. You may find it useful to read that one first if you haven’t already.