Hey. My name is Matt. I’m writing this near the end of August in the year 2000. I just turned twenty-four years old. You are reading this because recently a lot of people vanished from the face of the earth. Perhaps their clothes and jewelry just fell to the...
Caught Up Caught Up – Translation of the Greek harpazō in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, describing the Rapture. Related Bible Verses 1 Thessalonians 4:17 1 Thessalonians 4:15 – 5:11 – Caught Up, Always With The Lord The Rapture of the Church Jack Hibbs Delivers a...
The Pretribulation Rapture Amir Tsarfati: The Trumpet of the Rapture Dear saints, take comfort knowing that this ever-darkening world points to the soon return of Christ. The day and hour are unknown, but it could be today when the dead in Christ and those alive in...
The phrase “caught up” comes directly from the Bible and lies at the heart of the doctrine of the Rapture. While the term “rapture” itself doesn’t appear in English translations, it comes from the Latin rapturo, a translation of the Greek word harpazo—used by the...
The Rapture is one of the most anticipated events in Bible prophecy—a moment when Jesus Christ will suddenly and supernaturally remove His Church from the earth. While some dismiss it as speculation, the Bible provides clear teaching that believers will be “caught up”...
"About the time of the end, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the Prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition."
- Sir Issac Newton 1642-1727"For all the saints and Elect of God are gathered, prior to the Tribulation that is to come, and are taken to the Lord lest they see the confusion that is to overwhelm the world because of our sins"
- Ephraem the Syrian, A.D. 373