WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?
- The rapture is an important
doctrine
- The rapture will be an event
distinct from the Second Advent
- The rapture will involve the
catching up of every living believer to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thess 4:17)
- The rapture will be a reunion (1
Thess 4:14-16)
- The rapture will be a
resurrection (1 Cor 15:50-54)
- The rapture will exempt an entire
generation of Christians from death (1 Cor 15:51, 54-56)
- The rapture will take place
instantaneously (1 Cor 15:52)
- The rapture is a mystery (1 Cor 15:51)
- The rapture is imminent (1 Cor 15:51; 1 Thess 4:15)
- The rapture is a traditional
doctrine now being recovered
© 2009 Andy Woods