WHAT IS THE RAPTURE?

1. The rapture is an important doctrine
2. The rapture will be an event distinct from the Second Advent
3. The rapture will involve the catching up of every living believer to meet the Lord in the air (1 Thess 4:17)
4. The rapture will be a reunion (1 Thess 4:14-16)
5. The rapture will be a resurrection (1 Cor 15:50-54)
6. The rapture will exempt an entire generation of Christians from death (1 Cor 15:51, 54-56)
7. The rapture will take place instantaneously (1 Cor 15:52)
8. The rapture is a mystery (1 Cor 15:51)
9. The rapture is imminent (1 Cor 15:51; 1 Thess 4:15)
10. The rapture is a traditional doctrine now being recovered

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