RAPTURE: How to get prepared for the Second Coming.
Rapture is a “designed technology” by God to airlift the Christians to meet Jesus - an escape route from deadly tribulation. Rapture is derived from the Latin word ‘raptus’ and it means: “a carrying off”.
There are different teachings about the rapture and its timing. The pre-tribulation, during-tribulation and post-tribulation doctrines are causing a lot of confusion. I am not introducing a new teaching about the rapture, but I want to show you the clarity of this topic.
Is Rapture a real future event?
The failed predictions of the end-time by some people such as: John Wesley 1836, Margaret Rowen 1925, Jehovah’s Witness 1941, Herbert Armstrong 1943, Pat Robertson 1982 and Harold Camping 2011 could make you become bias about the rapture.
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Jesus says: “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven…” (Matthew 24:29 and 30)
The Bitter Pills of Tribulations
Tribulations are unwanted events happening to human beings. And end-time tribulations precede the occurrence of rapture. You might want to ask me if Christians will be a partaker of these tribulations.
Tribulations such as flood, disease outbreak, wars etc. had been in existence before the arrival of Jesus. The tribulations never stopped on earth when He came to shed His blood for our salvation.
Rather, Jesus predicted more tribulations, and He made it known that we would encounter many trials and sorrows.
Jesus says in the book of John chapter 16 verses 33: “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the