If so, when and how did you begin to believe that? And what is your church affiliation?How many of you believe the ';Rapture'; to be a false teaching?
I don’t believe the Bible teaches there will be “a rapture” for the following reasons.
1. The word “rapture” is not in the Bible.
2. It is said that the rapture will be a “secret” coming of Christ, but the verses cited as being the ones that primarily talk about “a rapture” say that Christ will come with a “loud command”, “the voice of the archangel”, and a “trumpet will sound”!
3. Some mention Matthew 24. In this context, 3 questions were asked and answered. The questions in verse 3 are:
“When will these things be?” (“These things” = destruction of temple: verse 2)
What will be the signs of your coming?
What will be the signs… of the end of the age?
4. The answer about the destruction of the temple and the destruction of Jerusalem is included from verse 4 through 36.
It refers to “those days”.
It refers to signs.
Instructs believers to flee to hills.
Says that this will happen in “this generation”.
This was accomplished in 70 AD.
5. The answer to the question about the end of the age (end of time) begins in verse 37.
Instead of “those days” it tells about “that day”.
It says there will be no signs.
No one knows when it will happen.
The righteous shall be rewarded in that day and the evil will be assigned a place where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
6. “Rapture” teaches that the righteous will be taken away and the sinful will be “left behind”.
Matthew 24 teaches that some will be taken and others left. It will be “just like the days of Noah” (verse 37).
In the days of Noah, normal life was going on. (verse 38)
Then the flood came and “took them all away”.
The evil were taken away (swept away) by the flood. (Verse 39)
“So shall the coming of the son of man be” (verse 39).
Sudden. Without prior warning.
Jesus shall come and the evil will be told, “Depart from me” (Matt 25:41)
The evil will be taken away and the righteous will be left in the presence of Jesus. (In the place to which Jesus has come.)
“Rapture” has the wrong ones being “taken”.
7. The flood of Noah was not a “secret” or quiet event where the evil did not see it when it happened.
Many people have predicted the rapture at various dates.
The Bible, however, says that if a person predicts something and it does not come to pass, then they have spoken presumptuously, they are a false prophet, and therefore we should not listen to them.
“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.” (Deut 18:22)
Among those who have predicted the rapture is Hal Lindsey.
He predicted it would happen in 1988. He said the righteous would be taken away by Christ, and the evil would be left behind.
Well 1988 has come and gone, and Hal Lindsey is still with us! This leaves only two possibilities.
Either Hal Lindsey is a false prophet, in which case we should not listen to him!
OR
The rapture happened just like he said, and he was left behind, which by his own teaching, would mean he is not a true follower of God!
Either way, he doesn’t look too good!How many of you believe the ';Rapture'; to be a false teaching?
I first heard about the Rapture in my forties, long after I had left the church. If it was really the obvious, true word of God you'd think that everyone would know about it, not just a few cultists. You'd also think that it would have been known throughout church history rather than starting in the nineteenth century.
In short, I think it's the elaborate revenge fantasy of a fringe group.
I believe the saints will be raptured to heaven, but the ';Left Behind'; type teachings are not scriptural.
Revelation 6:16,17 When the wicked see Christ come, they cry out to the rocks and mountains, ';Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?';
Matthew 24:27 ';For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.';
1 Corinthians 15:52 ';For the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised.';
Psalm 50:3 ';Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence.';
Revelation 1:7 ';Every eye shall see him. ';
Matthew 24:30 ';Then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.';
Matthew 24:31 ';He shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.'; (This is clearly the time when Christ comes to gather His saints.)
For a more indept answer follow the link below.
The ';Rapture'; as you call it IS going to happen! there isn't a question about it! Have a Bible? Read the book of REVELATION the very last book of the Bible. But the Rapture is just the first part, the Raputure is when Jesus comes back to take all the Christians, the non believers will be left behind. then starts the Triblulation, were the Anti-Christ -Satan- rules for 7 years! He will supposidly bring ';World Peace';.
Your probably woundering when this will happen...the only person you knows is Jesus!
which version are you asking about... no rapture, pre-trib, mid-trib, or post-trib?
pre-trib is completely non-biblical in that it does not follow any of the pre-patterns or teachings
no rapture is the most likely
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Orthodox Christian
I believe the secret rapture is a false teaching, as to my affiliation I am a Christian.
I have always considered it false due to the scriptures that refute it.
I do!!!
I don't believe anything in Abrahamic religion counts as ';teaching'; at all.
No I believe that the Rapture will happen someday soon.
it is a false teaching made up by false prophets
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