1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 1. Our text lists five events that will occur at the Rapture. “For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God.” 2. “And the dead in Christ will rise first.” 3. “After that, we who are still a live and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds.” 4. “To meet the Lord in the air.” 5. “And so we will be with the Lord forever.” yes Lord come get us Enoch 1. Some wonder if this is literal. Remember Enoch? Genesis 5:24 says, “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” 2. As the dead in Christ are raised up and then those loving Christians are raised up, their bodies will be transformed. 3. These bodies cannot enter Heaven. who would want these old stinking bodies ? 4. We are given new glorified bodies. 1 Cor. 15 :.50-58 5. These new bodies don’t hurt no pain Praise the Lord What a day that will be! There are many views concerning the timing of the Rapture in relation to the timing of the Tribulation and Millennial Reign. Although there are many, they basically fall into three categories. you are free to choose Post – Tribulation This teaches that the Lord will return and remove His church from the earth at the end of the Tribulation, just before or as a part of His Second coming to earth. Mid – Tribulation This teaches that the church will be raptured in the middle of the Tribulation, before the final 31/2 years. This view believes that the Christians will not be exposed to God’s wrath and will be raptured out before the outpouring of the bowls of God’s wrath. It sees the Rapture as occurring with the “last trump”, which is the Seventh Trumpet Judgment of Revelation 11:15. Pre – Tribulation I want to warn you that this is the view that I believe are the most accurate, but it sure is nothing that should cause any arguments. My true theological stance is as a “Pan – Millenniest.” This theory says, “ It will all pan out in the end.” Pre – Tribulation view teaches that the Christians will be raptured before the Tribulation. Let me share with you four proofs that I used for my belief. You do not have to agree. 1. God promised to deliver us from the Tribulation. Revelation 3:10 Philadelphia. Church 2. The church is to be delivered from the wrath to come. 1 Thessalonians 1:10 3. Christians are not appointed to wrath. 1 Thessalonians 5:9 4. The church is absent in Revelation 4-18.Shows up in chapter 19:7 as the Bride. Praise the Lord
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