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The "Rapture teachings" are so obvious in the scriptures. It is not found in the OT, or the FGs. The "Teaching" is found in the Epistles of Paul. You know the scriptures. Study them.
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Since the Fathers and over a thousand years of church history have no record of the teaching of dispensational "rapturism" as currently taught by (primarily) American Evangelicals I'll pass. I used to believe it when I first become a Christian 'cause I was told that it was the truth but as I continued my studies I learned that it is new teaching....if you want to argue it ya might want to check the bazillion threads here at CF...check the "General Theology" and "Baptist" and "Eschatology" forums...but for me that dead horse doesn't need a beating around here.

If you simply want to reference the Second Coming then hey I'll say AMEN!
Where is the 2nd coming/"Parousia" shown in Revelation?

Matthew 24:3
He is yet sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came to Him according to own, saying,
`Tell us, when shall these be? and what the Sign of the Thy ParousiaV <3952>, and of the together-finish/sun-teleiaV <4930> of the Age?' [Daniel 12/Revelation 19]


1 Thessalonians 3:13
Into the stand-fast of ye, the hearts blameless in together-holiness before the God and Father of us
in the Parousia <3952> of the Lord of us, Jesus Christ, with all of the holy-ones of Him [Zech 14:5/Revelation 19:11.]

James 5:8

be ye patient!, also stand-fast the hearts of ye, that the Parousia <3952>of the Lord is nigh;


Perhaps the armies coming with Christ in Reve 19 are those ones that have been "raptured", including the Apostles?


Reve 19:11
And I perceived the heaven having be opened and Behold! A white horse and the One sitting on it being called Faithful and True
and in justice He is judging and is battling.
14 And the armies, the in the heaven, followed to him on horses, white, having been..............................

http://raptureready.com/



Rapture Index 180
Net Change unch
Updated Jan 25, 2016

Rapture Index of 100 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 100 to 130: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 130 to 160: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 160: Fasten your seat belts

The Rapture Index is by no means meant to predict the rapture, however, the index is designed to measure the type of activity that could act as a precursor to the rapture.

You could say the Rapture index is a Dow Jones Industrial Average of end time activity, but I think it would be better if you viewed it as prophetic speedometer. The higher the number, the faster we're moving towards the occurrence of pre-tribulation rapture.



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The time is coming for us to prepare for the rapture of the Church. Jesus Himself told us to prepare for His coming:
“Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24:44‬ ‭KJV‬‬

I have received a prophecy from God concerning the rapture. He has told me to go and teach what He has revealed to me. So here is the message I have pre-typed for informing fellow believers ^_^:

So first of all, a while ago I was praying to God about something related to death. I have this Bible app that gives random verses everyday and i looked at the random verse for an answer. The verse said something about how those who believe in God shall not die, but live eternally. I know what the verse actually means, but its like it spoke to me that i would be raptured. I remembered Mark 11:24 and kept faith that this was of God. But there's more. My second prayer was later. I had been wondering whether or not i should tell this prophesy to others. I wondered this because it seems that God tells you some things that He may not want you to tell others, as my mother had Him audibly speak to her and she never told anyone what He said, and she said she never will. So I prayed about it and went into the same Bible app. I was just on the internet before i did this, but for some reason it wouldn't connect. I believe this was God telling me that the answer would not come from that day's verse. I had actually forgot what i had prayed for a while, and I also believe that was God because I have no idea how else i could just simply forget. So days later i remembered, prayed again, and looked into the app and it was a verse about how we should teach others. However, there was even one more prayer. So the next day or the day after that, I had prayed to God saying something along the lines of "Lord, there may be some that won't believe that you spoke to me through an app. So please let today's verse speak of keeping faith and they will know for sure." So i looked into the Bible app, and sure enough, it spoke of keeping faith in the first sentence. So I learned that the rapture will happen in my lifetime. Dont know when, but at some point i will be raptured.

The question is: How should we prepare for this?
We should prepare by doing the will of the Father, as well as doing good works for Him.

I don't believe there's a pre-tribulation (or mid-tribulation) rapture. I cannot find it in Scripture. I looked for it when I was a teenager and rather than finding pre-tribulation rapture, I became convinced of a post-tribulation resurrection-gathering. Then I studied the Old and New Testaments as an adult, pulling out every reference to the Tribulation, return of Christ, millennial reign of Christ, gathering of believers, etc. After organizing them, I've written a book about why I have this conviction and why I think it's important for the Church today to consider. (It's not published yet.)

The method of Bible study you cite--which sounds kind of like a Russian roulette approach--isn't wise to rely on because it's too easy to take Scripture out of context. It's better if you study whole chapters, books, etc. Also, I encourage you to let Scripture teach you and not your feelings. The enemy can feed us thoughts, and they can seem okay but not be true. That is why Scripture commands us to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ. For example, some people have heard "God" telling them to leave their wife/husband and start up a romance with another woman/man. That isn't God! It violates Scripture, which clearly teaches that adultery and divorce (except for marital unfaithfulness) are sins that God hates.

If you are willing, I recommend going through this short Bible study to start. Please carefully consider the questions without reading my answers too fast. This reflects the beginning of my journey. (It's a Word document I created--my lesson plan for my Bible study group):

https://app.box.com/s/zg24s1g30xz8rgxq5q8m4x415ihj01e2

You are correct that we need to practice obedience continually to prepare for His return.
 
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Where is the 2nd coming/"Parousia" shown in Revelation?

Matthew 24:3
He is yet sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came to Him according to own, saying,
`Tell us, when shall these be? and what the Sign of the Thy ParousiaV <3952>, and of the together-finish/sun-teleiaV <4930> of the Age?' [Daniel 12/Revelation 19]


1 Thessalonians 3:13
Into the stand-fast of ye, the hearts blameless in together-holiness before the God and Father of us
in the Parousia <3952> of the Lord of us, Jesus Christ, with all of the holy-ones of Him [Zech 14:5/Revelation 19:11.]

James 5:8

be ye patient!, also stand-fast the hearts of ye, that the Parousia <3952>of the Lord is nigh;


Perhaps the armies coming with Christ in Reve 19 are those ones that have been "raptured", including the Apostles?


Reve 19:11
And I perceived the heaven having be opened and Behold! A white horse and the One sitting on it being called Faithful and True
and in justice He is judging and is battling.
14 And the armies, the in the heaven, followed to him on horses, white, having been..............................

http://raptureready.com/



Rapture Index 180
Net Change unch
Updated Jan 25, 2016

Rapture Index of 100 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 100 to 130: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 130 to 160: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 160: Fasten your seat belts

The Rapture Index is by no means meant to predict the rapture, however, the index is designed to measure the type of activity that could act as a precursor to the rapture.

You could say the Rapture index is a Dow Jones Industrial Average of end time activity, but I think it would be better if you viewed it as prophetic speedometer. The higher the number, the faster we're moving towards the occurrence of pre-tribulation rapture.



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I invite you to read this Bible study, too, which I shared with the person who started this thread: https://app.box.com/s/zg24s1g30xz8rgxq5q8m4x415ihj01e2

Yes, I believe that Jesus will bring the Christians who have died with Him when He comes. That's the context of Revelation 19, and it says so also in 1 Thessalonians 4:

1 Thessalonians 4:14-16
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.
15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

Raptureready.com just teaches pre-tribulation rapture, which I don't believe is supported by Scripture. For example, consider the parable of the tares in Matthew 13 (also Jesus' interpretation of it, later in Matthew 13). Notice that the wicked are destroyed before the righteous are gathered at the end of the age. And the righteous are kept to grow alongside the wicked until end. This is in direct violation with the popular pre-tribulation rapture teaching.
 
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