To Be Caught Up By The Spirit

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To come face to face with God is to be enraptured.

2 Corinthians 12.
1
It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations
of the Lord:
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know,
or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to
the third heaven.
3 And I know such a man; whether in the body or out of the body I do not know,
God knows
4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not
lawful for a man to utter.

This being ‘caught up’ in Greek: harpazo; is used to describe the experience of Philip.
Acts 8:39. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught
Philip away, so the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

And ultimately, by Paul:
1 Thessalonians 4:
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.
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
 

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I dont't know if this would be considered the same thing, and I can't say I know the time reference or even whether this is correct but it somewhat reminds me of John in Revelation.

For example,

2 Cr 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth ) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

2 Cr 12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth )

2 Cr 12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise,

and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

John in Revelation

Rev 1:10-11 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia...

But right here

Rev 10:3 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices,

I was about to write:


and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,

Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not
.

Again,

2 Cr 12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise,

and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.


Like when he gets to the seven thunders utterancees John hears and is about to write but told not to do that. That just always reminded me of that.
 
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To come face to face with God is to be enraptured.

2 Corinthians 12.
1
It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations
of the Lord:
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know,
or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to
the third heaven.
3 And I know such a man; whether in the body or out of the body I do not know,
God knows
4 how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not
lawful for a man to utter.

This being ‘caught up’ in Greek: harpazo; is used to describe the experience of Philip.
Acts 8:39. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught
Philip away, so the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing.

And ultimately, by Paul:
1 Thessalonians 4:
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.
17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Dear one,
I consider what you have quoted that God bore witness.

For this is what we have heard:
while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. -Hebrews 2:4

Yes those people were caught up by the Spirit, but we need to concern ourselves more on what witness God has bore, rather the spiritual experience of being caught up by the Spirit.

So that we may understand what God was doing.
 
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Yes those people were caught up by the Spirit, but we need to concern ourselves more on what witness God has bore, rather the spiritual experience of being caught up by the Spirit.
I have been caught up in the Spirit while praying and singing in the Spirit. I recognize
my experience in these scriptures, and their Testimony is Truth.
Your words of caution are wise, because it is the Spirit that decides our experiences. Seek the Lord while He may be found,
but do not seek experiences, for by this many have been led astray. The experiences that I speak
of occurred when the burdens of life were very extreme and my need for great.
I was not seeking some enrapturing experience, I was seeking deliverance, even as Jacob,
under the double trouble of being chased by Laban, and then being met by his brother Esau

with 400 men. But the Lord let him know that "no weapon formed against him would prosper".
Follow the instructions of these scriptures and you can experience this liberty from the burdens
of this world, in due measure.
1 Corinthians 14:15 What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray
with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
 
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