1st Thessalonians 4:17 where it says that the elect shall be “caught up” to meet Yehsua in the air... "caught up" is harpazo
Strong’s #G726 – harpazō ἁρπάζω
“To seize, carry off by force, to seize on, claim for one’s self eagerly, to snatch out, take by force, pluck, carry away.”
Reading 1st Thessalonians 4:17 in Italian we can see the term “rapiti” which is the conjugated verb from where we get the word “rapturo:”
1st Tessalonicesi 4:17 (La Nuova Diodati)
Poi noi viventi, che saremo rimasti saremo rapiti assieme a loro sulle nuvole, per incontrare il Signore nell'aria; cosí saremo sempre col Signore.
The verb “rapito” in Italian is as follows: rapito: kidnapped, abducted; rapt, charmed, fascinated, enchanted.
Matthew 25: 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.......
It is obvious that the wise virgins have already been “taken” into the marriage, but these foolish virgins have been “left” out of the marriage! The five wise “went” into the marriage and the “door was shut.”
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Master, Master open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.
Verse 13 is a hint regarding “The day that no man knows.” This phrase is a Hebrew Idiom describing the Feast of Trumpets, in Hebrew it is called Yom Teruw’ah. Why is the Feast of Trumpets nick-named “The day that no man knows?” The Feast of Trumpets is the only feast outlined in Leviticus 23 wherein the commencement of it is determined by the sighting of the new moon. No man on earth can determine exactly when this feast will begin, because only the Father in heaven can control when the moon shows itself in the sky. In Acts 1:7 our Messiah said to his disciples “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.”
In 2nd Kings 2:9, Elijah is about to be “taken” away in a Chariot of Fire, and in this account, the Hebrew word for “taken” is Strong’s #H3947 “laqach” meaning
“To marry, take a wife, snatch, take possession of, take in marriage, receive, accept, seize, acquire, buy, select, choose.”
As you can see this is all “marriage covenant” language! In 2nd Kings 9:8 Ahab and the rest of the wicked are “left” behind and the Hebrew word for “left” is Strong’s #H5800 “azab” which means: to abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise, to depart from, leave behind.
Strong’s #G726 – harpazō ἁρπάζω
“To seize, carry off by force, to seize on, claim for one’s self eagerly, to snatch out, take by force, pluck, carry away.”
Reading 1st Thessalonians 4:17 in Italian we can see the term “rapiti” which is the conjugated verb from where we get the word “rapturo:”
1st Tessalonicesi 4:17 (La Nuova Diodati)
Poi noi viventi, che saremo rimasti saremo rapiti assieme a loro sulle nuvole, per incontrare il Signore nell'aria; cosí saremo sempre col Signore.
The verb “rapito” in Italian is as follows: rapito: kidnapped, abducted; rapt, charmed, fascinated, enchanted.
Matthew 25: 1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go you out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.......
It is obvious that the wise virgins have already been “taken” into the marriage, but these foolish virgins have been “left” out of the marriage! The five wise “went” into the marriage and the “door was shut.”
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Master, Master open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man comes.
Verse 13 is a hint regarding “The day that no man knows.” This phrase is a Hebrew Idiom describing the Feast of Trumpets, in Hebrew it is called Yom Teruw’ah. Why is the Feast of Trumpets nick-named “The day that no man knows?” The Feast of Trumpets is the only feast outlined in Leviticus 23 wherein the commencement of it is determined by the sighting of the new moon. No man on earth can determine exactly when this feast will begin, because only the Father in heaven can control when the moon shows itself in the sky. In Acts 1:7 our Messiah said to his disciples “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.”
In 2nd Kings 2:9, Elijah is about to be “taken” away in a Chariot of Fire, and in this account, the Hebrew word for “taken” is Strong’s #H3947 “laqach” meaning
“To marry, take a wife, snatch, take possession of, take in marriage, receive, accept, seize, acquire, buy, select, choose.”
As you can see this is all “marriage covenant” language! In 2nd Kings 9:8 Ahab and the rest of the wicked are “left” behind and the Hebrew word for “left” is Strong’s #H5800 “azab” which means: to abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise, to depart from, leave behind.
