September 9, 2012

Is the Word "Rapture" in the Bible?


Some object to the idea of the Rapture because they argue “the word Rapture is not even in the Bible” but that’s not necessarily true. It just depends on what translation you are reading. 

The New Testament was written in Greek and the word Rapture comes from the Greek word harpazo found in 1 Thessalonians 4:17. The word harpazo in Latin is translated “Rapture”. The word harpazo in English is translated “caught up”. But both words mean the same thing. The bottom line is: whatever you call the event, it’s biblical! 

If that's not clear, maybe this keynote slide will help. 





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