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¶ … Rapture and Tribulation The Church Rapture is what believers call 'Blessed Hope'. The Bible's New Testament explains a certain 'mystery', where according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:53, we will not all die (or sleep), but rather 'we will be changed' (1 Corinthians 15:53).

Paul, in the letter he wrote to Thessalonica, writes, "For Christ himself will come down from heaven; there will be a shout, with the archangel's voice, and with God's trump: and those who died in the Lord will first resurrect: After that, we who are living and remain will be held up together with the others in the sky, where we will meet Christ in air: and so will we forever be together with Christ.

Wherefore give comfort to each other using these words." (1 Thess 4:16-17) Trials, persecution and tribulation have been part of man from the day he left the Garden of Eden. Each tribulation in the present has been either solely human against human, or human against the Church, otherwise referred to as Christ's body. However, a verse in Matthew 24 talks about a kind of trial and persecution that differs from all these.

Matthew 24:21 states that there will be mighty tribulation, greater than any other that was ever seen since the beginning of the world. Rapture The term 'Rapture' describes the "end times," also known as the "eschatological" event. This is when Jesus Christ comes back to get His Church. The believers that are "alive and remain will be held together within the clouds, so that they can meet Christ in air." At that time, there will be resurrection; every Christian will have their resurrected body.

The first to get these bodies are the ones who have faced death as Christians. Those that are living and remain will then get the bodies (The Rapture n.d.). a. Theological Definition Rapture means an end time or eschatological event in which Christ will come back to get the real believers. Those that are "living and remain will be held together with those that are already dead as Christians in the sky, where they will meet Christ in air" (1 Thess 4:17).

This is when there will be resurrection, where Christians will get new resurrected bodies. The first people to receive resurrected bodies are the ones that are already dead as Christians, followed by those that are "living and remain." (Mckim 2014) b. Biblical Definition Most believers put their faith in something they believe to be a "saints' rapture" with regard to only two verses in the Bible, that were written by Paul the Apostle.

Most teachers of religion teach that rapture is only possible just before Christ's Second Coming, where He will be the world ruler for a millennium. Others who believe that, the kind of "snatching up," where saints will be taken, will take place in SECRET. This is so that the chosen few will be spared from the trials and suffering stated in Revelation.

As taught, the believers are moved to heaven, where they stay for some time, until they triumphantly come back with Christ, to fight against those that have fallen for Satan's deceit. They will then be the world rulers along with Christ (The Bible Study Site n.d.). c. Practical Foundation Nowadays, Churches often leave out the preaching and study of prophesies from the Bible. This is because they view the topic as impractical and contentious.

However, most of them bewail the believers' indifference and try hard to convince them to live holy lives. Churches that are part of this trap should be aware that the lesson about the Rapture, contained all over the Bible's New Testament, deal with these factors and can give encouragement for godly behaviour. There is no promise in the Bible that Christians will escape the event of the Lord's wrath (tribulation). Many passages in the Bible contain teachings about the church's rapture before tribulation (Ice 2016).

Tribulation This will take place in the future, for 7 years. This is when God will complete Israel's discipline and finish punishing the non-believers. The church, which includes everyone who has put their trust in Jesus' person, and his work to spare them from punishment due to sin, will miss the tribulation. In the rapture, Christ's body will be taken away from the world. It is important to understand Daniel 9:24-27, so that one can fully grasp the importance of tribulation.

The verse describes the 70 weeks, which have been set aside to punish "your people" (Benware 2006). a. Theological Definition In order to be accurate, it is important to keep in mind that the term 'tribulation' is prophetic, meant to explain the suffering that will take place during this future moment, before Christ comes back alone, according to Matthew 24:9, 21, 29; Revelation 7:14 and Mark 13:19, 24. The term "tribulation" describes the conditions during the second half of the described period. This period is described using such qualifying words as "great" (Matt. 24:21; Rev.

7:14), through a clause used to describe how exceptional the distress within the second half of that short time (Mark 13:19). Alternatively, it has the passage and somehow gets its reference from the great suffering described in the context before that (Matthew 24:29 has, "following the tribulation during those days" while Mark 13:24 has, "after that distress" [emphasis mine]) (Keathley 2004). b. Biblical Definition The term "tribulation" is used biblically as the general word to describe God's people's suffering.

The words sar and sara ("straits" or "distress") have been used in the Old Testament, regarding different intense internal turmoil (Pss. 25:17; 120:1; Job 7:11), the ache that comes with childbirth (Jer. 4:31; 49:24), punishment (I Sam. 2:32; Jer. 30:7) and anguish (Job 15:24; Jer. 6:24). The Greek words thlipsis, derived from thlibo ("to hem in or press") is often used to explain sara in LXX. It generally refers to the affliction and oppression of the Israelites, or those that are righteous (Deut. 4:30; Ps. 37:39). In the New Testament, thlipsis has been translated into "affliction" or "tribulation" (Tribulation 1997) c.

Practical Foundation The church is generally bound to go through tribulation in this current era (John 16:33). However, she has not been mentioned to be part of Israel's time of problems, including the Lord's Day,.