We are going to spend a few days looking at Scriptures on the Rapture. The Rapture is an event when Christ shall come back to earth and take the church out before the Great Tribulation. Just like the word "Trinity" is not specifically used in the Bible, "rapture" is not used either. However, in both cases, there is substantial Biblical proof of both. 1 Thessalonians 4: 17 reads: "Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." The Greek word translated as “caught up” is the Greek harpazō, which means“to grasp hastily, snatch up, to lift, transport, or rapture.” It is going to be a very orderly procedure. The following is the order: (1) The dead will rise first. Here comes Stephen out of the grave. It may be that he will lead the procession since he was the first martyr. (2) Then there will be the apostles and all those millions who have laid down their lives for Jesus. They will just keep coming from right down through the centuries. (3) Finally, if we are alive at that time, we will bring up the rear of the parade. We will be way down at the tail end of it. Most of the church will have already gone in through the pathway of death. The point to know is that nothing remains to be done before the Rapture of the church. It could happen as you are reading this devotion, tomorrow or some time next year. Things are getting so bad, that it can't be much longer. Make sure you are ready to go meet the Lord Jesus Christ.
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