What is the Rapture and Why Should You Care?
Although the word “rapture” does not appear in the Bible, the concept appears numerous times. The word was coined from the Latin rapio or rapere which means to “catch up or snatch away.” 1 Thes. 4:13-18 is the only place in the NT where a “rapture” is clearly referred to. “For the Lord himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: … Continue reading →