What is the purpose of the Rapture? I think it is to remove
the Body of Christ out of this world so the WRATH of God can be
poured out, as outlined in the book of Revelation.
In
the Old Testament Noah obeyed the call of God to build the ark
according to God's specific instructions, providing an escape from
the floodwaters and saving the righteous people. In Lot's day, the
people of God were removed before He rained down fire and brimstone
on the city of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the crossing of the Red Sea,
God dried up the waters and allowed the Children of Israel to pass
over before he brought the waters back down on their enemy, the
Egyptians. God's obedient people have always been spared the calamity
of God's wrath. Through the Rapture of the Church, the Bride of
Christ will be spared the wrath of God. However, it will be the time
for Israel to have another opportunity to recognize the Messiah and
choose Him, many giving their lives for their restoration to Christ.
There
are many prophecy preachers who have studied and they are presenting
their finds. But, all of them can't be right which is causing much
confusion. We must study the Bible in prayer for ourselves.
I
believe the Rapture (the catching away) is to remove the Church, the
righteous Body of Christ. The word Church is no longer used after
Revelation 3. From there on we hear about the 7 Angels, 7 plagues. 7
seals, 7 vials, 7 bowls, 7 trumpets. All this appears to be Judgment
and the Wrath of God and has nothing to do with the Church, the
called-out ones.
I
Thessalonians 5:9, "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, But
to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ." Please read I
Thess. 4:13-18. The last verse instructs us to comfort one another
with these words about the rapture. I am so thankful for this blessed
Hope we have to be counted worthy to escape what is coming upon this
world. Our purpose is to spread the Word of the Lord that all men
will come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and Escape The
Wrath To Come!
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