Scripture References
This New Testament book contains the famous passage about being "caught up" in the clouds to meet the Lord.
What is 1 Thessalonians?
Before the Rapture, Jesus warned of wars, famines, and earthquakes in this chapter of Matthew.
What is Matthew 24?
These believers, described in 1 Thessalonians 4, will rise first when the Lord returns.
These believers, described in 1 Thessalonians 4, will rise first when the Lord returns.
This view teaches the Rapture happens before the 7-year Tribulation begins.
What is Pre-Tribulation?
Believers are compared to this type of group waiting for the bridegroom’s return in Matthew 25.
What are the virgins (the bridesmaids)?
Jesus describes the Rapture in this gospel, saying “two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left.”
What is the Gospel of Matthew? (Matthew 24)
The Rapture is often connected with this heavenly sound announcing Christ’s return.
What is the trumpet of God?
After the dead in Christ rise, this group of people will be transformed and caught up together with them.
Who are the living believers?
This view places the Rapture at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
What is Mid-Tribulation?
The Rapture is described as happening as quickly as this natural body part moves.
What is the twinkling of an eye?
Paul writes about the “last trumpet” and believers being changed in “a moment, in the twinkling of an eye” in this letter.
What is 1 Corinthians? (1 Corinthians 15)
Many Christians debate whether the Rapture will happen before, during, or after this 7-year period.
What is the Tribulation?
Some Christians believe only this group of especially faithful believers will be taken in the Rapture.
Who are the “overcomers” or faithful Christians?
This view teaches that the Rapture and Second Coming happen together at the end of the Tribulation.
What is Post-Tribulation?
Paul compares the Rapture to this military signal used to gather troops.
What is the trumpet call?
The word "rapture" comes from a Latin translation of this Greek word meaning “caught up.”
What is harpazo?
According to Revelation, after the Rapture, this global leader will rise to power and deceive many.
According to Revelation, after the Rapture, this global leader will rise to power and deceive many.
This prophet was taken up to heaven by a whirlwind and chariot of fire, a foreshadowing of the Rapture.
Who is Elijah?
This theological system strongly teaches a literal, pre-tribulation Rapture.
What is Dispensationalism?
The Rapture is sometimes called the “blessed” this, found in Titus 2:13.
What is the blessed hope?
This Old Testament figure, who “walked with God and was no more,” is often seen as a picture of the Rapture.
Who is Enoch?
In 2 Thessalonians, Paul says the Rapture will not occur until this mysterious figure, the “man of lawlessness,” is revealed.
Who is the Antichrist?
In Revelation, this symbolic group of sealed individuals is sometimes linked to those preserved during the Tribulation.
Who are the 144,000?
Some Christians don’t believe in a Rapture at all, instead seeing it as symbolic of this event.
What is the Second Coming of Christ?
Revelation describes saints receiving these heavenly garments, symbolizing purity and readiness.
What are white robes?