I have decided to list a more READY TO READ set of Rapture Scriptures that should be laid out so as to openly show those in Rapture denial how illiterate or intentionally deceptive they are. The Rapture is known in early Christian literature of the 2nd to 4th centuries, then reappears in recognition among Christians in the 1600s.
The Old Testament Hebrew can be rechecked by the Greek Septuagint translation by 70 rabbis simultaneously from a minimum of 270 B.C. with the Septuagint, which was used by the Early Church, being 3 centuries before the Acts of the Apostles, being translated from Hebrew into Greek 300 years before the Church after Christ's ascension into Heaven. So if a debate is to be made, it could shift to an all the Old Testament verses of the Septuagint (LXX) listed firstly, then the 47-57 A.D. written and published works of the New Testament (all were thus written 47 - 57 A.D. except 2,3 John).
The Rapture is through the Bible, and is more than a reverse of the 10-12 descents of GOD in the Torah (the 5 books of Moses). Even as there is a First and Last Silver Trump in Numbers 10 -- the 1st being sounded to advance for war, the second to gather together -- so too is there a Trumpet or Shofar that GOD sounds, and by sounding the 2nd Trump, He is not limited to sounding it once, but gives Himself 3 times and 3 separate occasions to do so: the 1st Watch, the 2nd Watch, the 3rd Watch. I take these literally, and to mean (1) the pre-Tribulation Rapture, (2) the mid-Tribulation Rapture (the 2 Witnesses event), and (3) the 2nd Coming, which is a 3rd Rapture or snatching away meeting in the air more along the Acts 8:39 teleportation of Phillip from the Ethiopian Eunuch , thus it appears that the 3rd event brings the Great Tribulation Resurrection Saints to Jerusalem when the LORD sets His feet on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4) etc.
-- Brian
1) God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet. (Psalm 47:5)
2) This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11 b)
3) Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)
4) And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. (1 John 2:28)
5) 1 The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence:
a fire shall
devour before
him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
4 He shall call to the
heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
5 ’Gather my saints together
unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.’
6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah. (Psalm 50:1-6)
6) For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19)
7) And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:31)
8) 16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 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. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
10) 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down:
7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; (Psalm 144:5a, 7)
11) In Psalm 68:4,
GOD, named as "YH", rides the Heavens, and then in verse 8, drops the
Heavens over Sinai when he came down to Mount Sinai, bending time and
space and for that purpose temporarily altering the Universe as it
presently stands.
Psalm 68:4,8 (KJV)
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Rashi concurs with this in his commentary on Exodus 19:20's "Vayeired YHVeH al Har Sinai", saying Heaven was made like a bedspread over Sinai, because GOD still talked from Heaven
12) 13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice…
16 He sent
from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
19 He
brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted
in me.
(Psalm 18:13,16,19)
13) 20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
21 For, behold,
the Lord cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the
earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no
more cover her slain.
(Isaiah 26:20-21)
14) 14 And the Lord shall be
seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and
the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of
the south.
15 The Lord of
hosts shall defend them…
16 And
the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his
people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon
his land.
(Zechariah 9:14-16)
15 ) For God hath not appointed
us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
16) Because thou hast kept the
word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which
shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Revelation 3:10)
31 A noise shall come even to
the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the
nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the
sword, saith the Lord.
32 Thus saith the Lord of
hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind
shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
33 And the slain of the Lord shall
be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth:
they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung
upon the ground.
(Jeremiah 25: 30-33)
18) 34 For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded
about, and your lights burning;
36 And ye yourselves like
unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that
when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37 Blessed
are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily
I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat,
and will come forth and serve them.
38 And if he
shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so,
blessed are those servants.
(Luke 12:34-38)
20) Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see Him as He is. (1 John 3:2)
21) 14 And I looked, and behold a
white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his
head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out
of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in
thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of
the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the
cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out
of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out
from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him
that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the
clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in
his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into
the great winepress of the wrath of God.
(Revelation 14:14-19)
22) 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
24 And Enoch walked with God:
and he was not; for God took him.
(Genesis 5:23-24)
23) 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 And Elijah took his
mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided
hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
11 And it came to pass, as
they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot
of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
(2 Kings 2:7-8,11)
24) 3 And I will give power unto
my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore
days, clothed in sackcloth.
7 And when they shall have
finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit
shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies
shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom
and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9 And they of the people and
kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an
half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
11 And after three days and
an half the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon
their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12 And they
heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they
ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
(Revelation 11:3, 7-9, 11-12)
8 And he shall judge the
world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in
uprightness.
9 The Lord also
will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy
name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them
that seek thee.
(Psalm 9:7-10)
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
11 For he shall give his
angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12 They shall bear thee up in
their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15 He shall call upon me, and
I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and
honour him.
16 With long life will I
satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
(Psalm 91:1-2,4,11-12,14-16)
27) 1The heavens declare the glory of
God…
5 …as a bridegroom
coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from
the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is
nothing hid from the heat thereof.
(Psalm 19:1, 5-6)
28) For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. (Psalm 27:5)
29) 6 For this shall every
one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in
the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou art my hiding place;
thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of
deliverance. Selah.
(Psalm 32:6-7)
30) 1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
3 He shall send from heaven,
and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow
me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
(Psalm 57:1,3)
31) 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms
of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
33 To him
that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send
out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
34 Ascribe ye strength unto
God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
35 O God, thou art terrible
out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth
strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
(Psalm 68:32-35)
32) 8 Thou didst cause judgment
to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,
9 When God arose to
judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
(Psalm 76:8-9)
33) For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. (Amos 9:9)
34) Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the
earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness,
seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.
(Zephaniah 2:3)
35) 1 Then shall the kingdom of
heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to
meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were
wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish
took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in
their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom
tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight
there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins
arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto
the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered,
saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to
them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to
buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to
the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the
other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said,
Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch
therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man
cometh.
(Matthew 25:1-13)
21 … behold, the
kingdom of God is within you.
22 And he said unto the
disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of
the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
24 For as
the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto
the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
26 And as it was in the days
of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank,
they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah
entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in
the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they
planted, they builded;
29 But the same day that Lot
went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them
all.
30 Even thus shall it be in
the day when the Son of man is revealed.
8 … Nevertheless when the
Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
(Luke 17:20b, 21b-22, 24, 26-30;
18:8b)
37) 34 And take heed to yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness,
and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
35 For as a snare shall it
come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these
things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
(Luke 21:34-36)
38) 50 Now this
I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of
God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a
mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for
the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we
shall be changed.
53 For this
corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible
shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,
then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is
swallowed up in victory.
(1 Corinthians 15:50-54)
39) 1 After this I looked, and, behold,
a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard
was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither…
2 And immediately I was in
the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and
one sat on the throne.
(Revelation 4:1,2)
16 When He uttereth his
voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and He causeth the
vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain,
and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. (Jeremiah 51:15-16)
John 14 Jesus prepares a place for us, the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21-22) or the Zion of Heaven. When it is built up, though it is outside the dimensions of out linear reality of Time conception, the Rapture occurs.
41) 16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer
of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18 This shall be written for
the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise
the Lord.
19 For he hath looked down
from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the
earth;
20 To hear the groaning of
the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
21 To declare the name of
the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
22 When the people are
gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
(1 Chronicles 16:33,35)
43)
35 For as a snare shall it
come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
36 Watch ye therefore, and
pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that
shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
(Luke 21:34-36)
Honorable Mention:
19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord: and the angel did wonderously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord.
(Judges 13:19-21)
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