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Line 1: − The '''Rapture''' (from the Greek word έκσταση, ekstasi) is a hypothetical event to take place in the [[Last Days]] according to a mid-19th century preacher John Nelson Darby. John Nelson Darby interpreted 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 in the New Testament of the Bible as which present future believers in Jesus Christ will be suddenly taken away prior to the events of the war of Armageddon and the ushering in of the Millennial Kingdom. The word "rapture" is not found in the Bible, but rather taken from the New Greek word "harpazo". "Harpazo" is found 13 times in the New Testament including Revelation 12:5 which addresses Jesus' ascent described in the Book of Acts.+ + + + + Line 5:
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'''Rapture''' is a noun meaning ''A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion''
Most modern Christian ministries use the word '''rapture''' but it is not found in the Bible, but rather taken from the New Greek word "harpazo" (pronounced har-pad'-zo). "Harpazo" is found 13 times in the New Testament including Revelation 12:5 which addresses Jesus' ascent described in the Book of Acts. "Harpazo" means "to seize (in various applications): - catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by force)." according to Strong's Greek Dictionary.
'''The Rapture''' (from the Greek word έκσταση, ekstasi) is a hypothetical event to take place in the [[Last Days]] according to a mid-19th century preacher John Nelson Darby. John Nelson Darby interpreted 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 in the New Testament of the Bible as which present future believers in Jesus Christ will be suddenly taken away prior to the events of the war of Armageddon and the ushering in of the Millennial Kingdom.
:''But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.''
:''But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.''
:''For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.''
:''For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.''
:''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:''
:''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:''
:''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.''
:''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.''
:''Wherefore comfort one another with these words.'' (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
:''Wherefore comfort one another with these words.'' (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
In defense to the phrase The Rapture
Evangelical commentators '''suggest''' that the following events need to occur prior to the Rapture taking place:
Evangelical commentators '''suggest''' that the following events need to occur prior to the Rapture taking place: