The word Rapture DOES APPEAR in the Bible

[CadyandZoe]

You have all heard that the word Rapture does not appear in the Bible. Nothing could be further from the truth. Let me show you the actual words Paul wrote in 1 Thess 4:17:
ἔπειτα ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες οἱ περιλειπόμενοι ἅμα σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁρπαγησόμεθα ἐν νεφέλαις εἰς ἀπάντησιν τοῦ κυρίου εἰς ἀέρα· καὶ οὕτως πάντοτε σὺν κυρίῳ ἐσόμεθα.18 Ὥστε παρακαλεῖτε ἀλλήλους ἐν τοῖς λόγοις τούτοις.
Do you see the word Rapture? It is right there is plain view. Let me do some translation of the words Paul wrote:
ἔπειτα Then ἡμεῖς we οἱ ζῶντες who are alive οἱ περιλειπόμενοι who are left
ἁρπαγησόμεθα. will be raptured...
There is the word Rapture used by Paul.
What most critics mean when they say the word 'rapture' does not appear in the Bible, they really mean the word rapture is not translated in any English translation. Don't be fooled. Don't let them say Rapture does not appear in the 'Bible.' Remind them that Paul wrote the word raptured in 1 Thess 4:17. The Koine Greek word for rapture is ἁρπαγησόμεθα. So, the word Rapture is found in all Greek manuscripts of 1 Thess. This is not nit picking, this is just letting the critic use a translation, like the KJV or NIV, in stead of the BIBLE. It is important to communicate this. Remember, the critic is relying on a Translation of the Bible, not the Bible itself. All serious scholars use the Greek Bible, not a Translation into another language.
You not only know now that Rapture appears in the Bible, in fact, you have seen it.

You make a good point. It's a simple idea but sometimes we need to be reminded. Thanks. Our pursuit is not the letters on the page but the ideas they convey.

 

[MA2444]

The word rapture is also in Revelation 12:5 but hardly anyone even knows it.

 

[doctrox]

Hey KUWN, thanks for getting back to me. Was there any particular sticky point or issue you had when you first crafted that piece that doesn't sit quite right with you? Maybe we could shed some light on that and bring some clarity?