Question: Where in the Bible does it say the Lord will Rapture off to Heaven before the Great Tribulation?
There is chatter, that the Rapture is a modern Christian idea. That is not so; the apostle Paul first spoke and wrote about it, after his Arabian experience, when he was raised to the “3rd Heaven”!
He also speaks clearly about what is called the “Rapture” in 1Thess. 4:15–17, and 1Cor. 15:51–55!
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Question: What does it mean to be “Saved” in the Bible?
“Saved”; in the Bible’s context, is from the wrath of Almighty God for sin, and sinning against Him, His standards (defined by the Law); and against the people of Earth by the powerful, who do not Rule with wisdom and mercy!
The Death and Resurrection of Christ Jesus epitomises the “Self-Sacrifice” of God Almighty for all His created beings, who will take the sacrifice for themselves, with thanksgiving and praise!
Those people in this “Age Time”; which started when Jesus said from the Cross “it is finished"; will extend to the Time when the stage is reached on Earth that Jesus “snatches away” (Raptures John 14:2, 1Thess. 4:15–17 & 1Cor.15: 51–55) all those of His Body, (and they will “ever be with the Lord” John 14:3)!
Those people left on Earth, not “Raptured”, are shown that by their will, can be saved “by the “Blood of the Lamb” (Rev. 7:9–17), by their own decision; but they will experience Satan’s wrath released on Earth; and they are subject to the “Great Tribulation”; but they will stand before the “Great White Throne” of Almighty God and hear the Words of His favour (Rev. 12:17)!
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