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Unveiling the Mystery of the Rapture 0:00 Welcome to this pray dot com series from w publishing. In this episode, doctor David Jeremiah outlines the key details about the rapture and the hope we have in Jesus coming back for his bride. If you0:12 enjoy this series, you can go deeper in doctor Jeremiah's New York Times best selling book, The Great Disappearance.0:19 Captain William Schaffner vanished without a trace. He was a pilot in the United States Air Force engaged in an official exchange with the Royal Air Force. On September eighth0:31 19 70, he was flying a BAC Lightning over the North Sea. His call sign was foxtrot 94. Suddenly, an unidentified object was caught on radar, and0:42 Schaffner pursued it. He reported it as glowing in a golden light. The object was later said to be another aircraft, but it eluded Schaffner who flew at a high speed0:54 toward the object. And then he, well, he simply vanished. Not just from radar, the man simply disappeared. About a month later,1:06 his plane was found intact on the bottom of the sea, but the cockpit was closed with the canopy and ejector seat still in place. There was no sign of captain Shaffner or his remains.1:18 For decades, people have tried to solve the mystery of the vanished airman, and foxtrot 94 has spawned countless theories. Recently, another investigation suggested Schaffner had manually1:30 opened the canopy and jumped out in midair. And when his plane hit the water, the pressure closed the canopy. Maybe. But the case of the vanished air force pilot has puzzled1:42 military and civilian investigators for decades. Imagine then how officials will try to explain the spontaneous disappearance of millions or even billions of people.1:54 How will the governments explain it? What conspiracy theories will grip the popular imagination? What panic will haunt the hearts of those left on Earth? That's2:06 the rapture. The portraits of the rapture. Some people question using that word because the term rapture is not in the Bible.2:18 Yes. But first Thessalonians 4 17 says we will be caught up. The Greek word Paul used was harpazo. When the New Testament was rendered into Latin,2:30 the translators used the word raptura, which means to catch up or snatch up. From this, we get our word rapture. You probably seldom think about Greek2:42 terms, but this is 1 you should understand. Harpazo is found 13 times in the New Testament, and it has multiple shades of meaning. Each helps us understand the nature of2:54 the rapture event. In some instances, the word means to carry off by force. At the rapture, the devil and his cohorts may do all in their power to keep Christians here on3:05 Earth, but the lord Jesus will overpower them, delivering us by the omnipotent power at his command as if carrying us off by supreme might. The word can3:17 also mean to claim for oneself eagerly. At the end of this present age of grace, our blessed savior will come to claim us as his very own. A third meaning of the3:29 word is to snatch out or away speedily. This emphasizes the sudden nature of the rapture. In a split second, the Lord will call all believers to himself to3:41 share in his glory. Not 1 will remain behind. The fourth meaning of the word is the most definitive. It means to rescue from the danger of destruction. In3:53 his letter to the Corinthians, Paul described the sudden nature of the rapture as in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, first Corinthians 15 52. Mark4:05 Hitchcock explained it like this. The events of the rapture will happen in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, n a s b. The Greek word for moment is4:17 from which we get our English word Adam. Refers to something that is indivisible, that cannot be divided. When Paul wrote these words, no 1 could imagine splitting4:29 the automos. Today, we would translate this in an instant, in a split second, or in a flash. The second phrase that describes the duration of the rapture4:40 is in the twinkling of an eye. The Greek word for twinkling is. This might refer to the time it takes for light to reflect in the human eye. Others believe4:52 that it refers to the time it takes to blink your eye in the blink of an eye. Blinking is the quickest movement in the human body. People everywhere understand what in the blink of an eye5:04 means. Hitchcock summarized by saying, the rapture will occur in a split second. Suddenly, corpses all over the world will be raised and reunited with perfected5:16 spirits, and living believers everywhere will be caught up to heaven and transformed body, soul, and spirit. The rapture will shock the world. It will change everything.5:29 In a nanosecond, the lord will call all believers to himself to share in his glory. We will simply vanish from the earth. No 1 who has confessed Christ as lord5:41 will remain behind. The picture of the rapture. It is hard to imagine just what that will look like, but I read a paragraph recently that created thisA Vivid Picture of the Rapture 5:53 vivid picture. Millions of people from all parts of the earth feel a tingling sensation pulsating throughout their bodies. They are all suddenly energized. Those with6:05 physical deformities are healed. The blind suddenly see. Wrinkles disappear on the elderly as their youth is restored. As these people marvel at their physical transformation,6:17 they are lifted skyward. Those in buildings pass right through the ceiling and roof without pain or damage. Their flesh and bones seem to dematerialize, defying6:29 all known laws of physics and biology. As they travel heavenward, some of them see and greet those who have risen from their graves. After a brief mystical union,6:41 they all vanish from sight. The world will somehow have to come to grips with millions of missing Christians. The ensuing outcry of sorrow, loss, and confusion6:53 will make the rapture a well publicized event, dominating the media for weeks and weeks. I recall the depiction of the rapture in Hal Lindsey's book, the late great planet7:04 Earth. There I was driving down the freeway, and all of a sudden, the place went crazy. Cars going in all directions, and not 1 of them had a driver. I mean, it7:16 was wild. I think we've got an invasion from outer space. It was the last quarter of the championship game, and the other side was ahead. Our boys had the ball. We made a7:28 touchdown and tied it up. The crowd went crazy. Only 1 minute to go, and they fumbled. Our quarterback recovered. He was about a yard from goal when, zap,7:40 no more quarterback. Completely gone. Just like that. It was puzzling. Very puzzling. I was teaching my course in the philosophy of religion when all of a sudden, 3 of my7:52 students vanished. They were quite argumentative, always trying to prove their point from the Bible. No great loss to the class. However, I do find this disappearance8:04 very difficult to explain. These images help us visualize what the rapture may be like, though our imaginations aren't big enough to truly envision what the world will experience.8:16 Our hearts are big enough, however, to realize our lord wants us to be with him, and every day, we're more eager for his return.The Divine Purposes of the Rapture 8:28 The purpose of the rapture. But why will he come in this way and at this unspecified time? Let me suggest 2 reasons. First, the rapture will end8:40 the church age and trigger the stunning sequence of the events of the end times. According to Guinness World Records, the largest chain of dominoes so far constructed was at a Michigan8:52 school. It consisted of 100000 dominoes, which took a week to assemble into elaborate patterns across the gym floor. 1 privileged student toppled the first9:03 piece, and the chain reaction was unstoppable. Similarly, the sudden appearance of Jesus Christ in the sky for his children and their sudden disappearance from Earth will trigger9:15 a nonstop chain of events lasting 7 years and culminating in his second coming. Every year, more than 1000000000 people tune in across multiple TV networks to watch the ball9:27 drop in New York City's Times Square. Tens of thousands flood the streets of the Big Apple to watch the event live. What's interesting is that the ball itself is a symbol of9:39 transition. From the moment the ball begins to descend the pole atop 1 Times Square, viewers know they're witnessing the end of the current year. They are still experiencing that year,9:51 but they know something new is coming. When the ball finally finishes its descent, the new year begins. The old is gone, and the new has come. In light manner,10:03 the rapture will be the catalyst, the divine spark that will signal the end of our current age and begin the prophetic countdown to the end of history as we know it.10:16 The other purpose of the rapture will be for God to deliver his children from Earth before this 7 year tribulation begins. What will happen during these 7 years will eclipse every natural10:27 disaster in history. Jesus warned, there will be great tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.10:40 Matthew 24 21. This period is described in vivid detail in Revelation 6 through 18. During this period, the world will experience10:51 pain and devastation like never before. But according to the scriptures, Jesus will first catch away all those who have put their trust in him. He will do this before the tribulation11:03 begins. In Revelation 3 10, Jesus told the church in the ancient town of Philadelphia, because you have kept my command to persevere, I also will keep11:15 you from the hour of trial, which shall come upon the whole world. Here then is a summary of what happens. The lord Jesus Christ will return from heaven, bringing the souls of11:27 those who have already died with him. The bodies of those dead saints will be resurrected and changed, and then the bodies of those Christians who are alive and remain at his coming will11:39 also be changed. When this happens, God is going to hover over this universe, and all who have accepted Jesus Christ as savior, those who have been resurrected, and those who have never died11:52 are going to be snatched up, pulled right out of the population, suctioned off the planet. It's going to happen instantly. No time to get ready. No prelude. No12:03 preliminaries. In his book, The King is Coming, Harold Wilmington provided an illustration I find especially helpful on this topic. A man is cleaning out his garage12:15 and discovers a small box filled with a mixture of tiny iron nails, wooden splinters, sawdust, and pieces of paper. Suppose he desires to save the nails, how could he quickly12:27 separate them from the wooden splinters? If a magnet was available, the task would be quite simple. He would simply position the magnet over the box. Immediately, all those objects possessing the same12:39 physical nature would be caught up to meet the magnet in the air. When Christ appears, he will not come especially for black or white people, for Catholics or Protestants, for12:50 Jews or Gentiles, but for those individuals who possess the same nature as himself. Those who know Christ share his nature and will be13:02 drawn to him, caught up by his magnetic rapturous power, and then we will ever magnify our savior. The rapture sequence.The Sequence of the Rapture 13:14 1, the return. The lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. First Thessalonians 4 16.13:27 2. The resurrection. And the dead in Christ will rise first. First Thessalonians 4 16. 3. The rapture. Then we who are13:39 alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. First Thessalonians 4 17. 4, the redemption.13:50 We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. First Corinthians 15 51. 5, the reunion. Then we who are14:02 alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and, thus, we shall always be with the Lord. First14:14 Thessalonians 4 17.In this video 0:00 Unveiling the Mystery of the Rapture5:44 A Vivid Picture of the Rapture8:28 The Divine Purposes of the Rapture13:14 The Sequence of the Rapture12.5K followers
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