1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 AMP

For they themselves volunteer testimony concerning

us, telling what an entrance we had among you, and
how you turned to God from [your] idols to serve a
God Who is alive and true and genuine, And [how you]
look forward to and await the coming of His Son
from heaven, Whom He raised from the dead–
Jesus, Who personally rescues and delivers us out of
and from the wrath [bringing punishment] which is
coming [upon the impenitent] and draws us to Himself
[investing us with all the privileges and rewards of the
new life in Christ, the Messiah].
 THE RAPTURE
• What is the Rapture?
– “caught up”
– Greek: harpazo
– Word Concept: take by force; seize; snatch, pluck,
pull
 John 14:1-3 NKJV
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in
God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house
are many mansions; if it were not so, I would
have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and receive you to Myself; that
where I am, there you may be also.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 AMP
Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those
who fall asleep [in death], that you may not grieve [for them] as
the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave]. For since we
believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will also
bring with Him through Jesus those who have fallen asleep [in
death]. For this we declare to you by the Lord's [own] word, that
we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in
no way precede [into His presence] or have any advantage at all
over those who have previously fallen asleep [in Him in death].
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud cry of
summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the blast of the
trumpet of God. And those who have departed this life in Christ
will rise first. Then we, the living ones who remain [on the earth],
shall simultaneously be caught up along with [the resurrected
dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so always
(through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
Therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words.
 1 Corinthians 15:51-55 KJV
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed, 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.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality. 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. O death, where is thy sting? O grave,
where is thy victory?
He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces;
he will remove his people's disgrace from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 AMP
"For the mystery of lawlessness (that hidden
principle of rebellion against constituted
authority) is already at work in the world, [but
it is] restrained only until he who restrains is
taken out of the way. And then the lawless
one (the antichrist) will be revealed and the
Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His
mouth and bring him to an end by His
appearing at His coming.

but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He
will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
 TIMELINE

Return of Jesus with the saints

Church Age Great Tribulation
7 years
Rapture of the Church

1 Thess 3:11-131
Matt 24:21-22
1 Thess 4:16-17

Dan 9:27

Rise of Rule of
Antichrist Antichrist

Israel at Israel
peace persecuted

Etenity
 Matthew 24:1-10
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples
came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 2 And Jesus
said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you,
There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be
thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples
came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be?
and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man
deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;
and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of
wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to
pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences,
and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of
sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill
you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And
then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall
hate one another.
 Matthew 24:11-20
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive
many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many
shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the
same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be
preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then
shall the end come. 15 When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him
understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the
mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down
to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in
the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them
that are with child, and to them that give suck in those
days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither
on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as
was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor
ever shall be
 Genesis 5:21-24
"When Enoch was 65 years old, Methuselah
was born. Enoch walked [in habitual
fellowship] with God after the birth of
Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and
daughters. So all the days of Enoch were 365
years. And Enoch walked [in habitual
fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God
took him [home with Him]
 Matthew 17:1-3 AMP
"AND SIX days after this, Jesus took with
Him Peter and James and John his
brother, and led them up on a high
mountain by themselves. And His
appearance underwent a change in their
presence; and His face shone clear and
bright like the sun, and His clothing
became as white as light. And behold,
there appeared to them Moses and Elijah,
who kept talking with Him."
 Revelation 22:20-21 AMP
"He Who gives this warning and affirms
and testifies to these things says, Yes (it is
true). [Surely] I am coming quickly (swiftly,
speedily). Amen (so let it be)! Yes, come,
Lord Jesus! The grace (blessing and
favor) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the
Messiah) be with all the saints (God's holy
people, those set apart for God, to be, as it
were, exclusively His). Amen (so let it be)!"
 II Corinthians 5:9-11 NKJV
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether
present or absent, to be well pleasing to
Him. For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ, that each one may
receive the things done in the body, according
to what he has done, whether good or bad.
Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we
persuade men; but we are well known to God,
and I also trust are well known in your
consciences
 Philippians 3:20-21 NKJV
For our citizenship is in heaven, from
which we also eagerly wait for the Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform
our lowly body that it may be conformed to
His glorious body, according to the
working by which He is able even to
subdue all things to Himself.”
 The Bridegroom is coming for
His bride
“not forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting
one another, and so much the more as you see
the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25 NKJV

I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these

things in the churches. I am the Root and the
Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning
Star.” And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And
let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who
thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the
water of life freely.” (Revelation 22:16-17 NKJV)