The Great Snatch

Rapture
RAPTURE
 TWO PHASES OF HIS
COMING

Great Snatch – Church

Glorious Appearance –
Israel
 Coming as

 “Bright and Morning star” (Rev. 22:16)

New Testament saints Rapture,

 “ The Sun of righteousness” (Mal.

4:2) Old Testament saints Second
Advent or the Glorious appearance
(Matt 24:30; 25:31).
“Bright and Morning star”
COMING AS A THIEF

 Rapture – for the Church 1Thes 5:2

 Restoration – for Israel Rev.16:15

 Renewal – For the Earth and

Heaven 2 Pet.3:10
Rapture (Caught Up) means
 1) To rob or to plunder : Harpazo is
the Greek word used for ‘caught up.’
The word Harpagmos which means rob
or plunder is derived from this word.
 2) Move to a new place: Paul’s visit
to the third heavens. He was ‘caught up
to the third heaven,’ (2 Cor. 12:2).see
(John 14:3).
Rapture (Caught Up) means
 3) Snatch away speedily:
(Acts 8:39). ‘atom of time` (Gk.atomos)
(atom means something indivisible) (1
Cor. 15:51-52).
 4) Snatch away forcibly:
(John 6:15) ‘great snatch.’
(1 Thess. 1:10). (1 Thess. 5:9; Rev 3:10).
5) Rescue from danger. Acts 23:10
Various Views on Rapture
 Partial Rapture
 Post -Tribulation Rapture
 Mid -Tribulation Rapture
 Pre -Tribulation Rapture
Various Views:
 Partial Rapture:
 Whole church will not be raptured
those who are watching and
waiting will be raptured.
 Emphasis is more on the work for
salvation than grace of God.
“…we shall all be changed,” (1 Cor
15: 51-52 ).
Various Views
 Post-tribulation Rapture:
 Rapture and Second Advent are not two events
single event ..
 Antichrist and Great Tribulation precedes the
coming of the Lord.
 Denies the doctrine of imminent return of the Lord .
 Reject the literal interpretation of the scriptures
 No distinction between Israel and the Church.
Various Views
 Mid-tribulation Rapture:
 There is confusion between the seventh
trumpet Revelation 11:15 (1 Cor. 15:52)
attribute the work of man for his salvation.
Pre-tribulation Rapture:
 Bible prophecies are taken literally.
 The study of ‘70 weeks of Daniel’ also
confirms this view.
 Emphasis is on the imminent return
of our Lord..
Blessed ‘Hope’
 Heavenly Hope (1 Thess. 1:10).
 Happy Hope (1 Thess. 2:19).
 A Holy Hope (1 Thess. 3:13).
 A Healing Hope. (1 Thess. 4:18).
 A Healthy Hope (1 Thess. 5:23).
Events associated with
rapture
1 Thess. 4:16 -18

 The Lord’s Shout

 Voice of the Archangel

 Trumpet Of God
 Events Associated with the
Rapture
In 1 Thess. 4:16-18 three main events associated
with the rapture:
 The Lord’s Shout: John 5:28, 29; John11:43
John 11:25; Col. 3:3-4; Phi.3:21; Rom 8:18,23; Ps. 90:3
 Voice of the Archangel: Dan. 12:1-2; 9 Spiritual
warfare (Dan 10:13). (Col 2:15. (Rom. 16:20
 Trumpet of God: The trumpet was used In Num. 10:1-
10, for the gathering of the assembly (v:2), for the
commencement of the journey (v:5-6), at the time of war
(v:9) and also in “day of gladness”(v:10).
For the Roman soldiers. a series of trumpets marked the
beginning of their day;