The first picture of the coming rapture occurs with the 7th descendant from Adam. Jud 1:14-15 It was also about these men that Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones, (15) to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him." (6) And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. Heb 11:5-6 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. (24) Enoch walked with God and he was not, for God took him. (23) So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. Gen 5:22-24 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. We have 7 examples before us today through the lives of Enoch, Lot, Moses, Elijah, Paul, John and a somewhat mysterious child. So let's look at some of these pictures given in scripture in the lives of various saints of God. 'Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come' (1 Cor 10:11) That said, for those that have eyes to see, the Lord always like to give pictures and types of important truth in advance! As it says concerning the Old Testament exodus: So the actual specifics of how the rapture occurs and how we are transformed into Jesus' image was new information that was revealed by the Lord to Paul. Paul said that his revelation about the rapture came directly 'by the word of the Lord' (1 Thes 4:15). When Paul speaks about the rapture and transformation he calls it a 'mystery' - 'Behold, I tell you a mystery we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed.' (1 Cor 15:51) A mystery is something previously hidden but now revealed (Rom 16:25-26). Old & New Testament Pictures of the Rapture And for each example we'll give a quick practical application of what we can learn from the person involved.7 pictures and types of the rapture comprising:.that long introduction was to lead up to what we are looking at today and that is pictures of the rapture of the Church. They are trustworthy and will be fulfilled again with 100% accuracy. And the prophecies about Jesus coming for His bride are equally as true. Yet it all happened to Israel just as God foretold. And this regathering back into the land of Israel has occurred in our lifetime after nearly 2000 years of dispersion! It is a miracle, duplicated by no other nation. For example the Bible accurately predicted what town He would be born in what tribe He would come from why He came and how He would die as the Passover Lamb for the sins of mankind how His feet and hands specifically would be pierced and all His bones would be out of joint how His garments would be divided amongst His enemies how He would rise from the dead on the third day.Īnd then we could take all the prophecies concerning the nation of Israel - that they would, following the rejection of Jesus their Messiah, be driven out of their land and scattered amongst every nation on the earth how they would be despised and persecuted in those countries how God would regather them and bring them back into their own historical land in the last days. Every prophecy about Jesus' first coming were fulfilled literally and with 100% accuracy. I said to the lady in the group that I understand her reaction but what we need to remember is that the Bible is batting 100% in all of its prophecies. See how that goes! So it is fair to say that what the Bible teaches concerning the resurrection and rapture is radical. Believers are going to ascend with them to meet Jesus in the air". Christians that have already died are going to come out of their graves. For example, say these things to an unbeliever and see how they respond: "Jesus is going to descend from Heaven soon. At that point a lady in the group, who is a solid believer and born again Christian, said 'that sounds like science fiction!' And I understand that reaction because every part of this story is so incredible, so miraculous, that it can seem like a dream or a movie and not actual reality. I explained what the Bible teaches, how Jesus will descend from Heaven, how the dead in Christ shall rise, and then together with them we shall all be caught up to meet the Lord in the air. Seven pictures and types of the coming RaptureĪ couple of weeks back I was talking about the rapture and resurrection in the home group that I lead. Bible Study Series: Resurrection, Rapture & the Redeemer
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