Pre-Tribulation Rapture

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And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. (Revelation 5:9-10)


Why I Believe In Pre-Trib Rapture (by Peggy McIlveene)
Email from a post-Trib sister in Yahshua, and my answer to her as to why I believe the Rapture is pre-Trib

To read about how pre-Trib Rapture was taught in the early church, click HERE.

Rapture Verses (Scriptures that point to pre-Trib Rapture, including unknown/known day Scriptures)

Using "God's Valentine" as a pattern, I created a pre-trib Rapture verse.  Enjoy!


1st & 3rd Thessalonians (by Chuck Missler)
Posted 2/16/05 

2 Thessalonians Ch. 2 - The Hope in God’s Sequencing
Posted 11/13/04

50 Evidences for the Pre-Trib Rapture
Posted 11/11/04

64 Reasons The Rapture Of The Church Is Not The Second Coming Of Christ To Reign On Earth
Posted 4/5/07

8 Compelling Reasons why Christ is coming very soon!
The evidence for the soon return of Jesus Christ is overwhelming. It could be any moment. One scholar lists 167 converging clues just in the last few years. The following are eight...
Posted 9/12/06

Because you have kept my command (by Jamma Mokhriby)
Posted 11/15/04

End of times: Faithful see signs (again)
And, on the Rapture Ready Web site, the Rapture Index, a gauge of end-times events heralding the transporting of believers to heaven at Christ's Second Coming, has zoomed above 150 - anything over 145 says the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are saddled up.
Posted 8/16/06

Enoch, the Seventh from Adam
The next great event on God's prophetic calendar is the rapture of the church.  The Old Covenant provides us a beautiful picture of this event through one of the Bible's most unique and mysterious figures - the prophet ENOCH.
Posted 5/26/06

Every Eye Shall See Him! (animated story)

HOW THE RAPTURE WILL BE EXPLAINED AWAY!!! (by Red Moon Rising)
Posted 11/3/05

Jewish Wedding Customs & the Rapture

The Lord Shall Blow His Trumpet & His Arrow Shall Go Forth Like Lightning, by Chris McDonald

There is no other feast with more FUTURE prophetic overtones than the Feast of Trumpets! It’s interesting to note that Rosh Hashanah actually does not commemorate any historical events of Israel’s past, yet portrays all events YET in the future for both National Israel AND the church. The next great event on God’s prophetic calendar is the rapture of the church when the Trump of God shall sound, the dead in Christ shall rise FIRST, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord and be with Him forever and forever.
Posted 11/20/06

My response to a worried brother's e-mail (by Mike Mickey)
Posted 12/29/05

On the Fast Track to 'The Rapture'
Whether you see earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis as natural disasters or acts of God, this has been a bad year for the world and a good one for the rapture index.
Posted 7/27/06 

Our Blessed Hope (by Chuck Missler)
Posted 2/16/05

The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (by Pastor Dale Morgan)
Posted 3/23/07

Pre-Trib Rapture Taught In Early Church
Did the idea of pre-Trib Rapture begin with Margaret MacDonald? This category contains articles by various authors that prove otherwise!)
Posted 2/15/05

The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (by David Cloud)
The word "rapture" does not appear in the Bible, but it is the term used by many Christians to describe the catching away of the saints described in 1 Th. 4:13-18. The term "caught up" in 1 Th. 4:17 is also translated "pluck" (Jn. 10:28), "take by force" (Acts 23:10), and "pulling [out of the fire]" (Jude 23). It refers to a forceful seizing and a snatching away.
Posted 8/16/06

The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (by Pastor Dale Morgan)
The word "rapture" does not appear in the Bible, but it is the term used by many Christians to describe the catching away of the saints described in 1 Th. 4:13-18. The term "caught up" in 1 Th. 4:17 is also translated "pluck" (Jn. 10:28), "take by force" (Acts 23:10), and "pulling [out of the fire]" (Jude 23). It refers to a forceful seizing and a snatching away. It is used of the devil snatching the word of God from the heart of the foolish (Mt. 13:19) and of the Spirit of God snatching away Philip after the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:39). This is exactly what Christ will do to the New Testament believers before the onslaught of the Great Tribulation.
Posted 1/31/07

Questions by us, answered by the Lord
Posted 2/26/06

The Rapture (by Israel Today)
Throughout history, Christians have waited for the Rapture with a constant anticipation that it would take place in their lifetime. ey applied the words of Jesus, “one will be taken and one will be left” (Matthew 24:40-41), to the moment when believers would be taken up to heaven to be with the Lord.
Posted 4/2/07

"The Rapture", by Ron Graff
"Rapture" ... This controversial word brings indescribable hope and joy to some... and confusion and even dread to others... But the event we are going to discus known as the Rapture ... should be nothing less then the ultimate Blessed Hope and eager expectation of every true Christian. It is what the early church longed for and through the centuries has continued to be the hope of many. While others have decided it is something too good to be true and abandoned such thoughts... obviously they have forgotten that everything about our Lord Jesus Christ is too good to be true - YET IT IS!
Posted 11/25/06

The Rapture (by Irvin Baxter, Jr. of End Time Ministries)
Here are some topics addressed in this audio: (a) At the Rapture, will we disappear immediately, or merely be “changed” into our immortal bodies?, (b) What will occur at the physical 2nd Coming of Yahshua?, (c) How will the Jews react to Yahshua at the 2nd Coming? , (d) How will the Euphrates River be dried up for “the battle”? These questions and more are answered on this fascinating audio!
Posted 4/14/07

The Rapture & the Second Coming (by Jamma Mokhriby)
Posted 2/16/05

The Rapture of the Church (by David Reagan)
Posted 2/16/05

The Rapture of the Church (by Jack Kinsella)
Posted 10/6/05

Rapture on a Routine Day (by Alan Yusko)
Posted 9/29/04

Replies to "15 Unanswerable questions to pre-trib believers"
By Ray of Defenders of the Faith
Posted 11/18/04

"Revealing The Rapture-The Blessed Hope!" (by The Good News Ministry & Missions Outreach)
Man's astounding venture into space is weak and insignificant, however, in comparison to the space trip that Christians will take when Jesus comes. Known as the RAPTURE, many believers eagerly anticipate the return of Christ which could take place at any moment. His coming will be sudden and unannounced and all believers will then be taken up into the air and will be forever with the Lord.
Posted 8/14/06

The "Think Not" Generation
By Rapture Ready... the Lord will return when His people LEAST expect it!
Posted
11/22/04

Thou, Thee, the World, and Them (by Mike Mickey)
Posted 2/07/05

Unless You Have Believed In Vain (The Resurrection & the Rapture, Part 1) by Chris McDonald (Spirit Journals)
When one speaks of the Rapture of the church one always speaks of the Resurrection of the believer. The resurrection of the believer can only take place because of the Resurrection of Christ. The 15th chapter of 1 Corinthians speaks and proclaims the single most important part of this Epistle and contains a connected, labored, and unanswerable argument for the main truth of Christianity and for that matter, Christianity itself. The doctrine of the Resurrection ad actually been denied by some in Corinth, the church to whom this epistle was addressed. This error had obtained a footing not only in Corinth but also the entire Church during Paul’s time. On what grounds, or by what portion or party it was denied, is unknown. From 2 Timothy we learn that it was held by some that the Resurrection was passed already, and consequently, that there was noting but a spiritual resurrection to come. To counteract these errors, and to put the Doctrine of the Resurrection of the dead on a firm foundation, and thus to furnish a demonstration of the truth of Christianity is the design of this chapter. While defending the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, Paul was in effect, also defending the rapture of the church, which is one and the same as the resurrection.
Posted 3/5/07

The Wedding Model (by Chuck Missler)
Posted 2/07/05