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THE RAPTURE IN THE BIBLE

By Ken Blue

We are not shaken or disturbed by the scoffers. Their unbelief and scoffing mean nothing to us. I must place my faith in their unbelief or in the infallible Word of God; I choose the latter. The rapture is a Bible truth and will happen in God’s appointed time.

The word rapture nowhere appears in Scripture, but the truth is everywhere. It means to be caught up or away. “ But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this, we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and 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 in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. “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? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:51-57.

There are several raptures in scripture.

  1. The first that is recorded is that of Enoch. (Gen. 5:24; Heb. 11:5.)
  2. Elijah. (2 Kings 2:11).
  3. Jesus. (Acts 1:9,10.)
  4. Paul. (2 Cor. 12:2,3.)
  5. The church. (1 Thess. 4:13.)
  6. The 144,000. (Rev. 14:2.)

There is no question about the teaching of the Bible; the rapture is a Scriptural truth. So, let not your heart be troubled. No one knows when the rapture of the church will happen, but you can be sure it will. You must get ready by trusting Jesus Christ as your Savior. See Romans 10:9-13 for answers.

 

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FALSE PROPHETS AND THE RAPTURE

RaptureBy Ken Blue
On my blog, dated March 5th, I ask the question “Is Harold Camping a False Prophet?” The following is a correspondence between me, and one of Camping’s followers. I ask a simple question, which Mr. “A” was not willing to answer. I post it here so you can see the mindset of this group.

Mr. A: April 18th, 2011 at 2:09 pm. Harold Camping came from a Reformed background. The Rapture cannot happen before May 21, 2011. It shall happen on May 21, 2011, as determined from the Bible. The date for the creation of the earth is 11013 BC. The flood, according to a better understanding of the Bible, did occur in 4990 BC. Yes, the church age ended on May 21, 1988. Scoffers and mockers of Harold Camping can be confused “Christians” such as Ken Blue as well as atheists.

Ken Blue: April 18th, 2011 at 2:32 pm. One thing was noticeably missing from your dates and comments. You did not give or offer one verse of Scriptural proof for your comments. The reason is obvious, you don’t have any. I don’t need to follow Camping to be saved, or believe in the rapture of the church. Camping is a false prophet, and that has already been established. If the rapture does not happen on May 21, I hope you will be Christian enough to contact me and admit Camping is a false prophet and that you were wrong. You should have enough grace to do that. Right?

Mr. A: April 18th, 2011 at 6:31 pm. Anyone desiring biblical evidence for dates and prophecies can investigate literature of Family Radio (Family Stations Inc.) No one can purchase literature from Family Radio. Literature is available online or hard copy, free of charge. Mr. Camping is an unpaid volunteer for Family Radio. He has no financial ties to Family Stations Inc.

Ken Blue: April 19th, 2011 at 10:53 pm. Dear Anonymous, I have read Mr. Camping’s writings and the Bible, and that is how I came to the conclusion that he is indeed a false prophet. My response was for you to give Scripture proving his prophecies. You did not. I ask if you would be Christian enough to contact me and admit that Camping is a false prophet if the rapture does not happen May 21, 2011 and that you were wrong to believe him. You did not answer the question. Do you have an “ace up your sleeve” just in case Camping is wrong? I bet you do.

Mr. A: April 20th, 2011 at 12:51 am. Mr. Blue, Mr. Camping did not claim with absolute certainty that 1994 would be the time of the end. The title of his book had a question mark after 1994. You haven’t proved that Mr. Camping is a false prophet. And please identify which writings of Mr. Camping that you have read. Do you have questions about a scripture which you think Mr. Camping is understanding incorrectly?

Ken Blue: April 20th, 2011 at 1:54 am. Dear Mr. Anonymous, as I supposed, you have been holding aces up your sleeve, and you have some more. Mr. Camping did say the rapture would take place in 1994, and if you don’t know that, you have not read his book. Also, I don’t have to prove that he is a false prophet he has done that himself and is about to do it again. You sure have a difficult time answering the same question I have presented in both contacts. There is something wrong with you when you are afraid to give an answer to the question and then attempt to put me on the defensive. It won’t work. You are not sure the rapture will occur on the date predicted or you would be bold and come forth with a straight answer. You keep those aces up your sleeve; you’re going to need to play them after the twenty-first of next month.

Mr. A: April 20th, 2011 at 10:11 am. Mr. Burns, What is your question?

Ken Blue: April 20th, 2011 at 2:34 pm. Come on, Ace; you know my question. It was in my first and second response to you. Go to your first response to my web page and you will see your comment and my question.

Mr. A. April 21st, 2011 at 5:35 am. “May The Lord Find Us Faithful”………..By Mac Lynch
God has not given us the spirit of fear,
But has given us the strength to obey.
With power and sound mind, with love the unfailing kind,
Oh, be not a-shamed of His way.

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[Chorus]

May the Lord find us faithful,
May His word be our banner held high
May the Lord find us faithful,
Everyday tho’ we live tho’ we die.

No man that seeketh after things of this life,
Is a soldier, who passes the test.
Be faithful, be working, be running, be serving,
Be searching His word for His best.

Living or dying may honor be Thine
From this wretched life, You loved and forgave.
A life that’s on fire, be only our heart’s desire,
Be faithful from now to the grave

Ken Blue: April 21st, 2011 at 8:47 am. Ace, based on your last response, I must assume you really do not remember my question, or you are simply playing another one. The question was, “If the rapture does not happen on May 21, I hope you will be Christian enough to contact me and admit Camping is a false prophet and that you were wrong. You should have enough grace to do that. Right?” Is there some reason you fear to give a yes or no answer. If the rapture takes place, and you are saved, you won’t have to answer. If it does not you should boldly step forward and admit you were misled and Camping is a false prophet. There is nothing difficult to understand about the question. However, your reluctance to answer is, reveals that you are not honest.

There was no response from Mr. A afterward.

NO RAPTURE IN REVELATION CHAPTER FOUR!

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Trumpet blowingBy Ken Blue

“After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.” Revelation 4:1.

We find it most interesting that the strongest advocates of a literal interpretation of the Bible are the very ones who spiritualize it when it supports their tradition or theology. No place is this more evident than in the book of Revelation.

Their first error is to spiritualize the first three chapters when dealing with the seven churches. We are led to believe that each church represents a specific period in church history. Of course, today we are living in the Laodicea period. In order to do this, they must place the first three chapters in the dispensation of grace and run bring the church to Revelation chapter four. This is done in spite of the fact that John was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day. “I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,” Revelation 1:10. There are those who would have us believe this means John was in a state of spiritual ecstasy on Sunday. Neither of these are true to the context of the Revelation.

The Lord’s Day is not Sunday; it is that period of judgment known as the tribulation. All references to it speak of the ominous judgment on Israel and the nations. (See Daniel and Joel). Like Ezekiel, John was caught forward by the Spirit into that coming Lord’s Day. “And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.” Ezekiel 8:3. This event best illustrates what John meant when he said he was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day. He was on the earth, in the Lord’s Day, when he saw the vision of the first three chapters. Then he was transported, in the vision, to heaven to see things transpiring around the throne in chapter four and five.

The rapture of the church takes place long before Revelation 1:1. Nothing in the book is about the body of Christ, the church of this dispensation. The seven churches are seven Jewish assemblies.

John is not a type of the church. His ascension is not a type of the rapture, and the seven churches are not types of seven church periods. Bullinger believes the seven churches represent seven periods of Old Testament history. So, take your pick. Regardless, there is no rapture of the church in Revelation chapter four.