The Great Snatch Or The Translation 1 Thessalonians

“The Great Snatch” Or, “The Translation” 1 Thessalonians 4 -5 1 Corinthians 15 To view this presentation on-line: • You should be using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Version 4. x and higher. • In the lower right-hand corner, you should see an icon of a screen; click on this to view in full-screen mode, and click on the pictures to advance. • If you don’t use full-screen mode, click on an outline point you wish to view, then click on the presentation picture to see the details.

“Rapture” • Derived from the Latin rapio, “to seize, ” “to snatch, ” the word…refers to a removal from one place to another by forcible means. Source: Baker’s Dictionary of Theology

Why teach prophecy? • Over 20% of the Bible is prophetic. • 3 out of 4 of Christ’s discourses are prophetic. • Edifying: it was the “hope” of the 1 st. Century church. • It explains God’s plan in history.

Eternity Past God’s Prophetic “Time-Line” Creation Christ Israel Church Age Pentecost

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The Unique Beginning Acts 2: 1 -4 And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. [2] And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. [3] And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Thessalonican Excitement • 1 Thes. 1: 10 “…to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come. ” • 1 Thes. 2: 19 For who is our hope or joy or crown of exultation? Is it not even you, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?

Thessalonican Excitement • 1 Thes. 3: 13 so that He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.

“The Great Hope” • Matthew 12: 21; Acts 2: 26; Acts 23: 6; Acts 24: 15; Acts 26: 6 -7; Romans 4: 18; Romans 5: 2; Romans 5: 4 -5; Romans 8: 20; Romans 8: 24 -25; Romans 12: 12; Romans 15: 4; Romans 15: 12 -13; Romans 15: 24; 1 Cor. 9: 10; 1 Cor. 13: 13; 1 Cor. 16: 7; 2 Cor. 1: 10; 2 Cor. 1: 13; 2 Cor. 3: 12; 2 Cor. 5: 11; 2 Cor. 10: 15; Galatians 5: 5; Ephes. 1: 12; Ephes. 1: 18; Ephes. 2: 12; Ephes. 4: 4; Philip. 1: 20; Philip. 2: 19; Philip. 2: 23; Col. 1: 5; Col. 1: 23; Col. 1: 27; 1 Thes. 1: 3; 1 Thes. 2: 19; 1 Thes. 4: 13; 1 Thes. 5: 8; 2 Thes. 2: 16; 1 Tim. 1: 1; 1 Tim. 4: 10; 1 Tim. 5: 5; 1 Tim. 6: 17; Titus 1: 2; Titus 2: 13; Titus 3: 7; Philemon 1: 22; Hebrews 3: 6; Hebrews 6: 11; Hebrews 6: 18 -19; Hebrews 7: 19; Hebrews 10: 23; 1 Peter 1: 13; 1 Peter 1: 21; 1 Peter 3: 15; 1 John 3: 3; 2 John 1: 12; 3 John 1: 14;

“The Rapture” • 1 Thes. 4: 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve, as do the rest who have no hope. John truly, I say to you, I say, he who 2 Cor. 5: 24 5: 8 "Truly, we are of good courage, and hears word, and believes prefer. My rather to be absent from. Him the who bodysent and Me, to has be ateternal home life, withand the does Lord. not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

“The Rapture” • 1 Thes. 4: 14 -16 1 Thes. 4: 14 For [since] we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. • [15] For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, and remain until the coming of 2 the Cor. 12: 2 -4 know a manthose in Christ Lord, shall. Inot precede who havefourteen fallen years asleep. ago-- whether in the body I do not know, or out of I do. Lord not know, God knows-such a man was • the [16]body For the Himself will descend from heaven caught up to the third heaven. [3] And I know how such with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with athe man-whether in the or apart from the body trumpet of God; andbody the dead in Christ shall rise. I do not know, God knows-[4] was caught up into Paradise, first. and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

“The Rapture” 1 Thes. 4: 17 -18 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord. [18]14: 3 Therefore these John "Andcomfort if I go one andanother preparewith a place words. for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

God’s Prophetic “Time-Line” Eternity Future G. W. T. 1 Thes. 4 Millenial Kingdom BOC 2 nd Advent … 7 yr Tribulation Rapture Bema Seat & “Wedding Feast” 2 Thes. 2: 5 -7 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he may be revealed. [7] For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do 1000 yrs so until he is taken out of NB the OT way. Rev. 20 Rev. 19

1 Corinthians 15: 50 -53 [50] Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. [51] Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed…

1 Corinthians 15: 50 -53 1 Cor. 15: 52 -53 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. [53] For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Comparison Rapture Second Advent Meet in the Air (1 Thes. 4: 17) Meet on the Ground (Mt. 25: 31) Become immediately immortal (1 Cor. 15: 53) Believers remain mortal (Is. 65: 20; Rev. 19: 18) Go immediately to be in heaven (1 Thes. 4: 17; John 14: 3) Remain on earth for Millenial Kingdom Immanent (any time!) Mt. 24: 42, 44, 50; 25: 13; Lk. 12: 40; Jas. 5: 8 Proceeded by signs (Mk. 13: 20) Resurrection of the “Dead in Christ” proceeds the living meeting Christ (1 Thes. 4: 15) Resurrection of the believing dead is after the living meet Christ at the Second Advent (Rev. 20: 4 ff)

Summation 1. “Rapture” passages don’t describe “Second Advent”. 2. The “Rapture” and “translation” is a mystery; “Resurrection” is not (1 Cor. 15: 51; cf. Zech 14). 3. We “comfort one another” with these words, since the Church is promised to be delivered from the tribulation (Rev. 3: 10; 1 Thes. 1: 10; 4: 18; 5: 9; cf. w/ Jer. 30: 7 or Rev. 6: 17). 4. God is not finished working with Israel, and will remove “the restrainer” (Rom. 11: 5; 2 Thes. 2: 5 -7). 5. “Goat & Sheep Judgment” makes no sense (Mt. 25; Rev. 20: 4 ff).

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Israel Church Age Pentecost Eternity Future G. W. T. Millenial Kingdom Christ Great Trib 2 nd Advent You are Here 7 yr Tribulation Eternity Past God’s Prophetic “Time-Line” 1000 yrs