8 RAPTURES IN THE BIBLE

7 days = 1 weekThe 8th day is a new beginning

Harvest = 3 gatherings Ex 23:16

Enoch Gen. 5:24

Gen. 5:24

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Moses Ex. 19,24,34 Heb. 8:5

Moses Heb. 8:5

5) Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished

of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to

thee in the mount.• Heb. 8:2, 9:24 • Ex. 25:9,40

Moses Ex. 19

3) And Moses went up unto God…20) …and the LORD called Moses …and

Moses went up.24) And the LORD said… Away, get thee

down, and thou shalt come up…

Moses Ex. 24

1) And he said unto Moses, Come up…2) And Moses alone

shall come …but they shall not come…9) Then went up

Moses…12) And the LORD said

unto Moses, Come up…

13) …and Moses went up into the mount of God.15) And Moses went

up…18) And Moses went ,

and gat him up…And Moses was in the mount 40 days and 40 nights.

Moses Ex. 342) And be ready in the

morning, and come up…3) And no man shall

come up with thee…4) …Moses rose up

early in the morning, and went up…

28) And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights;29) …Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone…30) …behold, the skin of his face shone…35) …the skin of Moses' face shone…

Elijah 2Kings 2:11

Elijah 2Kings 2:11

11) And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Jesus Acts 1:11

Jesus Acts 1:11

11) Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Church 1Thes. 5:9-11 1Cor. 15:51-52

Church 1Thes. 5:9-11

9) For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ

10) Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

11) Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Church 1Cor. 15:51-52

51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52) 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.

2 witnesses Rev. 11:11-13

2 witnesses Rev. 11:11-13

11) And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.

12) And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

13) And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Trib. Saints Rev. 7:14-15, 14:1-3

Trib. Saints Rev. 7:14-15

14) ... And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15) Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

Trib. Saints Rev. 14:1-3

1) And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.

2) And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

3) And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

All given God 1Cor. 15:24-25

All given God 1Cor. 15:24-25

24) Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

25) For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

RAPTURE

1Cor 15:52

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.

• 1st trump– trumpet shall sound,

and the dead shall be raised incorruptible

• Last trump– we shall be changed

1st Trump Last Trump

• What happens in-between?• How much time is between 1st and last trump? • Where is it in the Bible?

WHAT WE KNOW• We will be changed in a moment (or less).

Logical deduction; changed then leave.• Dead rise first.• Something you can Watch for it (Rev. 3:3)

• 1 Thes 4:13-17• 1 Cor 15:51-52

1Thess 4:13-17

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.

14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

15) 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.

16) 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:

17) 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.

1Cor 15:51-52

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

52) 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.

WHAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND

Why do the dead rise first?

• Head start- nope those (living) on the south pole of the globe need more time.

• ‘dead’ Christians need a head start because they’re not as close to God.

Watch for it? (Rev.3:3)

To be prepared is possible but to watch for something that is quicker than the blink of an

eye is not possible. Even if you knew the exact time of the rapture you couldn’t see it.

LET’S SEE IF AN UNDERSTANDING OF A RESURRECTION WILL HELP

REV. 20:4-6

• 4) Not church age, but Trib. Saints resurrected

• 5)Trib. Saints part of the 1st resurrection

• 6) Church age saints- 2nd death has no power over us, we are part of the 1st resurrection too.

1Cor. 15:20• 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become

the firstfruits of them that slept. (Past tense)• 21 For since by man came death, by man came also

the resurrection of the dead.• 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be

made alive.• 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the

firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

The resurrection of Christ was the start of a 3 phase event called the 1st resurrection-to life.

How do we know it has 3 phases?

First fruits (harvest, gleanings)Rev. 20 Trib. Saints are part of the 1st

resurrection even though it will happen more than 2,000 yrs after the event was started.

• Jesus resurrection=1st fruits, • Church= harvest • Trib. Saints = Gleanings

• 1st fruits low number• Gleanings low number• Harvest the largest number.

The Context of 1Cor. 15 is not rapture but resurrection.

Matthew 27:51-53

51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

First fruit(s) Jesus and O.T. saints.

What happened to the Saints that came out of the grave?

• Dropped dead?

• Lived a second life?

• Left with Jesus (after 40days)?

Didn’t die again because the bodies had been changed.

1 Corinthians 15: 35-4235 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up?

and with what body do they come?36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened,

except it die:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that

body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

Philippians 3:20-2120 For our conversation is in heaven; from

whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

We look21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be

fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

Fashioned like unto his glorious body

Jesus’ resurrection body had no blood and not bound by manmade structures.

1Cor. 15:50John 20:26

HOW GOD WORKS

Rev 2:21

And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

40 DAYS= GODS WARNING PERIOD

First time appears in the Bible

Genesis 7:4,12,174 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon

the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

At the end of 40days Noah sees his new home.

Gen 8:6

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark

which he had made:

Jacob embalmed 40days … then buried in Caanan.

Gen 50:3

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are

embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

• 40day to get Gods word (the law) for the people. (Exod 24:18)

• 40days with God and Moses face changed. (Exod 34:28)

• 12spies after 40days they could have taken the land (they didn’t and got 40yrs tribulation Num 13:25,14:34)

• Goliath 40day then Isrl. Freed from their enemy. (1Sam 17:16)

• Elijah 40days then he will be raptured (1Kgs 19:8,16)

• After death and hell Jonah resurrected to preach 40days (Jonah 2:2,6,3:4)

• First round defeat of the devil after 40days; given a season of respite from the devil. (13, Rev. 20:2)(Luke 4:2)

• 40 days to preach after resurrection then raptured out.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Dead saints souls reunited with glorified bodies.

• (1Thess 4:14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1st event is the dead • (1Thess 4:15) 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.

Dead ‘rise’ because they are laid in the ground.• (1Thess 4:16) 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:

HOW DO THEY COME UP

• (1Cor 15:52) 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.

The living is till the ‘:’ we living get changed @ last trump. The dead change on the sound

(1st trump)

CONCLUSION

• 40 days a warning period before a great event on Gods calendar.

• If a pre-event of a 40 day warnning happens before rapture we who are alive can begin to watch or look for it.

• God will get glory for the rapture of his saints and ‘jump start’ the next dispensation as the 2 witnesses and the 144,000 confirm the events that have already happened.

(Matt 24:14-15) And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

The “ ( )” is for Jews who will now be reading

the New Testament.