1. The Great Snatch
Rapture

2. RAPTURE

3. TWO PHASES OF HIS COMING
Great Snatch – Church
Glorious Appearance – Israel

4. Coming as
“Bright and Morning star” (Rev. 22:16) New Testament saints Rapture,
“ The Sun of righteousness” (Mal. 4:2) Old Testament saints Second Advent or the Glorious appearance
(Matt 24:30; 25:31).

5. “Bright and Morning star”

6. COMING AS A THIEF Rapture – for the Church 1Thes 5:2
Restoration – for Israel Rev.16:15
Renewal – For the Earth and Heaven 2 Pet.3:10

7. Rapture (Caught Up) means
1) To rob or to plunder : Harpazo is the Greek word used for ‘caught up.’ The word Harpagmos which means rob or plunder is derived from this word.
2) Move to a new place: Paul’s visit to the third heavens. He was ‘caught up to the third heaven,’ (2 Cor. 12:2).see (John 14:3).

8. Rapture (Caught Up) means
3) Snatch away speedily:
(Acts 8:39). ‘atom of time` (Gk.atomos) (atom means something indivisible) (1 Cor. 15:51-52).
4) Snatch away forcibly:
(John 6:15) ‘great snatch.’
(1 Thess. 1:10). (1 Thess. 5:9; Rev 3:10).
5) Rescue from danger. Acts 23:10

9. Various Views on Rapture
Partial Rapture
Post -Tribulation Rapture
Mid -Tribulation Rapture
Pre -Tribulation Rapture

10. Various Views: Partial Rapture:
Whole church will not be raptured those who are watching and waiting will be raptured.
Emphasis is more on the work for salvation than grace of God.
“…we shall all be changed,” (1 Cor 15: ).

11. Various Views Post-tribulation Rapture:
Rapture and Second Advent are not two events
single event ..
Antichrist and Great Tribulation precedes the
coming of the Lord.
Denies the doctrine of imminent return of the Lord .
Reject the literal interpretation of the scriptures
No distinction between Israel and the Church.

12. Various Views Mid-tribulation Rapture: Pre-tribulation Rapture:
There is confusion between the seventh trumpet Revelation 11:15 (1 Cor. 15:52) attribute the work of man for his salvation.
Pre-tribulation Rapture:
Bible prophecies are taken literally.
The study of ‘70 weeks of Daniel’ also confirms this view.
Emphasis is on the imminent return of our Lord..

13. Blessed ‘Hope’ Heavenly Hope (1 Thess. 1:10).
Happy Hope (1 Thess. 2:19).
A Holy Hope (1 Thess. 3:13).
A Healing Hope. (1 Thess. 4:18).
A Healthy Hope (1 Thess. 5:23).

14. Events associated with rapture 1 Thess. 4:16 -18
The Lord’s Shout
Voice of the Archangel
Trumpet Of God

15. Events Associated with the Rapture
In 1 Thess. 4:16-18 three main events associated with the rapture:
The Lord’s Shout: John 5:28, 29; John11:43 John 11:25; Col. 3:3-4; Phi.3:21; Rom 8:18,23; Ps. 90:3
Voice of the Archangel: Dan. 12:1-2; 9 Spiritual warfare (Dan 10:13). (Col 2:15. (Rom. 16:20
Trumpet of God: The trumpet was used In Num. 10:1-10, for the gathering of the assembly (v:2), for the commencement of the journey (v:5-6), at the time of war (v:9) and also in “day of gladness”(v:10).
For the Roman soldiers. a series of trumpets marked the beginning of their day;