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- Dictionaryrap·ture/ˈrap(t)SHər/
noun
- 1. a feeling of intense pleasure or joy: "Leonora listened with rapture"
- 2. (according to some millenarian teaching) the transporting of believers to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "thousands of Christians gathered outside Rochester and other cities, awaiting the Rapture"
verb
- 1. (according to some millenarian teaching) transport (a believer) from earth to heaven at the Second Coming of Christ: North American "people will be raptured out of automobiles as they are driving along"
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What is the rapture? There are many Christians who believe that the second coming of Jesus Christ will be in two phases. First, He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the “rapture” (read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). In this view, the rapture—which is the transformation and catching up of all Christians, dead or alive, to meet ...
What is the Rapture? “ The dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air ” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, NIV). Billy Graham preached to millions around the world and talked about a moment when all Christians will be “caught up ...
Choose Hope, Not Despair. In the same message from New York City in 1969, Billy Graham said people tend to react to the idea of the end of the world in one of three ways: with pessimism, activism or hope. “I belong to that group that has a theology of hope,” he said. “Because my hope is not centered in this world or in what man is going ...
A: My own study of the Bible has convinced me that our souls or spirits go immediately into the presence of God when we die. The Apostle Paul wrote that those of us who are Christians “would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8). Although the Bible doesn’t answer all our questions about life after ...
The Old Testament uses the term “backsliding” to speak of those who have been near to God but have allowed sin to take them away from Him. The prophet Jeremiah said, “Our backsliding is great; we have sinned against you” (Jeremiah 14:7). Backsliding in Scripture is always seen as a very serious matter: “‘Your wickedness will punish ...
Jul 16, 2019 · A: From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham. The word apostasy is derived from two Greek words. Putting them together they mean “to stand away from” or “to abandon” one’s faith. The Biblical teaching about apostasy goes far deeper than that. It means to “fall away.”. The Apostle Paul wrote about this to the church at Thessalonica.
Feb 18, 2021 · Carnality is a Biblical word that is not used much anymore but has a powerful effect on life. It means living life consumed by satisfying fleshly desires, feeding selfishness while serving the body and starving the soul. Carnality is the state of depravity. Even the dictionary defines carnality as “the opposite of righteousness,” also a ...
This great war has been called the battle of Armageddon. In the midst of this terrifying war that could destroy civilization the Lord Jesus Christ will return to this earth in glory and power to judge the nations of the world and set up His own glorious kingdom. “The Scripture describes this great battle in the sixteenth chapter of the book ...
Jun 28, 2023 · A: From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham. The problems of sexual relations outside of the marriage vows have caused grief and disease and brokenness. Our sins catch up with us, and they magnify the capacity to cause suffering. After the tumultuous ’60s and ’70s of free love, some said that the revolution was slowing down.
Mar 13, 2021 · The Biblical teaching about apostasy means a “falling away,” as the Apostle Paul describes to the church at Thessalonica. This “condition” affected every area of life. The word is so strong and so emphatic that it suggests a complete breakdown of morals, ethics and spirituality. Paul wrote, “That Day [the day of the Lord] will not ...
