The Rapture

A Quick Overview

(Part 2)

A Quick Overview: of KJV Bible Passages Related to the Rapture

The term “rapture” itself is noted as not appearing in the KJV Bible, but the event it describes is found in various passages [3]. This event is generally understood as the teaching that Jesus Christ will return to take His people, both living and dead, to heaven [3]. The timing of this event is described as unknown [2] [1]. But, specific identifiable event will precede and also follow this key event–that are diligently detailed.

May these Scriptures be helpful to provide a further study into the Details of “The Rapture” AKA “the catching away” and also “the appearing”; and “the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him.”

• 1 Thessalonians 4:17: This verse is central to the concept, stating, “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.” [1] [2] [3] The word “caught up” is noted as the source of the term “rapture” [3].
• 1 Thessalonians 4:16: Preceding the catching up, this verse describes the Lord descending from heaven, and that “the dead in Christ shall rise first” [1] [3].
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18: This larger passage is discussed as explaining the future of believers, including the resurrection of dead Christians and the catching away of living Christians to meet Christ [3]. It includes the descriptions found in verses 16 and 17 [3].
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2: This verse indicates the suddenness of the Lord’s coming, stating, “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” [1] [2]
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9: This verse is included in a list of rapture-related passages, stating, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,” suggesting deliverance from a time of wrath [1].
• 2 Thessalonians 2:3-7: This passage is presented as describing events that must occur before “that day shall not come,” including “a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed” [1]. The broader passage of 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 is discussed as providing more information about the timing of the “gathering together unto him” and events preceding it, such as the revealing of the antichrist after the removal of the Holy Spirit (who is “he who now letteth”) along with believers [3].
• Luke 17:34-37: This passage describes a scenario where, in that night, “there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left,” and similarly for women grinding or men in the field [1]. Luke 17:34 is specifically listed [1].
• Luke 12:40: This verse encourages readiness, stating, “Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.” [1]
• Matthew 24:27: This verse describes the manner of the Son of man’s coming, stating, “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” [1]
• Matthew 24:29-31: This passage describes events “Immediately after the tribulation,” including cosmic disturbances and the sending of angels “with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect” [1]. Matthew 24:31 is specifically listed [1].
• Matthew 24:36-44: This passage discusses that “of that day and hour knoweth no man” and uses the analogy of the “days of Noe” where people were engaged in normal activities “until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be,” followed by the description of “one shall be taken, and the other left” [3]. Matthew 24:36 and 24:42 are listed in a collection of rapture-related verses [1].
• Matthew 24:42: This verse emphasizes the need to be watchful because the hour of the Lord’s coming is unknown: “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.” [1]
• Mark 13:32: Similar to Matthew 24:36, this verse states that “of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” [1] Mark 13:32-37 is also listed as a related passage [1].
• 1 Corinthians 15:51-52: This passage is presented as revealing a “mystery” concerning believers who are alive at the time of Christ’s return. It states, “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.” [3] 1 Corinthians 15:52 is also listed separately [1]. This describes the transformation of both living and dead believers [3].
• John 14:3: Jesus tells His disciples, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” This is presented as a hint by Jesus about His return to take His people to be with Him [3].
• Acts 1:9-11: After Jesus ascended into heaven, angels told the disciples that “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.” This is presented as another hint about Christ’s return [3].
• Daniel 12:1-2: This passage is included in a list of rapture-related verses and mentions “a time of trouble, such as never was” and the deliverance of “thy people” who are “found written in the book” [1].
• Romans 10:9: This verse, stating, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved,” is included in a list of rapture-related verses [1].
• Revelation 3:10: This verse is included in a list of rapture-related passages and contains the promise, “I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.” [1]
• Revelation 20:2-5: This passage, describing the binding of Satan for a thousand years, is included in a list of rapture-related verses [1].

Authoritative Sources

1. [Bible Verses About The Rapture]
2. [What does the Bible say about Rapture? – Scriptures on the End Times]
3. [Where Is the Rapture Mentioned In the KJV Bible?]

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