OVERVIEW
OF MULTIPLE RAPTURES
Dennis
Schmidt 12/2006
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This paper discusses
multiple raptures. The rapture means to translate
people to the other heavenly realms. All
scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.
INDUCTIVE
COMMENTS:
THEME: I will show a number of raptures: some that already occurred and some that will
occur at the end times tribulation. The man child
of
PURPOSE: From being raptured the Christian shall appear with Jesus in God’s
glory.
KEY
VERSE:
WHO: God written mostly by Bible authors Matthew,
John, and Paul
TO
WHOM: Elected Christians
WHAT: The debate in theological circles as
to whether the saints will go through the, or not, tribulation should include
several raptures. The saints are to
prepare themselves to be used by God.
God will take some by death and others will be raptured.
WHY: God has a purpose for each person. The person who is raptured
is blessed by God. Others are blessed in
suffering for God.
WAY: God will rapture
people by calling them to Himself in a super-natural way that does not include
their deaths.
WHEREAS: Raptures in four different time periods with
one of them the person returns after going to heaven.
WHERE: The central place is in
WHEN: Raptures have occurred in many time periods.
WHILE: God
raptures people to save them from evil to come.
PAPER
OUTLINE:
I) SCRIPTURE WORDS USED FOR RAPTURE:
II) GENERAL CHURCHES DOCTRINES
CONCERNING THE RAPTURE:
A) PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
B) MID-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
C) POST-TRI-PRE-WRATH RAPTURE:
D) POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE:
E) MULTIPLE RAPTURES:
III) EXAMPLES OF RAPTURES IN
SCRIPTURES:
A) ENOCH:
B) ELIJAH:
C) JESUS:
D) PAUL:
E) PRE-TRIBULATION:
F) MID-TRIBULATION:
1) WOMAN =
2) GREAT TRIBULATION IS WRATH OF GOD:
3) CHRISTIAN'S AREN'T APPOINTED TO
WRATH:
G) POST-TRIBULATION-PRE-WRATH:
H) 144,000:
I) TWO WITNESSES:
J) POST TRIBULATION - JESUS SECOND
COMING:
K) UNBELIVERS/BELIVERS RAPTURE AND
JUDGED:
IV) EVENTS OCCURING DURING THE END
TIMES RAPTURES:
A) ALL
B) CHRISTIANS WILL RETURN WITH CHRIST:
C) CHRISTIANS APPEAR AT JESUS SECOND
COMING WITH HIM:
D) JESUS REIGNS 1,000 YEARS ON HIS
THRONE IN
E) RESURRECTIONS & JUDGMENTS:
F) MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB:
V) CONCLUSION:
I) SCRIPTURE WORDS USED FOR RAPTURE: The word rapture is not found in
scriptures. These other words are used for rapture in scriptures.
CAUGHT/WENT UP:
TAKEN/TOOK AWAY/UP/OUT:
CHANGED & RAISED:
DELIVERED:
GATHER TOGETHER:
TRANSLATED:
ASCENDED UP:
REDEEMED:
II) GENERAL CHURCHES DOCTRINES
CONCERNING THE RAPTURE:
A) PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: Saints are taken up before tribulation/7 years end days.
B) MID-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: Saints go through 1st tribulation or first half end days.
C) POST-TRI-PRE-WRATH RAPTURE: Saints taken after 1st tribulation/prior to God's wrath.
D) POST-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: Saints are taken up at Jesus 2nd coming.
E) MULTIPLE RAPTURES: Saints are taken up in several raptures during 7 year end days tribulation period
III) EXAMPLES OF RAPTURES IN
SCRIPTURES: These
scriptures support the multiple raptures. They also prove that rapture doctrine
is not a recent doctrine. They show raptures occurred earlier than end times at
pre, mid, post tribulation pre-wrath, & post tribulation(s).
A) ENOCH: Old Testament rapture.
B) ELIJAH: Old Testament rapture.
C) JESUS: Start of Last Days rapture.
D) PAUL: He could have been in spirit or he had a
true body (temporary) rapture.
E) PRE-TRIBULATION: HE (ON FIRE
CHRISTIANS) = OVERCOMERS = MANCHILD
F) MID-TRIBULATION: 1260 days after the Man-child is raptured, this group is raptured.
1) WOMAN =
2) GREAT TRIBULATION IS WRATH OF GOD: The Great Tribulation, 2nd
three & half years of 7 years end times is the wrath of God against
un-believers and not against the saints.
3) CHRISTIAN'S AREN'T APPOINTED TO
WRATH: Protected
& raptured from God's wrath.
G) POST-TRIBULATION-PRE-WRATH: After the Mid-trib.
at the opening of the 6th seal.
H) 144,000: After the Mid-Tribulation rapture. Due to
144,000 may include additional Christians.
I) TWO WITNESSES: After the Mid-tribulation rapture. May include additional Christians.
J) POST TRIBULATION - JESUS SECOND
COMING:
K) UNBELIVERS/BELIVERS RAPTURE AND
JUDGED:
IV) EVENTS OCCURING DURING THE END
TIMES RAPTURES:
A) ALL
B) CHRISTIANS WILL RETURN WITH CHRIST: Saints earlier raptured
to heavenly realm.
C) CHRISTIANS APPEAR AT JESUS SECOND
COMING WITH HIM:
Saints would then have to be in heavenly realm by a raptures.
D) JESUS REIGNS 1,000 YEARS ON HIS
THRONE IN
E) RESURRECTIONS & JUDGMENTS:
F) MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB: Raptured saints go to feast.
V) CONCLUSION:
I have shown a number of raptures: some that already occurred and some
that will occur at the end times tribulation. The
man child of
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