The Secret Rapture

[Chris]

The Secret Rapture

The Secret Rapture
By Chris Schang

The secret rapture event is a theological event that the Bible foretells will happen during the end times when millions and millions of people across the world will suddenly "vanish" or "disappear" without any kind of advance signs or warnings. The rapture of the church is when the Lord Jesus Christ suddenly appears in the air, with the sound of the archangel's trumpet, and believers both dead and alive will meet the Lord in the air and return with him to Heaven.

People who are left behind after the secret rapture, will find themselves in shock and disbelief at the mysterious event. Some unbelievers will try to explain away the "vanishings" as some sort of "evolutionary process" where people who were "not ready" were removed from Earth so that mankind can move forward in the evolutionary process. This is likely to be the excuse of people who have placed their faith in the science book rather than God's Word which is found in the Holy Bible. Still others will find some other excuse so they can continue in their unbelief and wicked ways.

Immediately after the rapture it is likely that the people left behind will be completely stunned that the rapture of the church has finally happened. Many will be in state of unbelief and it is also likely many will be in denial that the secret event called the rapture has finally happened as foretold by the Holy scriptures. The rapture is described as happening in the "twinkling of an eye" which modern science has estimated to be a small fraction of a second. As a result, people will be walking on Earth one second and then find themselves walking in Heaven the next. The rapture will only be for people who placed their trust and faith in their salvation on the completed work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross. People who have not made a decision for Jesus Christ will suddenly find themselves left behind to face the Tribulation period and the wrath of God to come. The Tribulation period will be a time unlike any ever seen on Earth. It will be a time when God pours out his wrath on unbelievers, both Jew and Gentile. The Bible also calls this time of wrath as the "time of Jacob's trouble" in reference to the Tribulation period or the Day of the Lord.

Typical portrayals of the rapture event in books and movies usually have what appears to be a normal everyday scene of people going about their daily lives when suddenly, out of the blue, people vanish into thin air. People suddenly disappearing without any warning is often cited as the reasons for car wrecks, airplanes falling out of the sky, buses rolling into buildings, and many other scenarios where people who were suddenly raptured caused chaos back on Earth. Key personnel will be missing, the economy will take a severe blow, food distribution, and transportation services will take a sudden blow. Chaos will suddenly be the order of the day after the rapture of the church. While it is hard to tell exactly how the rapture event will play out in the real world, we can be assured that the rapture will indeed happen as Bible prophecy continues to head to a climax in the in the middle east and in the world.

And finally, some people will realize what has happened and will come to faith in the Lord as a result. These are the people who sat on the fence about making a decision for Jesus Christ until it was too late. But the good news is that salvation can be acquired after the rapture, but it is likely that one will end up suffering a martyrs death as a result. These are the Tribulation saints that are spoken about in Revelation 7. These will be the people who needed just one more undeniable piece of evidence that God was real and waited too long as a result. The Bible says that today is the day of salvation. Don't put it off, tomorrow could be too late. Get saved today!!

God bless.

[mikalikat]

Excellent, Chris. Thank you so much--short, sweet, and to the point.

[Faith]

Good article..

Short, but to the point...

[myinnuendo999]

Good article Chris and I can't WAIT to hear the trumpet sound

Have you ever considered the possibilities of the rapture being covered up by some even? what if the rapture happens when there is a major war at the time and it is normal for people to be missing? Overall the rapture be covered up and many would not suspect people are missing? Not all but many...

[micah719]

The huge earthquake and other events at the 6th seal perhaps? Then again, the Rapture is more likely to occur at the first seal so that the rider of the white horse can be revealed.

[bghtnpd4]

The huge earthquake and other events at the 6th seal perhaps? Then again, the Rapture is more likely to occur at the first seal so that the rider of the white horse can be revealed.

The church is no longer mentioned after Revelation 4 and 5 and as of Chapter 4 we are seen in Heaven with Christ; so the rapture has to occur prior to the tribulation period. Here's another thread explaining the pre-trib rapture view: Defending the Pre-Trib Rapture

[MikeD]

I do believe, this is a very good article to print up and just hand out to folks "as we go our way". Just might try doing that. That is, if Chris doesn't mind!

[SeekingHim]

What a great article ~ I would like to use this with permission as well.

[readytogo]

I don't know how "secret" it will be. People have been talking about it for a couple thousand years and it's still the most ignored secret!

[Chris]

Feel free to use whatever you want. It all belongs to God and it's all to the glory of God.

Everything on this site is FREE!!!

[Keith]

Well Done as usual Chris.

[huggybob50]

Great article. I just hope and pray that we hear the trumpet real soon. I'm tired of this wicked world in which we live!!

[mikalikat]

Great to print out and send with bills we pay, hand to the clerk at the store, leave in popular books at the library, slip into purses and suitcase side pockets at department stores, roll up and stick in coat pockets on the racks at stores, between the pages of magazines, store shelves in between boxes of cereal--so many different ways to get this out to people. If you reduce the print size and print these out on 1/2 sheets you save money and can hide them easier. Or, if your method is being braver, just hand them to people and say, "Have a lovely day." You never know who has been searching and needs to hear this.

[Navyblue]

Something that I believe happens, that it seems no one ever discusses, is how do they (left-behinders) explain away all those 'explosively' opened and empty graves??? After the Rapture, hopefully, Cemetaries will look like a war-zone, or a scene from the movie, 'The Body Snatchers.'

Good article Chris. I agree with everyone about passing them out, but wonder about including the article when paying bills. If your payment is handled by someone hostile to Christianity, your payment may not see journalization, and you would end up paying penalties. Just a thought, even though I do exactly that, on occasion.
I like to live dangerously

In Messiah, His protection. Arley

[mikalikat]

Hey Arley, I would imagine that your cancelled check is a log of payment received and honestly wouldn't worry about someone being offended. I'd rather take the step and offend someone initially, but know the seed is planted and let God do the rest. I am sure that when I was planting the Million Dollar Bill tracts hither and yon at Walmart last year I deeply offended someone that found a bill in a purse or behind a box of Hamburger Helper, but I sure didn't lose sleep over it. I planted a seed, as I have been directed. We have to take that mindset. If we worry about offending people, we have turned into Europe.

[Suzanne]

Thank you, Chris. I needed to read this tonight. I love the thought that the Lord will appear soon, and we will all be together with Him. That's going to be so wonderful.

[duckwater2]

It was a good read. The idea for creative ways to get the post in people's hands was interesting as well. I find this site on the various theories of end times interesting as well.

[jesuschangesall]

The Secret Rapture

The Secret Rapture
By Chris Schang

The secret rapture event is a theological event that the Bible foretells will happen during the end times when millions and millions of people across the world will suddenly "vanish" or "disappear" without any kind of advance signs or warnings. The rapture of the church is when the Lord Jesus Christ suddenly appears in the air, with the sound of the archangel's trumpet, and believers both dead and alive will meet the Lord in the air and return with him to Heaven.

People who are left behind after the secret rapture, will find themselves in shock and disbelief at the mysterious event. Some unbelievers will try to explain away the "vanishings" as some sort of "evolutionary process" where people who were "not ready" were removed from Earth so that mankind can move forward in the evolutionary process. This is likely to be the excuse of people who have placed their faith in the science book rather than God's Word which is found in the Holy Bible. Still others will find some other excuse so they can continue in their unbelief and wicked ways.

Immediately after the rapture it is likely that the people left behind will be completely stunned that the rapture of the church has finally happened. Many will be in state of unbelief and it is also likely many will be in denial that the secret event called the rapture has finally happened as foretold by the Holy scriptures. The rapture is described as happening in the "twinkling of an eye" which modern science has estimated to be a small fraction of a second. As a result, people will be walking on Earth one second and then find themselves walking in Heaven the next. The rapture will only be for people who placed their trust and faith in their salvation on the completed work of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross. People who have not made a decision for Jesus Christ will suddenly find themselves left behind to face the Tribulation period and the wrath of God to come. The Tribulation period will be a time unlike any ever seen on Earth. It will be a time when God pours out his wrath on unbelievers, both Jew and Gentile. The Bible also calls this time of wrath as the "time of Jacob's trouble" in reference to the Tribulation period or the Day of the Lord.

Typical portrayals of the rapture event in books and movies usually have what appears to be a normal everyday scene of people going about their daily lives when suddenly, out of the blue, people vanish into thin air. People suddenly disappearing without any warning is often cited as the reasons for car wrecks, airplanes falling out of the sky, buses rolling into buildings, and many other scenarios where people who were suddenly raptured caused chaos back on Earth. Key personnel will be missing, the economy will take a severe blow, food distribution, and transportation services will take a sudden blow. Chaos will suddenly be the order of the day after the rapture of the church. While it is hard to tell exactly how the rapture event will play out in the real world, we can be assured that the rapture will indeed happen as Bible prophecy continues to head to a climax in the in the middle east and in the world.

And finally, some people will realize what has happened and will come to faith in the Lord as a result. These are the people who sat on the fence about making a decision for Jesus Christ until it was too late. But the good news is that salvation can be acquired after the rapture, but it is likely that one will end up suffering a martyrs death as a result. These are the Tribulation saints that are spoken about in Revelation 7. These will be the people who needed just one more undeniable piece of evidence that God was real and waited too long as a result. The Bible says that today is the day of salvation. Don't put it off, tomorrow could be too late. Get saved today!!

God bless.

GREAT GREAT GREAT!!!! M A R A N A T H A !!!!!
I wish could be NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Keith]

I know for all of us who want to go in the Rapture the No.1 one thing will be seeing Jesus and getting to be with the Lord forever but for me the No.2 thing that i've wondered about since I found out about the rapture is if it will truly be secret? I don't know that it matters though because the enemy will still be here trying to deceive those still here about what happened.

[Chris]

I know for all of us who want to go in the Rapture the No.1 one thing will be seeing Jesus and getting to be with the Lord forever but for me the No.2 thing that i've wondered about since I found out about the rapture is if it will truly be secret? I don't know that it matters though because the enemy will still be here trying to deceive those still here about what happened.

Yes it is a secret event as no one knows when it will happen it could happen at literally anytime. No advance warning, it just happens. May it be today.