Is The Word Rapture In The Bible?

Is The Word Rapture In The Bible?Titus 2:12-13training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to liveself-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, theappearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, ScripturalDefinition of the ‘Rapture’ from Jamie Hanson….“Theinstantaneous resurrection of the overcoming O.T. & N.T. Saints who havedied & the instant ‘snatching up’ also of the living, overcoming believerson the earth who altogether as a group meet Jesus in the air & are taken tothe Throne of God who will remain with Him FOREVER(not withstanding, comingback with Him at 2nd Coming to Rule & Reign with Him in theMillenium)! During this event all the dead & living are ‘caught up’ receivingnew ‘glorified bodies’ that are the same as the ‘spirit-glorified’ body ofChrist. This will all occur prior to what the Bible calls “The Great Tribulation”.This event will also be instantaneous & visible to all who are not ‘caughtup’ VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:Note: The Word‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see alsobaptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comesfrom the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Articleis Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event1)     Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing2)     Epiphaneia –means  an appearing, ashining3)     Parousia- means ‘presence’ most translations use ‘coming’which is a bad translation4)      Harpazō  - means caught up or snatched upApokalypsis- meansan unveiling or appearingII Thess. 1:7… whenthe lord Jesus shall be Apokalypsis(2nd Coming)I Cr. 1:7 thatyou come behind in no gift waiting for theApokalypsis ofour Lord Jesus ChristI Peter 1:7 Thatthe trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and gloryat the Apokalypsis of ourLord Jesus Christ. IPeter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hopeto the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the Apokalypsis of Jesus Christ IPeter 4:13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, thatyou may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is ApokalypsisEpiphaneia- means  an appearing, a shiningI Tim 6:14 tokeep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the Epiphaneia of our Lord Jesus ChristII Tim. 4:1 Icharge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge theliving and the dead, and by his Epiphaneia& His Kingdom.II Tim . 4:8 Henceforththere is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, therighteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me butalso to all who have loved his EpiphaneiaTitus 2:13 waitingfor our blessed hope, the Epiphaneiaof the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,I Jn. 3:2-3Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared;but we know that when he appearswe shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thushopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.      Parousia-means ‘presence’ most translations use‘coming’ which is a bad translationMatt. 24:37For as were the days of Noah, so will be the Parousia of theSon of Man.Matt. 24:39 andthey were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the Parousiaof the Son of Man.I Cor. 15:23But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his Parousiathose who belong to Christ.I Thess. 2:19 Forwhat is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his Parousia? Is it not you?I Thess. 3:13  so that he may establish your heartsblameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the Parousia of ourLord Jesus with all his saints.I Thess. 4:15 For this wedeclare to you by a word from the Lord,[fn] that we who are alive, who are leftuntil the Parousia of the Lord, will not precede those who havefallen asleep.I Thess. 5:23  Now may the God of peace himself sanctify youcompletely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless atthe Parousiaof our Lord Jesus Christ.  James 5:8 You also, bepatient. Establish your hearts, for the Parousia of the Lord is athand.II Peter 3:4 They willsay, “Where is the promise of his Parousia? For ever since thefathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginningof creation.”I Jn. 2:28 And now, littlechildren, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and notshrink from him in shame at his Parousia.Harpazō- means caught up orsnatched upI Thess. 4:17 Thenwe who are alive, who are left, will be Harpazo together with them inthe clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.Re. 12:5 She gave birth toa male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but herchild was Harpazo to God and to his throne,    VOCABULARY WORDS For RAPTURE:Note: The Word‘Rapture’ is not in the Bible, yet the concept is evident….( see alsobaptize/immerse…Angel/Messenger) The term “rapture” comesfrom the Latin verb rapiemur which means “ to seize, snatch, carry away.” There are4 GREEK terms that refer to this event (not action)…As the Definite Articleis Used…that is ‘THE” referring to a specific event1)     Apokalypsis – means an unveiling or appearing2)     Epiphaneia –means  an appearing,...