Bible Verses About "What Is the Rapture"
The rapture refers to the event when Christ returns to catch up believers — both living and dead — to meet Him in the air.
The rapture refers to the event when Christ returns to catch up believers — both living and dead — to meet Him in the air.
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 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 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is the Rapture?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 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."
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; 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."
"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."
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