Does the catholic church believe in the rapture?

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i’m a christian and while i was a catholic (for over 25 years) the concept of the rapture was never presented to me.
does the catholic church believe in the rapture of the church?
no fighting please. i just want to know.
 
No. The notion of a “Rapture” is a 19th century fiction and never has been a teaching of the Church.
 
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cornerstone:
i’m a christian and while i was a catholic (for over 25 years) the concept of the rapture was never presented to me.
does the catholic church believe in the rapture of the church?
no fighting please. i just want to know.
Short answer, No. :nope:

Longer answer, the Catholic Church teaches about the Second Coming of Jesus, the Rapture (either pre, mid, or post tribulation) teaches 3 comings of Jesus.

The Rapture teaches that Christ will come at the Rapture and then again after it.
 
on the Christian point of view the rapture is not the second coming of Christ. the word comes from “raptusos” snatch. Jesus does not come to the earth. the church is snatched out of the earth and meets Jesus halfway.
i 've never heard of a 3rd coming.
 
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🙂 🙂 :confused: 🙂 🙂

poof

umm where did everyone go?:confused:

Oh my goodness that was the rapture!!!:eek:

See how silly that sounds?😉

Plus those who follow the rapture teachings are notoriously anti-Catholic.
 
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cornerstone:
on the Christian point of view the rapture is not the second coming of Christ. the word comes from “raptusos” snatch. Jesus does not come to the earth. the church is snatched out of the earth and meets Jesus halfway.
i 've never heard of a 3rd coming.
This is not the “Christian point of view” as all Christians do not believe in the Rapture.

The Rapture teaching is that Christ will come and call all believers. They will be caught up to Him in the sky. So are you saying that Christ will not come for the Rapture?

For those believers that are “Raptured”, they will see 3 comings of Christ. The first we have already experienced. For those “Raptured” they will see Christ when they are “Raptured” so this would be the second coming, then He will come again after the tribulation, a third coming. You can not get by this.
 
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cornerstone:
i’m a christian and while i was a catholic (for over 25 years) the concept of the rapture was never presented to me.
does the catholic church believe in the rapture of the church?
no fighting please. i just want to know.
And if you were a Christian before 1850, you would never have heard ANYONE present such a concept.

It’s all part of a new and improved brand of “Christianity”.

What ever happened to “Old Time Religion”?

Peace in Christ…Salmon
 
so the rapture is not really something Jesus or God would do?
 
2 peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.”

Matthew 24:40-42 "Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

The bible is clear about the rapture and is found in many key verses like this ones,that it will come the day that he will be back for his church.
 
JesustheSavior said:
2 peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.”

Matthew 24:40-42 "Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.
42"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.

The bible is clear about the rapture and is found in many key verses like this ones,that it will come the day that he will be back for his church.

Yup, about as clear as mud.

As was pointed out earlier. The Church never taught this. Not all protestant denominations teach the Rapture. The “doctine” of the Rapture did not come about until the 19th century. So, if it is so clear why did it take so long to come about?

Anyways, the original question was “Does the Catholic Church believe in the rapture?”

And the answer is…

:nope: :nope: :nope: :nope:
 
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ByzCath:
Yup, about as clear as mud.

As was pointed out earlier. The Church never taught this. Not all protestant denominations teach the Rapture. The “doctine” of the Rapture did not come about until the 19th century. So, if it is so clear why did it take so long to come about?
what happened to Enoc and Elijah?
:yup::yup::yup:
do you remember the OT?
:nope::nope::nope:
 
Cornerstone -

See if you can track down Paul Thigpen’s book, The Rapture Trap, for a good overview of what the Catholic Church teaches regarding this subject.
 
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JesustheSavior:
The bible is clear about the rapture …
Which is exactly why it is dangerous to take verses from the New Testament out of context. When scripture is taken as a whole, the Old Testament references shed much light on what the gospel writers intend.

Carl Olson has a wonderful book available on this very subject. An even better treatment that relies very heavily on the Old Testament is:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1928832725.01.PE_PI_SCMZZZZZZZ.jpg
by David Currie

You can read all about it at:
Will Catholics be Left Behind

BTW, yesterday a group of local pedestrians was crossing the street when a driver drove through the crowd. He fled the scene only to be arrested later in the day.

One pedestrian was taken, but the rest were left behind.

Peace in Christ…Salmon
 
But the Old Testament talks about the ends of times and i can not understand,the point that you state,that someone got run over a car and taken and the others are left behind.
 
Currie’s book is EXCELLENT. I have read it, and highly recommend it.

The Catholic Church’s unwavering teaching, firmly rooted in the Gospels, is that there WILL be a second coming of Jesus; that NO ONE, other than the Father alone, KNOWS the day or the hour; that we all must therefore be ever vigilant and faithful; that, when the Second Coming occurs, it will be unmistakeable and known to all: there will be nothing “secret” about it; and, finally, that the Second Coming will be the CULMINATION of salvation history, and will be followed IMMEDIATELY by the last judgment. The Catholic Church – true to the Gospels – has also ALWAYS taught that Christ NEVER promised His followers that they would be spared from earthly difficulties and torments; quite the contrary: He repeatedly taught that those who follow Him must take up their cross every day. He also taught that His followers would face persecution and even death – as many of them have through the ages – but that, if they remained true to the end, they would be with Him in paradise.

Rapturists, by contrast, believe in a “secret” rapture, in which Christ’s followers will be taken up in the air and everyone “left behind” will go on with their lives, without necessarily even knowing that the “rapture” has occurred. And, further, that those “left behind” will then have to go through a terrible armageddon battle, while Christ’'s followers will be SPARED ALL THE TORMENT of that battle because they’ve already been taken up in a “secret” rapture. And, further, that there will be a 1,000-year earthly reign of Jesus over Israel that FOLLOWS the Second Coming, during which the Jewish Temple (destroyed in 71 A.D.) will be restored in Jerusalem.

Currie (who started out as a fundamentalist minister and a rapturist, but who later converted to Catholicism) effectively exposes these and other claims of the rapturists as TOTALLY LACKING in biblical support, and, indeed, as INCONSISTENT with Scripture. Currie goes even further, and demonstrates what the Scripture passages that rapturists rely upon really DO mean. Currie also shows both the psychological appeal and the dangers of rapturist thinking. It’s a must read for anyone interested in this subject!
 
Revelation 1:3 "Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.
Daniel 9:24-27 ""Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree 6] to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, 7] the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. 26 After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. 8] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. 27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ 9] In the middle of the ‘seven’ 10] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing *of the temple *he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him. 11] " 12]

There are more verses that talk about the end of times,it is actually a very interesting subject if you reasearch on it,you just have to read what is happening in Israel,and actually they have most of the things they need to rebuild there temple,they are just waiting for the right time.
They have completed all what they use to wear in the old times,the musical instruments and they have been breeding a red calf,just like in the times of Moses.
So actually the time is ripe,and if you follow what is said in the television about the new world order,then i can say that what the bible have foretold it is happening more now than before.
 
Cornerstone,
What happened to Enoc and Elijah? The same thing that happened to Mary.:yup: :yup: :yup: . They were assumed into heaven, not raptured.
God Bless
 
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Cornerstone,
What happened to Enoc and Elijah? The same thing that happened to Mary.:yup: :yup: :yup: . They were assumed into heaven, not raptured.
God Bless
when?
 
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