Tag: Rapture

In spite of the long wait and scoffing that comes my way, I remain convinced that imminency is not only incredibly important for today, but also an essential aspect of our walk with the Savior.

The Rapture is the biblical prophetic event where all who have put their trust in Christ, living and deceased, will suddenly be caught up from earth, be joined with Christ in the air, and taken to heaven

Our hope is firmly grounded in the words of the apostles contained in the New Testament. The scoffers fail to consider the words that form the basis for our biblical expectation of Jesus’ appearing.

The biblical basis for the pre-Tribulation Rapture is rock-solid because it’s based on the words of the New Testament. We know Jesus is coming for us before the start of the seven-year Tribulation.

Could the Rapture happen on Rosh Hashanah? Absolutely! But, if it does, it will not be because it is Rosh Hashanah, but because that will be the day God has picked in His infinite wisdom.

The idea that Christ will not come to deliver His people before "the wrath to come" (1 Thess 1:10) starkly contradicts the words of Jesus when He tells us that He will do exactly that (Rev. 3:10).

You and I are privileged to stand on the cresting waves of prophecy—to live in a time closer to the return of Jesus Christ than any other generation in the history of the world.

Jesus alone is the reason for our hope and the sole focus of our eager expectation of glory. On the night before He died on the cross for our sins, He said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”

He will call the Church –His Bride—to Himself, then God again will begin dealing with Israel in all of His covenant promises to that people. This is what the Bible teaches about this prophetic truth.

We live in a world filled with hate, rage, lies, corruption, cruelty, confusion, lawlessness, and delusion. But make no mistake: our blessed hope is that a new world is coming!

It is through the reading of The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey that I first learned about the Rapture. It impressed me enough that it led me to invite Yeshua into my life as my Messiah and Savior. That was the Summer of 1983, exactly forty years ago.

Sadly, a great many Christians are lulled into such drowsiness by “Bible-believing” pastors who promote the false veil of normalcy by proclaiming a message of “peace, peace”

The malady goes by many names: End-time weariness; Rapture fatigue; Rapture-watch burn-out. The scoffers and skeptics are gaining too much territory and too many followers.

How can pastors not see the signs of the times, and as a result, provide those in their charge with the hope they desperately need in these perilous times?

Many will be left behind, and whoever is left behind will have to deal with the consequences triggered by the Great Tribulation one way or another.

Why exactly do I believe in a Pre-Trib Rapture? I have my reasons, ten to be exact. All are founded on the conviction that the Bible is the very Word of God, that it should always be interpreted literally, and that it is firmly rooted in Jesus’ ironclad promise that He will indeed return.

My intent here is not to write about what’s happening in the U.S., but rather explore the many benefits of a different citizenship.

Here in 2023, all of this would be called “wokism”! And a marvelous cure for wokism would be a focus on the fact that the King is coming—perhaps today.

Somewhere in the past, a tragic divorce occurred; theologians decided we must separate the return of Jesus for His church from the proclamation of the Gospel.

One second before or one second after seems like nothing, yet it makes all the difference in the world. Will you be on the flight, or will you go through the fight?

The Great Tribulation, the Day of Jacob’s trouble, the Great and Terrible Day of the Lord are not in the church’s future. The Day of the Lord centers on Israel and a Christ rejecting world.

"God is going to judge this Earth for the rejection of His Son, and there's going to be a great price to pay. This is the time for people to repent, turn from their sins, and Believe on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ."

In the midst of the distress we feel, the words, “And God knew,” bring welcome relief. We know our Deliverer is surely coming to catch us up to meet Him in the air.

In essence, what we are seeing today is exactly what we would expect from the enemy. He is taking the things of God and turning them upside down.

He is a man of lawlessness, a counterfeit to Christ who will deceive the world. He will appear on the scene after the rapture has taken place and the world is in turmoil.

For those of us eagerly watching for Jesus’ return, encountering these things intensifies our longing for the day He takes us up to His Father’s house.

The rapture is our blessed hope, and provides peace in this chaotic world... It also encourages holy living, and the desire to fulfill our calling while we remain on this world.

We must receive our immortal bodies and go up to heaven in order to see the full display of Jesus’ divine glory. Someday, perhaps soon, Jesus will catch us up to meet Him in the air and we will be with Him forevermore.

Like Enoch, we must persevere amid today's ridicule of our hope, such as the article CNN mocking the Rapture, as we eagerly await our “blessed hope.”

As the day of Jesus’ appearing approaches, it’s critical that you know for sure that you belong to Jesus and possess eternal life.

The position of eschatology, or the study of end times, is very important to the Biblical counselor. Can you bring people comfort through the...

What does the end times have to do with biblical counseling? Everything is going according to plan. Because we have the scripture on our...

Why do I spend so much time writing about and defending the Rapture? It’s because Jesus’ imminent appearing is so much more than just sound theology to me, it’s my precious hope.

As believers, we have cause for much optimism, but such an expectation lies exclusively in Jesus’ imminent return for His church. Our hope rests in our departure from this world.

I’m convinced that anyone and everyone who genuinely seeks truth by studying these Scriptures will find that the pre-Trib view isn’t held by a bunch of “dopes”

In his devotional, New Morning Mercies, Paul David wrote this, “You see, a sound biblical doctrine of the future is the only way to arrive...

In this weeks edition of "The Time of Signs," Pastor Barry Stagner discusses the Rapture. Is it Fact or Fiction? What Does the Bible say?

The rapture is not a “3rd-order” doctrine that we must shelve in order to preserve unity with other saints. The rapture is our Blessed Hope!

We who have Christ dwelling within us have the ability to “watch” in the way He wants us to observe the times and seasons.

All of these end times signs laid out are happening. We know that Jesus is coming soon. And, because He’s coming soon, we need to, “Be ready!”

During today's troubling rise in evil, those who claim there is no Rapture are having a field day... But our Biblical Hope changes everything

Join Amir, Jan and Barry for a Prophecy Roundtable discussion on the post rapture world and the reason why you don’t want to be...

Join Amir Tsarfati, Jan Markell, and Pastor Barry Stagner for a Prophecy Roundtable live as they discuss a Defense of the Pre-Trib Rapture.

1 Thessalonians exhorts us with the doctrine of the Rapture, as we eagerly wait for Jesus' imminent return, the promised event

A timely message on the blessed hope of every believer. What is the Rapture? Who will be raptured? When will that happen? These questions...

An entire generation of Christians will bypass death & be translated into the Lord's presence. Prophecy indicates that we are that generation!

As we near the Lord Jesus’ Return to Rapture His church, we know that the Enemy is on the prowl to steal, kill, and destroy. In this article, I want to go over a few points on what we as believers need to be doing in these Final Moments to remain victorious in the face of discouragement.

Join Amir Tsarfati and Pastor Barry Stagner for a LIVE Questions & Answers.

How close are we to the rapture? This is a question that many Christians often ask themselves. While we may not know the day...

Looking at the times we live in; it blows my mind as I see how we, the so-called Christians, go about our daily lives. We need to wake up & get ready! Jesus is coming soon!

People are hungry for answers today in the midst of this pandemic, and we have the answer they need the most, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Chad takes an in-depth look at why the Rapture is called our 'Blessed Hope'. Why is it such a blessing and why should we be placing our hope in it?

In a teaching titled, “Still Ready for Jesus to Return,” out of 1 Thessalonians 1:8-10, Pastor J.D. encourages those who thought the rapture would have happened by now.

When a massive hurricane rolls across the ocean toward land, bands of the storm often go well ahead of the storm itself. When one of them hits land, surf and winds rise. Rain increases. But between the bands, skies can be clear. Meanwhile, further out, the heart of the storm keeps churning, growing, and moving ominously closer to land. That’s something like the way Jesus described events as the end of the age approaches. He said it would be like a woman in labor.

Have you ever wondered what the end times will look like? Well… look around.