[Rutles4Ever]

A huge portion of the Bible is prophecy so I don't see how you can avoid the topic as it relates to the end times.

I'm not avoiding it. It's certainly worth discussing and beneficial to understand the direction we're headed in. But if someone says, "yeah, this is the time", flee from that person like the plague. They're attempting to take from God what they are not entitled to. Pretty dangerous spiritual practice, if you ask me.

Jesus commanded that we be aware of the "signs", not to write books and make a ga-jillion dollars creating a cottage industry based on negligent exegesis.

The ironic thing is that for all of LaHaye's insistence on literalism, the word "rapture" doesn't appear ANYWHERE in the Bible.

[Skooz]

the word "rapture" doesn't appear ANYWHERE in the Bible.

Neither does the word "Trinity."

[statered]

I think what most people are saying is "yeah, this MAY be the time." It would seem to me you don't agree with this guy so you attack what he is doing. For me Lahaye's books fall into a gray area - I don't have a framework for criticizing him one way or the other. The Bible doesn't give us definative answers on this so....

[Just mythoughts]

You are correct "rapture" is not used but there is the description given about the belief. Flying to save one's soul. I have not found anyone yet except for innocent babies who fit the profile of being so good.

[brytlea]

Money is not evil. The LOVE of money is evil. Whether one agrees with his interpretation, the Left Behind series has spread the Gospel to many. And THAT is something we are called to do.
susie

[woollyone]

Neither does the word automobile, but we drive one
Neither does the word shotgun, but we own one
Neither does the word hymnal, but we praise Him from one
Neither does the word Bible, but we believe it is His Word

[Uri’el-2012]

The ironic thing is that for all of LaHaye's insistence on literalism, the word "rapture" doesn't appear ANYWHERE in the Bible.

32 posted on 08/02/2006 8:18:01 AM MDT by Rutles4Ever

It is in the Latin of Jerome.

b'shem Y'shua

[sasha123]

The word Rapture is describing the event when God's Children will be taken up, which is explained in the bible. A word has been given to describe this event, which most of us understand. It doesn't mean the event is not written of in the bible.

[tang-soo]

The ironic thing is that for all of LaHaye's insistence on literalism, the word "rapture" doesn't appear ANYWHERE in the Bible.

This comes from I Thessalonians 4:17

After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.

The original Greek word for "caught up" or more acurately "snatched up" is Harpotso (spelling) which was translated into the Latin Vulgate as Raptos or Raptured. So yes, you can say "Rapture is not in the Bible", but only in the same way you could say "The word 'city' is not in the Bible" ie not in the original Greek. The concept of Rapture certainly is in the Bible.