The so-called “rapture” already happened in October, 2017. Multiple posts on FR predicted it, so it must be true. You just missed it.
The church watches expectantly each Rosh Hashana. As the presenter states, we trust Jesus Christ, not a date.
But one thing is certain: the Rapture is a thing. It will come to pass, and this week has characteristics that are unlike any other.
Here is my take on the rapture which I think messes with yours.
Those who hold to the doctrine of a rapture quote Luke 17:34-36 which can be summarized as....
“One is taken; one is not.”
Then the assertion is made that Christians are the group that is taken (into heaven.)
The *context* for verse 34-36 begins at verse 26.
It cites Noah and the flood, Sodom, and Lot,
26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
32 Remember Lot’s wife.
33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Verses 26 and 27 refer to Noah, the evil world in which he lived, and the destruction by means of the flood.
A key idea is that the population was unaware of the coming doom; they were doing what they had always done up to the moment the flood began.
The days of the Son of man will be days of unawareness.
The situation with Lot is described in verses 28 through 32.
The residents of Sodom lived life as they always had, and they were unaware of the coming doom until the brimstone fell.
Verse 30: People will be completely unaware until the day of the Lord; no warning.
Verse 31: Does this suggest there is no time to react before the day of the Lord begins?
The days of the Son of man will be days of unawareness.
Verse 33: Those who wanted to save their life (of sin) were destroyed. Those who lost their life (to God) were left.
Verses 34 through 36: One is taken; one is not.
Who was taken/destroyed in Noah’s case? *The unrighteous*. Noah, the righteous, was left.
Who was taken/destroyed in Lot’s case? *The unrighteous*. Lot, the righteous, was left.
Lot’s wife was not a pervert like the Sodomites, but her fate resulted from her disobedience.
We can choose two conclusions:
(1) the righteous are taken, the unrighteous are left.
(2) the unrighteous are taken, the righteous are left.
To be consistent, *taken* refers to those who were destroyed. Similarly, those who are left are Noah and Lot, still alive *on earth*. That is choice number 2.
Those who promote the rapture of today preach choice number 1. They have it backwards.
As we read the Lord’s scriptures, it appears that the Lord, himself, goes with number 2.
I'm pretty sure it did - but rather than vanishing entirely, 80% of the population was replaced with mindless, reptilian-manufactured emo-bots. :)