Will They Still Go In Rapture Who Do Not Believe In It?
Question : If someone believes in the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, yet doesn’t believe in the Rapture event, will they still go? I have many friends who say that they don’t “necessarily” believe in the Rapture, but are true Christians who have taken Christ as their Savior.
Answer : Greetings in Jesus wonderful name! It is not just you, I have a lot and lot of friends who do not agree with the belief of Rapture event. They also so vary in the belief where the Rapture event will take place, I mean some believe post, pre and mid Tribulation. While I believe in After-Mid Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
But it doesn't matter whether they believe in the Rapture event or not, if they are true Christians who have believed that Christ died for their sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, then that is more than enough for them to become a partaker in the Rapture event as they are true Christians who have indwelling of the Holy Spirit as a seal and as a assurance and a guarantee for their Rapture event of salvation to take place supernaturally when the even of Rapture happens, even though they do not believe it mentally because of lack of spiritual understanding (1 Cor 15:3-4; Rom 8:9, 11; Eph 1:13, 14).
God sees the heart of the matter which is whether people are really born again or not, not the mind over matter whether they have grasped the doctrine of the Rapture event. Having said these, I also say that in our end times with such kind of turmoil in world political, economical, spiritual arenas, then natural disasters, man made disasters, hate, religious fanaticism that is leading people to the extent of killing the other who differs in their belief, etc...Paul understood that we all need the comforting message of the Rapture event for us to carry on day by day victoriously until we see the heaven's shore one day, so he exhorted the believers to comfort one another with the message of the Rapture event (1 Thess 4:16-18). Thus the message of the Rapture event is not a message of escapism, but rather a message of comfort and reassurance of a great future that is awaiting for all the believers who are facing extreme trials and tribulation in the world (John 16:33).
Much Blessings...
Answer : Greetings in Jesus wonderful name! It is not just you, I have a lot and lot of friends who do not agree with the belief of Rapture event. They also so vary in the belief where the Rapture event will take place, I mean some believe post, pre and mid Tribulation. While I believe in After-Mid Pre-Tribulation Rapture.
But it doesn't matter whether they believe in the Rapture event or not, if they are true Christians who have believed that Christ died for their sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, then that is more than enough for them to become a partaker in the Rapture event as they are true Christians who have indwelling of the Holy Spirit as a seal and as a assurance and a guarantee for their Rapture event of salvation to take place supernaturally when the even of Rapture happens, even though they do not believe it mentally because of lack of spiritual understanding (1 Cor 15:3-4; Rom 8:9, 11; Eph 1:13, 14).
God sees the heart of the matter which is whether people are really born again or not, not the mind over matter whether they have grasped the doctrine of the Rapture event. Having said these, I also say that in our end times with such kind of turmoil in world political, economical, spiritual arenas, then natural disasters, man made disasters, hate, religious fanaticism that is leading people to the extent of killing the other who differs in their belief, etc...Paul understood that we all need the comforting message of the Rapture event for us to carry on day by day victoriously until we see the heaven's shore one day, so he exhorted the believers to comfort one another with the message of the Rapture event (1 Thess 4:16-18). Thus the message of the Rapture event is not a message of escapism, but rather a message of comfort and reassurance of a great future that is awaiting for all the believers who are facing extreme trials and tribulation in the world (John 16:33).
Much Blessings...
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