Sound Words Podcast The Rapture
Feb 22, 2023
Dr. Tommy Ice, director of the Pre-Trib Research Center and author on Bible prophecy, offers biblical teaching on the rapture. He explains scriptural bases, outlines the timeline of rapture, tribulation, and second coming, and surveys historical and modern timing views. He also addresses whether warning signs exist and points listeners to further resources for study.
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Rapture Is Simply Being Caught Up
- The word rapture comes from translating the Greek phrase in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 meaning "caught up."
- Dr. Tommy Ice explains English Bibles use phrases like "caught up" rather than the single word rapture, linking the term to that specific verse.
Rapture Is A Church Age Mystery
- The rapture is a distinct New Testament church-age truth introduced by Jesus in the Upper Room and taught by Paul as a "mystery."
- John 14:3 and 1 Thessalonians 4 and 1 Corinthians 15 describe Christ coming for believers and instantaneous transformation at the trumpet.
Rapture Ends Church Age Before The Seven Year Tribulation
- Pre-tribulation rapture ends the church age and precedes a seven-year tribulation tied to Daniel's seventy weeks.
- Dr. Tommy Ice outlines a tribulation split at mid-point with Antichrist deception, Jewish flight to Petra, and culminating judgments leading to Christ's rescue at the second coming.
