The Rapture of the Church

Starting with the promise of Jesus in John 14:1-3 that He will return from Heaven, specifically for believers (His Bride), to take us to be with Him in Heaven, Derek shares the classic passages on the Rapture, especially 1Thessalonians 4:13-18 and 1Corinthians 15:51-58, sharing how there will be 2 blasts of the Trumpet of God. The first Trumpet will sound causing the dead in Christ to be raised and then rise to meet the Lord in the sky (the dead in Christ will rise first). Then the last Trumpet will sound, causing those in Christ, who are still alive, to be instantly changed in our bodies, so that we will receive immortal bodies. Then we will be caught up (raptured) to meet Christ in the sky, joining those who previously rose at the first Trumpet. In this way, the whole Church will be gathered together to Christ, and from then on, we will always be with the Lord. Finally, we see the thrice repeated promise of Jesus in the last chapter of the Bible, Revelation 22:7,12,20: "I am coming quickly (suddenly, without warning)" - a clear statement of the imminence of His Coming in the Rapture.