"we do NOT change what the Bible says to fit our beliefs."
The only times the word 'Rapture' appears in the Bible:
Song of Solomon 2:3: 'As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons: In his shadow have I rapture and sit down; And his fruit is sweet to my taste'
Proverbs 5:19: 'As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love'
Luke 1:67: 'And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise'
Psalm 28:7: 'The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise'
Psalm 51:8: 'Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad'
Nope, not seeing that exact word, verbatim, in the part of Scripture which is the very basis of your eSCATology:
1 Thessalonians 4:17 (KJV): 'Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.'
Nor are such references which that word appears in have any relevance to 1 Thessalonians 4:17. So I'm afraid that if you persue this direction of thought you will be escorted out of here. And it won't be upwards, neither, according to Revelation 22:18.
The '(C)Rapture'? That is incorrect, and let me remind you that this is an Atheist board, and yes, we DO know more about your own 'beliefs' than you do.
