The word 'rapture'
does not appear in the Scriptures, but the
word 'salvation' does, and 'salvation'
means 'rapture' in the context of the
following Scriptures :
"For He saith,
I have heard thee in a time accepted ( time
appointed ) , and in THE DAY OF SALVATION
( the day of rapture ) have I secured thee ;
behold, now is the accepted time ( appointed
time ), NOW IS THE DAY OF SALVATION
( now is the day of rapture )."
"And I heard a
loud voice saying in heaven, NOW IS
COME SALVATION ( now is come rapture ),
and strength, and the KINGDOM OF OUR
GOD, and THE POWER OF HIS CHRIST
( the power of Christ to rapture
His Body of Christ to Church to heaven
)........"
When comparing and
contrasting the context of how these two
words , "salvation" and "rapture" , are used
in these two Scriptures they are
interchangeable without violating the meaning
of the Scriptures. We receive our salvation at
the same 'appointed time' that we are
raptured. The day of our salvation, and
the day of our rapture are the same 'appointed
day'.
The following
Scripture explains that when we accept Jesus
as our savior we are then sealed and
sanctified (set apart) , by the Holy
Spirit with THE PROMISE of our FUTURE
SALVATION on the day of our rapture
which is also the day of our salvation
according to :
"Christ, in whom you
also trusted, after that you heard the Word of
Truth; the gospel of your salvation in whom
also after that you believed, YOU WERE
SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE
which is the earnest ( ie. the deposit ) UNTIL
THE REDEM PTION ( the rapture or
salvation) OF THE PURCHASED POSSESSION (
your body purchased with the blood of Christ )
unto the praise of His glory."
No believer has yet
received the salvation that is promised to us
to receive on the future Day of Salvation
which is also the Day of Rapture. When we
first believed we were sealed by the Holy
Spirit and therefore sanctified , ie.
set apart, with the promise of our future
salvation that we will receive on the Day of
the Rapture at which time we will be "born
-again" with a glorified body which can then
enter into heaven. As the Scripture
states, " Flesh and blood cannot enter the
Kingdom of Heaven."
We are now
sanctified, ie. set apart from
nonbelievers, by the Holy Spirit to receive
our salvation in the future when we are
born-again on the Day of our Rapture.
The first time we are born into the natural
world with a flesh and blood body, but
we believers will be "born-again" into the
spiritual world with a glorified body at our
resurrection/rapture on the "Day of
Salvation". We will all be born again at
the same time, in a moment, in the twinkling
of an eye.
According to Your
Word, come Lord Jesus !