Text: 2 Corinthians 4: 16-18, James 4: 14
INTRODUCTION: (Acts 1: 9-11, Luke 35-40, 2 Timothy 2: 15)
-The Early Church had the sucess that they did because they were simply driven by
-They were simply anticipating the
THE RETURN OF JESUS WILL HAPPEN IN
Phase 1 = The
Phase 2 = The Glorious Appearance of
WHAT IS THE RAPTURE? (1Thess. 4: 13-18, 1Cor. 15: 50-58)
The Greek word for the phrase caught up is
Harpazo means “to
WHY A RAPTURE? (1Thess. 1: 9-10, 2Thess. 2: 6-8, 1 Thess. 5: 9)
-The tribulation period is for
-The Church is not mentioned in Revelation Chapters 4-18 but Israel is mentioned
-He who now restrains is the
-Christians are not appointed to wrath.
-By the conclusion of the tribulation period all of