Rapture for Dummies – The Rapture Event is in the Bible ! Rapture / Escape / Harvest in the Bible - Study

John 14: 1 Jesus said: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms [In heaven]. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come

again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. Where is Jesus’ faithful followers being taken? To their heavenly Home! – Here’s the Offer – Take it or Leave it…The Lord has a deal that no one in their right mind should refuse…the only problem standing in their way is our fleshy PRIDE!

The Lord offer the follow – Free of Charge: 1. Remove His faithful believers when catastrophic events begin to occur on the earth – The children FIRST, then the adults second after a short time. 2. Give us a mansion in heaven personally designed and configured for us exactly what we would like… beach house, Lake House, city street row home…whatever we desire. 3. A brand new body that will never die, ETERNAL LIFE w/ friends and Loved ones forever! Who would not take the Lord up on this offer…what is the cost?

THERE IS NO COST! IT’S FREE! Jesus paid the price! We just need to respond to His call and put our faith in Him, same as a sky diver puts their faith in his parachute. All that is needed Scriptures that describe the return of Jesus and His gathering of His faithful believers Luke 21 Jesus said: 25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world [Planet X]. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 Now when these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” 34

“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it [Planet X] will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” [See Rev 7 – Great Multitude standing before the Son of Man]

Matthew 24 Jesus said: 29 “Immediately after the “Time of Distress” [See, Jer 30:7] of those days [How many days?] The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then will appear in heaven the SIGN of the Son of Man, and then ALL THE TRIBES of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather HIS ELECT from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 1st Thes 4 15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left [behind] until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left [behind], will be caught up [Greek - Harpazo] together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. Zech 9: 14 Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; [Sons of Zion – Harvest Workers – Born from above] the Lord God will sound the trumpet and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south. 15 The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones, and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar. 16 On that day the Lord their God will save them, as the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land. A scene in Heaven After the Rapture: Rev 7 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude [of humans] that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne [in Heaven] and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

References to the Rapture Events in the Old Testament - Timing: Zeph 2 1Gather together, yes, gather, [gather and remove] O shameless nation, 2 before the decree takes effect [What decree? See Malachi 4:6 below]

—before the day passes away like chaff— before there comes upon you the burning anger of the Lord, before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the Lord. 3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands;[b] seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden [those who follow His commandments will be protected] on the day of the anger of the Lord. Malachi 4 - 5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.” Psalm 50: 1The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, [The Heavenly Mt. Zion] God shines forth. 3

Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. 4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5 “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” [See Rom 12 – present your body of a living sacrifice] 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Isaiah 57 – 1 (NASB) The righteous man perishes [144,000], and no man takes it to heart; And devout people are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, 2 He [righteous man] enters into peace; They [devout people] rest in their beds, Each one who walked in his upright way. 3 [to those left behind]“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute. Micah 7:1-2 (NLT) 1 How miserable I am! I feel like the fruit picker after the harvest who can find nothing to eat. Not a cluster of grapes or a single early fig can be found to satisfy my hunger. 2 The godly people have all disappeared; not one honest person is left on the earth. [to those left behind] They are all murderers, setting traps even for their own brothers.

Psalm 12: 1 (ESV) Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. 2 [to those left behind] Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. Psalm 18:, “16 He sent from on high, he took me [See John 14:3]; he drew me out of many waters. 17 He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.” Ezekiel 34 11 “For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. Psalm 60: 1-5 - O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. 2 You have made the land to quake; you have torn it open; repair its breaches, for it totters. [Isaiah 24] 3 You have made your people see hard things; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger. 4 You have set up a banner [Sign of the Son of Man] for those who fear you, that they may flee to it from the bow [weapons of destruction]. Selah 5 That your beloved ones may be delivered, give salvation by your right hand and answer us! Isaiah 11 11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people [those left behind], from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush,[a] from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.12 He [The Lord] will raise a signal [Sign of the Son of Man] for the nations and will assemble the banished of the House of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. [Very similar to Matthew 24:31] Isaiah 13 -2 On a bare hill raise a signal; cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles. [Gates of heaven?] Isaiah 18: 3 All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, when a signal is raised [Sign of the Son of Man] on the mountains, look! When a trumpet is blown, hear! 4 For thus the Lord said to me: “I will quietly look from my dwelling like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” 7 At that time tribute [gift of homage] will be brought to the Lord of hosts from a people tall and smooth, [lifted up and without blemish] from a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, [Army of the Lord] whose land the rivers divide, to Mount Zion, the place [in Heaven] of the name of the Lord of hosts. 2 Cor 11: Paul speaking 1“I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! 2 For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Rev 14 4 They [144,000] have kept themselves as pure as virgins, following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering [gift or tribute] to God and to the Lamb. _______________________________________________________________________ Isaiah 49 -22 Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and raise my signal to the peoples; [Sign of the Son of Man] and they [Angels?] shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. [Children are taken to heaven] 23 Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame.” 24

Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? 25 For thus says the Lord: “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken, and the prey of the tyrant be rescued, for I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. Isaiah 62 - 10 Go through, go through the gates; [See Isaiah 13] prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway; clear it of stones; lift up a signal over the peoples. [Sign of the Son of Man] 11 Behold, the Lord has proclaimed to the end of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion, [Those left in Israel] “Behold, your salvation [Yeshua] comes; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense [pay-back for sin] before him.”

Those Who Escape to Safety to the Heavenly Mount Zion Jesus says in Luke 21: 34 “But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that DAY come upon you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.36 But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” A scene in Heaven After the Rapture: Rev 7 9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude [of humans] that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne [in Heaven] and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

Rev 14:1 Then I looked, and behold, on Mount Zion [Heavenly Mt. Zion] stood the Lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads. 3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders.

Jeremiah 50:28 “A voice! They flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, vengeance for his temple.

Joel 2:32 - And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

Obidiah 1:7 - But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.

Zech 2:7 - Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. [USA]

Other Sheep that belong to Jesus: Gentile Bride / Church John 10 – “Other Sheep” mentioned by Jesus as he speaks to his Jewish Disciples: 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. (Bring those ‘other sheep’ at his 2nd Coming at Rev 19). The Bride of Christ is the “other sheep”. Jesus speaking of the Resurrection at the “Last Day” – There wil be people who NEVER DIE ! John 11 21 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” 23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24 Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[d] Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me [at the resurrection on the last day] shall never die. (Last day of what – The age of Grace… the church age.) Jeremiah 30:4-7 – “Time of Distress” is a single day, not Great Tribulation 4 These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah 5 “Thus says the Lord: We have heard a cry of panic, of terror, and no peace. 6 Ask now, and see, can a man bear a child? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor? Why has every face turned pale? 7 Alas! That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it.