<< 1 Thessalonians 4:17 >>
New International Version (©1984)
After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the
air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
New Living Translation (©2007)
Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.
English Standard Version (©2001)
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and
so we will always be with the Lord.
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and
so we shall always be with the Lord.
International Standard Version (©2008)
Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the air. And
so we will be with the Lord forever.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Then, together with them, we who are still alive will be taken in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. In this way we will
always be with the Lord.
King James Bible
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.
American King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we
be for ever with the Lord.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and
so shall we be always with the Lord.
Darby Bible Translation
then we, the living who remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and
thus we shall be always with the Lord.
English Revised Version
then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:
and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then we who 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.
Weymouth New Testament
Afterwards we who are alive and are still on earth will be caught up in their company amid clouds to meet the Lord
in the air.
World English Bible
then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So
we will be with the Lord forever.
Young's Literal Translation
then we who are living, who are remaining over, together with them shall be caught away in clouds to meet the Lord in
air, and so always with the Lord we shall be;
For other meanings, see Rapture (disambiguation).
Christian Eschatology
Eschatology differences
[show]The Judgments
The Rapture is a prophesied future event found primarily among Conservative Protestant denominations, relating to the
return of Jesus. The primary passage describing the rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, in which Paul cites "the word of
the Lord" about the return of Jesus to gather his saints. There are two primary views among Christian denominations
regarding the nature of Christ's return:
1.Dispensationalist Premillennialists (such as many Evangelicals, especially in the United States) hold the return of
Christ to be in two stages. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is seen to be a preliminary event to the return described in Matthew
24:29-31. Although both describe a return of Jesus in the clouds with angelic activity, trumpets, heavenly signs, and a
gathering of the saints, these are seen to be two separate events. The first event is to be unseen, the rapture proper,
when the saved are prophesied to be 'caught up,' from whence the term rapture is taken. The 'second coming' is the
public event when Christ's presence is prophesied to be clearly seen as he returns to end Armageddon. The majority of
dispensationalists hold that the first event immediately precedes the period of Tribulation. (See chart for additional
Dispensationalist timing views);
2.Amillennialists (such as Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and others), Postmillennialists (such as some
Presbyterians, and others), and Historic Premillennialists (such as Calvinistic Baptists, and others) hold that the return of
Christ will be a single, public event. All passages regarding the return of Christ, such as Matthew 24:29-31, 1
Thessalonians 4:15-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, Revelation 1:7, etc, describe the return of Jesus in the clouds amidst
trumpets, angelic activity, heavenly signs, a resurrection, and a gathering of saints. Although some (such as some
Amillennialists) take this event to be figurative, rather than literal, these three groups maintain that passages regarding
the return of Christ describe a single event, and that the "word of the Lord" cited by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is
the Olivet Discourse which Matthew separately describes in Matthew 24:29-31. Although the doctrinal relationship of the
rapture and the Second Coming are the same in these three groups, Historic Premillennialists are more likely to use the
term "rapture" to clarify their position in distinction from Dispensationalists.
Christian Eschatology
Eschatology differences
[show]The Judgments
The Rapture is a prophesied future event found primarily among Conservative Protestant denominations, relating to the
return of Jesus. The primary passage describing the rapture is 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, in which Paul cites "the word of
the Lord" about the return of Jesus to gather his saints. There are two primary views among Christian denominations
regarding the nature of Christ's return:
1.Dispensationalist Premillennialists (such as many Evangelicals, especially in the United States) hold the return of
Christ to be in two stages. 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is seen to be a preliminary event to the return described in Matthew
24:29-31. Although both describe a return of Jesus in the clouds with angelic activity, trumpets, heavenly signs, and a
gathering of the saints, these are seen to be two separate events. The first event is to be unseen, the rapture proper,
when the saved are prophesied to be 'caught up,' from whence the term rapture is taken. The 'second coming' is the
public event when Christ's presence is prophesied to be clearly seen as he returns to end Armageddon. The majority of
dispensationalists hold that the first event immediately precedes the period of Tribulation. (See chart for additional
Dispensationalist timing views);
2.Amillennialists (such as Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and others), Postmillennialists (such as some
Presbyterians, and others), and Historic Premillennialists (such as Calvinistic Baptists, and others) hold that the return of
Christ will be a single, public event. All passages regarding the return of Christ, such as Matthew 24:29-31, 1
Thessalonians 4:15-17, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3, Revelation 1:7, etc, describe the return of Jesus in the clouds amidst
trumpets, angelic activity, heavenly signs, a resurrection, and a gathering of saints. Although some (such as some
Amillennialists) take this event to be figurative, rather than literal, these three groups maintain that passages regarding
the return of Christ describe a single event, and that the "word of the Lord" cited by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 is
the Olivet Discourse which Matthew separately describes in Matthew 24:29-31. Although the doctrinal relationship of the
rapture and the Second Coming are the same in these three groups, Historic Premillennialists are more likely to use the
term "rapture" to clarify their position in distinction from Dispensationalists.
1ST THESSALONIANS 4:17 SAIDS THAT WE WILL BE CAUGHT UP IN THE CLOUDS TO BE WITH GOD IN THE
SKY. HERES THE CLUE .. .. ... < WILL BE CAUGHT >... ... .... LIKE WHAT THE STORY OF SOUTH
MOUNTAIN SAIDS THAT " THE PEOPLE HERE WERE TAKEN AWAY ". THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
HOHOKAM'S HERE IN PHOENIX AND ALL OVER THE WORLD WERE WE FIND RUINS FROM PEOPLE WHO
JUST VANISHED. I BELIEVE WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE SKIES ARE THE CREATURES THAT WILL BE
CATCHING PEOPLE TO TAKE SOME UP WITH THEM TO MEET THE LORD. AS THE ROCK ART SHOWS ON
SOUTH MOUNTAIN THESE " PHOENIX LIGHTS " AND THE OTHER " SKY CREATURES " TAKING PEOPLE UP IN
THE CLOUDS. THIS COULD EXPLAIN ON WHY WE ARE SEEING THESE UFO'S NOW .... IS THE BIBLE SAYING
THAT THESE SKY CREATURES WILL "CATCH" PEOPLE TO BRING THEM UP TO SEE THE LORD ?? ... OR
WILL SOMEONE LIKE " SCOTTY " " BEAM US UP " LIKE SOME PREACHERS SAY ?? ....
SKY. HERES THE CLUE .. .. ... < WILL BE CAUGHT >... ... .... LIKE WHAT THE STORY OF SOUTH
MOUNTAIN SAIDS THAT " THE PEOPLE HERE WERE TAKEN AWAY ". THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
HOHOKAM'S HERE IN PHOENIX AND ALL OVER THE WORLD WERE WE FIND RUINS FROM PEOPLE WHO
JUST VANISHED. I BELIEVE WHAT WE ARE SEEING IN THE SKIES ARE THE CREATURES THAT WILL BE
CATCHING PEOPLE TO TAKE SOME UP WITH THEM TO MEET THE LORD. AS THE ROCK ART SHOWS ON
SOUTH MOUNTAIN THESE " PHOENIX LIGHTS " AND THE OTHER " SKY CREATURES " TAKING PEOPLE UP IN
THE CLOUDS. THIS COULD EXPLAIN ON WHY WE ARE SEEING THESE UFO'S NOW .... IS THE BIBLE SAYING
THAT THESE SKY CREATURES WILL "CATCH" PEOPLE TO BRING THEM UP TO SEE THE LORD ?? ... OR
WILL SOMEONE LIKE " SCOTTY " " BEAM US UP " LIKE SOME PREACHERS SAY ?? ....
THE RAPTURE
AND UFO CREACHERS
