Weekly Sermons

Doctrinal Comfort                  I Thess. 4:13-18

Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwellings; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.  -John 14:1-3

Doctrinal Comfort helps us _________________                 V. 13

We are confident, yes, well-pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.      -2 Cor. 5:8            See John 11:11-13; 25-26

I was not, I was, I am not – it makes no difference.   -Standard Roman Epithet

Jesus’ Resurrection ensures the believers resurrection       V. 14

John 11:11-15; 43-44              I Corinthians 15:17-23

The souls of departed Christians are already _____________ Jesus                                                                                              V. 14b-15

Philippians 1:21-23                 Heb. 12:22-24             Luke 15:10

Jesus is going to ______________ His church!                     V. 16-17

The word “caught up” in the Greek is the word harpazo, which was translated into Latin as rapiemur, which comes into English as rapture or caught up!

Acts 1:9-11                              I Cor. 15:35-37; 42-44; 51-58 

Doctrinal Comfort helps us ________________!                 V.18

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.         -Romans 8:18

Danny, do you believe the Rapture will be before the Tribulation described in I Thessalonians 5 and Revelation 6-19?

Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown!                 -Revelation 3:10-11

 

 

15 Differences Between the Rapture and the Second Coming (LaHaye/ Ice)

Rapture/ Blessed Hope	Glorious Appearing
Christ comes in the air for His own	Christ comes with His own to earth
Rapture of all Christians	No one raptured
Christians taken to the Father’s house	Don’t go to Fathers house
No judgment on earth	Christ judges inhabitants of earth
Church taken to Heaven	Christ sets up His kingdom on earth
Imminent- could happen any moment	Cannot occur for at least 7 years
No signs	Many signs for Christ’s physical coming
For believers only	Affects all humanity
Time of joy	Time of mourning
Before the “day of wrath” (Tribulation)	Immediately after Tribulation
No mention of Satan	Satan bound in the abyss for 1,000 years
The judgment seat of Christ	No time or place for judgment seat
Marriage of the Lamb	His bride descends with Him
Only His own see Him	Every eye will see Him
Tribulation begins	1,000 year kingdom of Christ begins