SEVEN RAPTURE SCENARIOS IN THE BIBLE

        THERE ARE SEVEN RAPTURE SCENARIOS IN THE BIBLE, PLUS JESUS WAS CHANGED IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, YET HE STAYED ON THE EARTH FOR 40 DAYS BEFORE BEING CAUGHT UP INTO HEAVEN!



   Bear with me on this one...it's quite an eye opener.   A few months back, the Lord put on my heart that man has claimed only one 'catching away' episode of those who love Him, when in fact you see God do this at least 7 times! Thus, only one rapture scenario is not biblical.

    After the Lord gave me this understanding, He led me to someone who I trust for confirmation.   I was led to look over Maurice Sklar's (Christian violinist) website, and I found that the Lord had given the same understanding to him about multiple 'catching away' moments.  Maurice has had visions that have lined up with what God has shown me in regards to what is coming in the future, so I trust that He hears from the Lord.  Feel free to check out his website, and read his article about The Seven Raptures...pretty amazing....  http://www.mauricesklar.me/Teachings/Seven_Raptures/seven_raptures.html

I will try to share a touch of what Maurice says, but I am actually giving my own take on it, so please go to his website to get a more in-depth take on the issue....

     My quick summary:

   Enoch was taken out because He loved God, Elijah was taken out, Jesus was taken off the earth up in a cloud (during His resurrection others came out of the grave when He did. It does not say they were taken up, so the 'cloud' may have been all of the others dressed in white too who had been resurrection with Jesus), the 'catching away' of the church (at least those who love Him  - Brides who are ready, and do not need more refinement...only the salt that is preserving the earth will be removed - those that are restraining and preserving the earth from total evil takeover!), the two witnesses are called up - resurrected (and just like with Jesus, others may come out of the grave or maybe even those alive..the 144,000... may go up too), and at the end before the final battle, those in the grave and/or still on the earth (the Jews and maybe a few gentiles crying out for Him to come) may go up.  Maurice has an interesting view that Rev. 12 child is the 144,000 that are caught up...not sure where I stand on that one, but wow!  That means all of us believers are correct~!  Pre, Mid and Post!  Why are we all fighting over this issue???!

  Verses below that  confirm these 'catching away' episodes...

     Hebrews 11:5  "By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: "He could not be found, because God had taken him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God."


    2 Kings 2:11  "As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind."


    Acts 1:9-11  "Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.  And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,  who also said, 'Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.' "



   Matt. 27:52  "...and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life." (those that came out of the grave when Jesus rose from the grave and was transformed in the 'twinkling of an eye')


According to Maurice Sklar,  "Very likely, these actually rose with Jesus – not when He died, but three days later, when He rose from the dead. These all gave witness with Yeshua to His resurrection in Jerusalem. Yeshua also spent forty days after he arose appearing unto many and teaching them. (Acts 1:2-3) I believe that those resurrected saints arose with Yeshua when He ascended and perhaps all the other Old Testament saints with him. That is “the cloud” that received Him and went with Him to heaven."

    I Cor. 15:51-54  "Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed--
in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.  For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.  When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.' "


Revelation 11:11-12  ^"But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them.  Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on."