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WHAT IS THE RAPTURE? WHEN WILL THE RAPTURE OCCUR? The rapture is the phenomenon of the catching up or the gathering of the saints (believers) unto Jesus at his coming (1 Thessalonians 4: 16-17; 2 Thessalonians 2: 1-3). Dr. Tim LaHaye (Left Behind Series), Dr. Jack Van Impe, Dr. David Jeremiah, Hal Lindsey, the Southern Baptist Churches, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada, Pentecostal Churches throughout the world, many other denominational churches and numerous Bible Colleges teach a pretribulation rapture. But according to Jesus and the apostle Paul their doctrine is false. Jesus taught that the resurrection of the righteous will take place at the last day, at the end of the age (John 6: 39-40; Luke 20: 34-36). The apostle Paul taught that resurrection of the righteous will take place at the last trumpet (1 Corinthians 15: 50-54). Since the rapture cannot take place before the resurrection of the righteous takes place, then the scriptural conclusion is that the rapture will take place at the last day, at the last trumpet, at the end of the age, at the Second Coming of Jesus (John 6: 39-40; 1 Corinthians 15: 50-54; Luke 20: 34-36; Philippians 3: 20-21). If you have been taught a pretribulation rapture or a midtribulation rapture or a prewrath rapture, please comment on what the apostle Paul and our Lord Jesus Christ taught. Please read all the above Scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to teach you. If you reject the authority of Scripture, you will be sinning against God. All Scripture is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3: 16). All prophecy is given by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1: 21). Blessings.Joseph