Most people have an opinion about the Rapture. Very few have actually studied every passage.
Some were taught it in church and never questioned it. Others were told it was invented by a 19th century preacher named John Nelson Darby and never looked into it for themselves. And most believers somewhere in the middle have a vague hope that Jesus is coming back but could not tell you chapter and verse why they believe what they believe.
Rick Rene just released Day 1 of a brand new 7-day Bible study series — The Rapture: What the Bible Really Says — and it starts by answering the most fundamental question of all.
Is the Rapture actually in the Bible?
The short answer is yes. And the proof is stronger than most people realize.
The English word “rapture” does not appear in most Bible translations. But the Greek word harpazo — meaning caught up, seized, snatched away — appears 13 times in the New Testament. It is the same word used when the Spirit caught Philip away in Acts 8, when Paul was caught up to the third heaven in 2 Corinthians 12, and when the male child is caught up to God in Revelation 12. And the Latin Vulgate translated that word as rapturo in 382 AD — over 1400 years before Darby was born.
The Darby objection collapses the moment you look at the history.
Day 1 of the series covers three foundational questions that everything else builds on:
- Is the Rapture actually in the Bible — and where does the word come from?
- What does the transformation of our bodies actually look like at the moment it happens?
- Why is this called the blessed hope — and why does that matter more right now than at any other point in history?
Rick walks verse by verse through 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-53, Philippians 3:20-21, and a trail of scripture that runs from Genesis 5 all the way to the last prayer in the last chapter of Revelation. Every scripture is from the ESV. Every claim is backed by the Word.
This is not a debate series. This is a verse by verse study that lets Scripture speak for itself — and it addresses both believers who have always accepted the Rapture and skeptics who have always pushed back. Both groups will find their questions answered directly.
Read the full Day 1 teaching — What Is the Rapture? The Biblical Definition — on FaithNFreedom.social
Six more days are coming. Day 2 covers the Rapture vs. the Second Coming — two events that most teachers treat as one and that could not be more different. Day 3 tackles the pre-trib, mid-trib, and post-trib debate directly with full scriptural support for every position.
If you have ever wanted to study the Rapture seriously — this is where you start.
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Is the word rapture in the Bible? Yes — the Greek word harpazo meaning caught up or snatched away appears 13 times in the New Testament and was translated rapturo in the Latin Vulgate by Jerome in 382 AD, over 1400 years before anyone claimed it was a modern invention.
Did John Nelson Darby invent the Rapture? No — Ephrem the Syrian wrote about the catching away of believers before tribulation in 373 AD, Irenaeus referenced it in the second century, and Jerome used the Latin word rapturo in 382 AD. Darby popularized a doctrine that already existed throughout church history.
What does the Greek word harpazo mean? Harpazo means to seize, snatch away, or carry off by force. It appears 13 times in the New Testament and is used when Philip was caught away in Acts 8, when Paul was caught up to the third heaven in 2 Corinthians 12, and when the male child is caught up to God in Revelation 12.
What does 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 teach about the Rapture? Paul wrote this passage to comfort grieving believers and explains that the Lord will descend from heaven with a shout, the dead in Christ will rise first, and living believers will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
What kind of body will believers receive at the Rapture? According to 1 Corinthians 15 and Philippians 3:20-21 believers receive a glorified imperishable body like Jesus’s resurrection body — physical, recognizable, powerful, and no longer subject to death or decay.
What is the blessed hope in Titus 2:13? The Greek word makarios means divinely favored and elpis means confident expectation based on a reliable promise — together describing the Rapture as a certain triumphant joyful event for every believer in Christ.
How does Job 19:25-27 relate to the Rapture? Job declares from the ash heap that his Redeemer lives and that he will see God in his own flesh — making it the oldest physical resurrection declaration in Scripture and confirming that Rapture and resurrection hope runs from the oldest book of the Bible to the last.
Why has Jesus not returned after 2000 years? Peter predicted in 2 Peter 3:3-4 that scoffers asking this exact question would appear in the last days and named their existence as a fulfillment of prophecy. He explains in 2 Peter 3:8-9 that God is patient, not slow, waiting for all to reach repentance before the trumpet sounds.
Who is Rick Rene and what is Blessed2Teach? Rick Rene is a Christian Patriot teacher and broadcaster who founded Blessed2Teach Ministries and FaithNFreedom.social to amplify voices silenced by mainstream media and equip believers to stand boldly in biblical truth and freedom.
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