I Thessalonians; Verses 4:13-5:1-11; False Rapture/Pre Trib Rapture Theory

A little longer study here, All the way straight through the subject from I Thessalonians 4:13-18. If you have questions about the rapture/pre trib rapture, the lack there of that is, you want to read this. This is the rapture/false rapture theory lie laid to rest, it's death. Christ never taught it, no apostle ever taught it. PERIOD.

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(I Thessalonians 4:13-5:1-11) "But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

(Brethren = Christian brothers and sisters. Asleep = The physically dead in Christ believers up until the time Christ comes back here. Those who have no hope? Unbelievers. Why? They do not believe in the blessed hope, the coming resurrection. If you don't believe in that you cannot be a Christian).

14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

(Here you have it. Christ brings them with Him. As we will see He comes with clouds, that is the cloud of witnesses. Clouds in the good sense also represent purity, and all encompassing. Just as the wicked surround the Children of Israel with their armies, Christ comes back with His army and He is coming to make war. It is ALL coming back on them. The wrecking ball is coming).

Reference (I wanted to make that point, but not get too far off here specifically on the false rapture/pre trib rapture theory).

(Ezekiel 38:9) "Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee."

(The point is what they think they have will be taken away. Exactly what they brought comes on them).

Where are the physically dead in Christ now? A; The good side of the gulf. Unbelievers? A: The bad side of the gulf. 

To I Thessalonians 4:15,

15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

(What does it? His Word. He speaks and so it is. Prevent from the Greek means precede. Why can't we be resurrected before them? A: They are there we are here on earth. So, in order for Christ to bring them they have to go first. Simple enough).

16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

(The midnight cry. Just like in Egypt at the plague of darkness, and the great cry in the land there; Exodus 12:29-30. Same here as the world is in darkness as Christ comes like a thief at midnight when they are in darkness. We will see that more as we come to the approaching verses. The word shout from the Greek means, to cry, cry out. What we have here is of course the 7th trumpet of Christ' one time coming. And here is my message to you who teach different. You are on your way to the lake of fire if you don't repent. It is time for you to learn respect for the Lord and His Word).

(Jeremiah 50:46) "At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations."

Please reference these targeted verse studies in the archive if needs be. We have one for each, I Thessalonians 4:16 and 4:17. A video in the archive as well.

Let's take at the foolish spiritual virgins, because that is them. This puts it all together in combination with the next chapter, 5. The subject goes all the way to I Thessalonians 5:11. Another thing they need to learn how to do. Read, study, stop being lazy, and fall asleep.

(Matthew 25:6-12) "And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

(Like a thief in the night. They know by now they have believed satan as Christ/God)

7Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed (get ready basically) their lamps.

They arose, this is huge. Meaning awaken out of sleep. What are they wanting here? To take part in the first resurrection that is what. Point is they are fully aware of what they have done at this point. Get ready because the bridegroom has returned and they want in the marriage  and the marriage supper. But play-acting stage shows through the recital!

8And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

(See, they are not virgins after all, the point is they think are virgins).

9But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.

Why go buy and sell? Because they took the mark of the beast. Not to buy and sell in the one world system; Revelation 13:16-18. What does that say there verse 18 specific as well? Those who have wisdom will know and understand to count the number of the beast!

Look at this complete selfishness. Took part in the morally corrupt blood money, sold people out, now want in. Cheated and fornicated on their so-called (in their mind) husband and now act like nothing happened at all!

10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

No place to call a home, no place of rest. They are left outside knocking. Should of been asking, searching and knocking now. Are you really gonna try and bang and barge down the door now?

11Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

What about us they say?

12But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

No way Jose. You see from II Thessalonians 2:3 they were given the slip of divorce because of the apostasy,  believing and worshiping satan as Christ/God. Christ wants nothing to do with them. How can you blame Him?

To I Thessalonians 4:17,

17Then 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.

Now for those of us who are alive when Christ comes back. We are gathered back to Him with them! The cloud of witnesses! Air = means to blow not atmosphere. It is a figure of speech, a metaphor. What does every place in the Bible say? We inherit the earth,not the clouds! Christ is coming here for the Millennium and then eternity, that is to say heaven is on earth!

Let's break down literally the verse these false teachers never do. Their very own verse they cannot explain. One and done one verse hit wonders that cannot even get a rhythm going. That is to say God's Word flowing.

Are we really going to spend forever in the clouds with other believers who are in heaven now? suspended in the air? Seriously? I never read, "blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the clouds."

You always need a second witness/cross reference in Scripture to confirm God's Word and not your own private interpretation. Let's get more than a double.

Old Testament:

(Daniel 7:13-14) "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

(There you have it).

14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."

(Remember Revelation 11:15, the 7th trumpet? Christ takes it back! Check it out).

New Testament. We could get so many more references.

Revelation 1:7, "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."

(Here you have it. Don't they also call it a "secret rapture" lol. So, Christ comes with clouds, that is the believers for Him, His witnesses, and ALL eyes will see it. It just keeps adding up if you're a rapture/pre trib rapture teacher).

18Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

(I don't see much comforting going on. Why? You don't teach this verse by verse. Explaining where the dead are now and the coming first resurrection and our spiritual bodies being raised to life eternally. Are you kidding? Seriously? Christianity is all based on the birth, death, and resurrection. Let's get with it)!

Moving on to I Thessalonians 5. Paul is teaching from Matthew 25 so specific here, and of course rooted all over in the Old Testament.

(But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

(The order in which it happens. You can see the weather and know what is coming, but cannot discern the times? This is the spiritual condition when Christ comes back from The previous 6 verses where the subject began)!

(Paul is saying, I no need to write you we been over it. But he does it anyway for everyone's benefit. So clear).

2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Here you have it. He comes at midnight, not literal. But symbolic for the midnight cry and the world in darkness as the day of the Lord is a day of darkness, as He is the light. Now remember, He comes like lighting, the speed of light as He is the light. What else? The 7th thunders, the speed of sound! What happens to believers? I Corinthians 15:50-53 we are changed at the twinkling of an eye. A twinkling of an eye is the same as the speed of sound. 767mph. Amazing!

3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

He comes then on a thief as they did not stay on watch. Woman with child? Because they spiritually fornicated with satan not staying spiritual virgins. Woe to those who give suck! They reproduced and then nursed satan's works along, not keeping the womb barren. No escape as they want the mountains to fall on them i.e. crawl under a rock as they have been caught cheating and naked. No garment of salvation on. This is why the warning to them to stay on watch in the last verse of the spiritual virgins. Let's see, (Matthew 25:13) "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh."

Remember the garden of Eden as well. They wanted to hide and over themselves after physically fornicating with satan. They wanted to hide in the cool of the day,  Not taking the heat.

To I Thessalonians 5:4,

4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

(See the darkness is what they have caused. Why the world is in darkness on account of believing and then worshiping satan as Christ/God).

5Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

(You can see it. Them lamps/lighted within).

6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

(Here you have it. From Matthew 25:5 as well,

(Matthew 25:5) "While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept."

Lazy. Took it light. Want someone else to do it for them. No verse by verse teaching and studying. But one verse, one verse there they cannot explain themselves. Making up their own subject.

To I Thessalonians 5:7,

7For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

That is spiritual drunkenness. Symbolic for staggering around. So, the picture will be they have cheated on their spouse, being drunk, and still want inside in the house. Notice we don't did not even see an apology in Matthew 25! They are entitled! They say give us. WOW!

8But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

The Gospel Armor, as we are to stand against satan. They also falsely say it is not a matter of salvation. God's Word says it is exactly that. Who are you going to believe? Some man and His own words?

9For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

(Back to back verses. IT IS A MATTER OF SALVATION. No rapture/pre trub rapture and if you continue to hang onto it you can see you are being lead right to satan. I surely hope you can that. We are to be sealed with the truth).

10Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

(Another biggie point. He did it for you, overcome. We are called to make a stand for Him. A stand against satan. What an honor that is suited up with that Gospel Armor).

Paul is going back to the subject from I Thessalonians 4:13.

The point is when He comes back at that point the physically dead and us who are alive shall be with Him forever!

So, I Thessalonians 4:13-18, we're given the actions in the positive for believers. Continuing on we're given the negative side in the conditions what it will be like and why when Christ comes back.

11Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do."

(Just as in I Thessalonians 4:18, comfort, comfort in building others up through this. Knowing and understanding).

Amen †