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The ancient Zoroastrian religion believes that the Saoshyant would return to help humanity fight evil at the end of time. We know that the author of Matthew's Gospel was aware of Zoroastrianism, because he wrote of the Zoroastrian priests (magi) coming to worship the baby Jesus. We also know that Christianity adopted concepts parallel to Zoroastrian beliefs that had not yet been adopted into Judaism, including the notion of hell as a place of punishment and of Satan as the evil adversary of God. So, it is very possible that the concept of the Rapture was likewise based on the Zoroastrian concept of the Saoshyant and the end of time.
The first biblical reference to the Rapture is in chapter 13 of Mark's Gospel, which has Jesus prophesy the end of the world and his own return on clouds of glory, during the lifetimes of those then living.
By the 80s of the first century, when Matthew's Gospel was written, the return predicted in Mark's Gospel was becoming unlikely - the generation had already passed - and the author of Matthew had to change the emphasis away from an impending end of the world. While copying as faithfully as possible from Mark, he changed the position of the sentence about "this generation", relative to the destruction of the great buildings, so that it referred to something else altogether. He added, and emphasised, material where Jesus told the disciples that the end is not yet, and that no man knows when the end of the world will occur. Matthew 24:21 talks of great tribulation that will be followed by the end of the world and the second coming.
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To be truthful the concept of the rapture originated with God. God before the foundation of the world planned the history of the world. Jesus in John 14:1-3 alludes to the rapture to His disciples.
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Do Jews believe in the rapture?
No, Jews do not believe in the rapture. They do not believe Jesus was the Messiah, therefore, they do not believe the New Testament is accurate or part of God's word. The concept of the rapture was created by Christianity and does not exist anywhere in Jewish teachings.
Is the word rapture mentioned in the Bible?
A:No. The word 'rapture' is not in the Bible, nor is the modern concept of a "Rapture" of Christians mentioned or discussed. Rapture is a theological creation of John Nelson Darby, the nineteenth-century founder of the Plymouth Brethren. Interestingly, although few people belong the the Plymouth Brethren Church, many Christians believe in its founder's most enduring theological creation, the Rapture.
Where does the concept of justiciability originate for the supreme court?
The Constitution
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What is the lds interpretation to the rapture?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) does not mention the rapture because it is not a Biblical concept. There are no Bible verses to support the rapture. In fact, the concept of the rapture was first intruduced by the Puritan preacher Cotton Mather in the early 1700's. This is why Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, and other traditionally "European" Christian groups have no doctrine of the rapture either. A popular phrase in the Church is "Endure to the End", which references to Matthew 10:22, Matthew 24:13, and Mark 13:13. It reminds members to continue in faith, looking forward to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
Rapture in a sentence?
The boy is in rapture when he is with his girlfriend.
Is the rapture today?
Yes Rapture is Today May 21 2011 but were are still here so No Rapture
Who wrote the song Rapture?
who rote the song rapture
When was Careless Rapture created?
Careless Rapture was created in 1936.
When was Rapture - song - created?
Rapture - song - was created in 1980.
When was No Divine Rapture created?
No Divine Rapture was created in 2004.
When was Rapture in the Chambers created?
Rapture in the Chambers was created in 1988.
