Comments From the Articles About The Witnessed Rapture:
• You are a blessing to me!
• Your words encourage me.
• I just wanted to thank you for sharing your thoughts.
• More great lessons. I am learning so much. I agree with you
• Be Blessed, don’t worry about the nay sayers.
• Very well written message on the Rapture, I agree with you 100%,
• This a great summary and teaching of this topic!
• Very interesting article – thank you. I agree with your statements
• Thank you for your stance on this topic. I’ve held this same view for some time and never really understood how an instantaneous disappearance rapture was arrived at from Paul simply stating that we would be “changed” in a moment.
• 1Corinthians 15:52 says we will all be “changed in the twinkling of an eye.” So we’ll have glorified, eternal bodies put on, but it doesn’t say that we’ll depart at that twinkling.
• The change is the twinkling, the departure isn’t! Your article is a breath of fresh air!!!
• I say, I agree with you that the resurrected and raptured WILL be seen as we are taken up. Enoch was seen being caught up, because witnesses recorded that “he was not, for God took him.” How did they know that was what happened to him unless they SAW him taken up? The way I read it, we will be caught up at the same time, WITH the resurrected dead after they have been resurrected and are standing upon the earth with us. Then we’ll all be “caught up together…”
• The entire world will see the rapture, before, after or both via a heaven activated vision. Benefit: hope for those left behind.
• The bible clearly states that people witnessed all the other rapture events. If there are witnesses to the event, there will be millions who can tell others what happened….. I’m inclined to accept that people will see this event, and how awesome that would be for the ones who see, as they will probably end up being the ones left to lead others to Christ. (and this world will need them)
• Your idea is quite plausible. I’m not stuck on the Left Behind version-seems a bit tame for our Lord.
• Thank you for your insights. I have always believed according to Scripture, that the Rapture will not only be visible to all, but will be very loud. So, when Jesus comes down, we will be CHANGED in a moment. It does not say we will disappear. Our bodies will instantly become immortal. That will happen suddenly. Nothing about disappearing. We will be changed “in a moment” but that does not necessarily mean (or specifically say) we will also leave that quickly.
• Your thoughts on it being a witnessed event for those left on earth is very fascinating to me. What you say makes a lot of sense.
• I believe your assessment by use of scriptural referencing is correct that the Rapture will be a witnessed event.
• Just finished reading your to the point discourse, adequately supported by Scripture, very insightful and encouraging. What a witness that will be to His Glory.
• The points you brought up about the other witnessed rapture events in the Bible could make the witnessed rapture of the Church a possibility.
• Excellent article and you make a great case for the Rapture having witnesses, from scripture, thanks for the insight as it makes perfect sense, as those who saw their friends, family, coworkers, ascend into heaven will know what happened and perhaps embolden them to give there lives for Christ during the tribulation,
• For a long time I have thought that as the end approach’s our understanding of the events will need to be modified due to an increase of knowledge etc. Your suggestion of a witnessed rapture certainly falls in that category. That position has stimulated much thinking.
• I have wondered as well as to the immediate disappearance of the Bride or if the people omitted will see us actually ascend. We can rest assured that our Lord will use this event to His glory in the fullest so I’m inclined to believe the latter.
Rapture Parallels, Patterns, Pictures, and Types 