The document discusses 8 raptures that are mentioned in the Bible. It provides biblical references for the raptures of Enoch, Moses, Elijah, Jesus, the church, two witnesses, tribulation saints, and the final rapture when all people will be given to God. It then examines what is known and unknown about the rapture of the church from passages in 1 Thessalonians and 1 Corinthians. It proposes that the dead will rise first to reunite with glorified bodies, then the living will be instantly changed at the last trumpet blast during the rapture event.

1. 8 RAPTURES IN THE BIBLE
7 days = 1 week
The 8th day is a new beginning
Harvest = 3 gatherings Ex 23:16

2. Enoch Gen. 5:24

3. Gen. 5:24
And Enoch walked with God: and he was not;
for God took him.

4. Moses Ex. 19,24,34 Heb. 8:5

5. Moses Heb. 8:5
5) Who serve unto the example and shadow of
heavenly things, as Moses was admonished
of God when he was about to make the
tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make
all things according to the pattern shewed to
thee in the mount.
• Heb. 8:2, 9:24
• Ex. 25:9,40

6. Moses Ex. 19
3) And Moses went up unto God…
20) …and the LORD called Moses …and
Moses went up.
24) And the LORD said… Away, get thee
down, and thou shalt come up…

7. Moses Ex. 24
1) And he said unto
Moses, Come up…
2) And Moses alone
shall come …but they
shall not come…
9) Then went up
Moses…
12) And the LORD said
unto Moses, Come up…
13) …and Moses went
up into the mount of
God.
15) And Moses went
up…
18) And Moses went ,
and gat him up…And

8. Moses Ex. 34
2) And be ready in the
morning, and come
up…
3) And no man shall
come up with thee…
4) …Moses rose up
early in the morning,
and went up…
28)
29) …Moses wist not
that the skin of his face
shone…
30) …behold, the skin
of his face shone…
35) …the skin of
Moses' face shone…

9. Elijah 2Kings 2:11

10. Elijah 2Kings 2:11
11) And it came to pass, as they still went on,
and talked, that, behold, there appeared a
chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted
them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven.

11. Jesus Acts 1:11

12. Jesus Acts 1:11
11) Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same
Jesus, which is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye
have seen him go into heaven.

13. Church 1Thes. 5:9-11 1Cor. 15:51-52

14. Church 1Thes. 5:9-11
9) For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but
to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ
10) Who died for us, that, whether we wake or
sleep, we should live together with him.
11) Wherefore comfort yourselves together,
and edify one another, even as also ye do.

15. Church 1Cor. 15:51-52
51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not
all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.

16. 2 witnesses Rev. 11:11-13

17. 2 witnesses Rev. 11:11-13
11) And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from
God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet;
and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12) And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto
them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in
a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
13) And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and
the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were
slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were
affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

18. Trib. Saints Rev. 7:14-15, 14:1-3

19. Trib. Saints Rev. 7:14-15
14) ... And he said to me, These are they which
came out of great tribulation, and have
washed their robes, and made them white in
the blood of the Lamb.
15) Therefore are they before the throne of
God, and serve him day and night in his
temple: and he that sitteth on the throne
shall dwell among them.

20. Trib. Saints Rev. 14:1-3
1) And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion,
and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having
his Father's name written in their foreheads.
2) And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many
waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard
the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3) And they sung as it were a new song before the throne,
and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man
could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four
thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

21. All given God 1Cor. 15:24-25

22. All given God 1Cor. 15:24-25
24) Then cometh the end, when he shall have
delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father; when he shall have put down all rule
and all authority and power.
25) For he must reign, till he hath put all
enemies under his feet.

23. RAPTURE

24. 1Cor 15:52
In a moment, in the
twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the
trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be
raised incorruptible,
and we shall be
changed.
• 1st trump
– trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be
raised incorruptible
• Last trump
– we shall be changed

25. 1st Trump Last Trump
• What happens in-between?
• How much time is between 1st and last
trump?
• Where is it in the Bible?

26. WHAT WE KNOW
• We will be changed in a moment (or less).
Logical deduction; changed then leave.
• Dead rise first.
• Something you can Watch for it (Rev. 3:3)
• 1 Thes 4:13-17
• 1 Cor 15:51-52

27. 1Thess 4:13-17
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.
14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so
them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15) For 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.
16) For 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:
17) Then 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.

28. 1Cor 15:51-52
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all
sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound,
and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed.

29. WHAT WE DON’T UNDERSTAND

30. Why do the dead rise first?
• Head start- nope those (living) on the south
pole of the globe need more time.
• ‘dead’ Christians need a head start because
they’re not as close to God.

31. Watch for it? (Rev.3:3)
To be prepared is possible but to watch for
something that is quicker than the blink of an
eye is not possible. Even if you knew the exact
time of the rapture you couldn’t see it.

32. LET’S SEE IF AN UNDERSTANDING OF A
RESURRECTION WILL HELP

33. REV. 20:4-6
• 4) Not church age, but Trib. Saints resurrected
• 5)Trib. Saints part of the 1st resurrection
• 6) Church age saints- 2nd death has no power
over us, we are part of the 1st resurrection
too.

34. 1Cor. 15:20
• 20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and
become the firstfruits of them that slept. (Past
tense)
• 21 For since by man came death, by man came
also the resurrection of the dead.
• 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all
be made alive.
• 23 But every man in his own order: Christ the
firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his
coming.
The resurrection of Christ was the start of a 3 phase
event called the 1st resurrection-to life.

35. How do we know it has 3 phases?
First fruits (harvest, gleanings)
Rev. 20 Trib. Saints are part of the 1st
resurrection even though it will happen more
than 2,000 yrs after the event was started.
• Jesus resurrection=1st fruits,
• Church= harvest
• Trib. Saints = Gleanings

36. • 1st fruits low number
• Gleanings low number
• Harvest the largest number.
The Context of 1Cor. 15 is not rapture but
resurrection.

37. Matthew 27:51-53
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in
twain from the top to the bottom; and the
earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many
bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his
resurrection, and went into the holy city, and
appeared unto many.
First fruit(s) Jesus and O.T. saints.

38. What happened to the Saints that
came out of the grave?
• Dropped dead?
• Lived a second life?
• Left with Jesus (after 40days)?
Didn’t die again because the bodies had been
changed.

39. 1 Corinthians 15: 35-42
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised
up? and with what body do they come?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not
quickened, except it die:
37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not
that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may
chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him,
and to every seed his own body.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one
kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts,
another of fishes, and another of birds.

40. 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies
terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one,
and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another
glory of the moon, and another glory of the
stars: for one star differeth from another star
in glory.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is
sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

41. Philippians 3:20-21
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from
whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord
Jesus Christ:
We look
21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be
fashioned like unto his glorious body,
according to the working whereby he is able
even to subdue all things unto himself.
Fashioned like unto his glorious body

42. Jesus’ resurrection body had no
blood and not bound by manmade
structures.
1Cor. 15:50
John 20:26

43. HOW GOD WORKS
Rev 2:21
And I gave her space to repent of her
fornication; and she repented not.

44. 40 DAYS= GODS WARNING PERIOD

45. First time appears in the Bible
Genesis 7:4,12,17
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon
the earth forty days and forty nights; and every
living substance that I have made will I destroy
from off the face of the earth.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and
forty nights.
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and
the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it
was lift up above the earth.

46. At the end of 40days Noah sees
his new home.
Gen 8:6
And it came to pass at the end of forty days,
that Noah opened the window of the ark
which he had made:

47. Jacob embalmed 40days … then
buried in Caanan.
Gen 50:3
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are
fulfilled the days of those which are
embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for
him threescore and ten days.

48. • 40day to get Gods word (the law) for the
people. (Exod 24:18)
• 40days with God and Moses face changed.
(Exod 34:28)
• 12spies after 40days they could have taken
the land (they didn’t and got 40yrs
tribulation Num 13:25,14:34)

49. • Goliath 40day then Isrl. Freed from their
enemy. (1Sam 17:16)
• Elijah 40days then he will be raptured (1Kgs
19:8,16)
• After death and hell Jonah resurrected to
preach 40days (Jonah 2:2,6,3:4)
• First round defeat of the devil after 40days;
given a season of respite from the devil. (13,
Rev. 20:2)(Luke 4:2)
• 40 days to preach after resurrection then
raptured out.

50. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

51. Dead saints souls reunited with glorified
bodies.
• (1Thess 4:14) For if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, even so them also which sleep
in Jesus will God bring with him.
1st event is the dead
• (1Thess 4:15) For 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.

52. Dead ‘rise’ because they are laid in the ground.
• (1Thess 4:16) For 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:

53. HOW DO THEY COME UP

54. • (1Cor 15:52) In a moment, in the twinkling of
an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall
sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
The living is till the ‘:’ we living get changed @
last trump. The dead change on the sound
(1st trump)

55. CONCLUSION

56. • 40 days a warning period before a great event
on Gods calendar.
• If a pre-event of a 40 day warnning happens
before rapture we who are alive can begin to
watch or look for it.
• God will get glory for the rapture of his saints
and ‘jump start’ the next dispensation as the 2
witnesses and the 144,000 confirm the events
that have already happened.

57. (Matt 24:14-15) And this gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let
him understand:)
The “ ( )” is for Jews who will now be reading
the New Testament.