Session 01: An Introduction to the Rapture of the Church. What is it? Is it biblical? Why study it, and how do we study it? Bible teacher Keith McKenzie takes a look at the various views and says most issues are resolved when we examine our Hermeneutic (Theory of Interpretation). A Historical-Grammatical look at what the Bible says. Much is lost without knowing the original Hebrew & Greek and their cultures.
What questions should we ask? What were the original culture and customs like? Who is involved? We introduce some cultural idioms and explain where this study will take us. We review the abuse of date setters like Harold Camping and many others in the recent past. It matters what you think about the End Times. Shalom, Keith
We also have an entire Pre-Tribulation Resource Page that provides ready answers to debates, questions, timing, and the silly Darby nonsense.
Session 02: in our study on The Rapture of the Church. Today, we examine that the Second Coming will be in two phases. First, the Rapture of the Church. 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Thessalonians 4, & 2 Thessalonians 2. Will be sudden and without warning. The Second Coming Revelation 19:11-16 (Parousia), where every eye will see Him. We look at how the prophets foretold the First and Second Coming in the same verses in Isaiah 9:6-7, 11:1-10, and Zechariah 9:9-10. And the Lord Jesus Himself, in Luke 4:18-20, separates His first and Second Coming by quoting only half of Isaiah 61:1-2.
This stumped the early religious leaders, as the Second Coming is also in two phases: The rapture and the second coming are similar but separate events. Both involve Jesus returning. Both are end-times events. However, it is crucially important to recognize the differences. In summary, the rapture is the return of Christ in the clouds to remove all believers from the earth before the time of God’s wrath. Shalom, Keith
Session 03: In our study on The Rapture of the Church. Today, we examine who is eligible for the Rapture of the Church. What is the Church? We will examine the bible and contrast the true Church with the false Church found in Revelation 2:18-3:12. We show that not all Churches will make it.
Some will be judged in the Great Tribulation, some will be purified, and some will be raptured. We biblically define the Church: Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 2:11-3:12; Acts 1:5, 2:1-4; Romans 11:16-24. A true understanding of the Bridegroom’s fetching of the Bride of Christ (John 14:1-6) is a purifying doctrine that keeps the Church watchful. Shalom, Keith
Session 04: In our study on The Rapture of the Church. Today, we examine the Jewish Wedding System and the six stages that parallel the Church (Bride of Christ) & Jesus (The Bridegroom).
1. The Arrangement,
2. The Preparation,
3. The Fetching of the Bride (Rapture),
4. Wedding Ceremony,
5. The Marriage Supper,
6. Home of the Bride.
A great study on the richness of God’s word in light of Jewish Wedding customs and the original cultural context. You will be blessed in this study. A true understanding of the Bridegroom’s fetching of the Bride of Christ (John 14:1-6) is a purifying doctrine that keeps the Church watchful. Shalom, Keith
Session 05 in our study on The Rapture of the Church. Today, we examine the typology of the Jewish wedding system in Genesis 24. We see the Trinity at work, modeling Abraham, Isaac, & The Servant, arranging a wife for Isaac from a Gentile nation.
We also look at the parable of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25 and look at Ephesians 5, the Great Mystery of the body of Christ & Marriage. The Rapture is a purifying doctrine that keeps the Church watchful. Shalom, Keith
Session 06: The Feast of Trumpets connection and the cultural idioms associated with this 5th feast of 7 listed in Leviticus 23. Christ Jesus fulfilled the first 4 feasts on the very day and hour literally with the Death (Passover), Burial (Unleavened Bread), Resurrection (First Fruits), and sent the promise of the Holy Spirit to give birth to the Church on Pentecost! Wow!
The last 3 Feasts speak of the Rapture, Israel’s Restoration (Yom Kippur), and the Millennium (Tabernacles). The idioms associated with this feast are the Wedding of Messiah, The Hidden Day, and Awakening Blast, just a few that we will discuss. The Rapture is a purifying doctrine that keeps the Church watchful. Shalom, Keith
OH! But people say “Nobody knows the day or hour”, TRUE, but that’s a clue, friends. Nobody knows the day or the hour when the Feast of Trumpets happens. All festivals begin at sunset the evening before the date on the Roman Calendar, Except The Feast of Trumpets, which begins when the New Moon is spotted by Two Witnesses! It also extends two days, so again nobody knows the day or the hour! Listen and you decide.
(Genesis 1:5; Leviticus 23:32)
See the article on Themes associated with The Feast of Trumpets.
Session 07: Today, we have many topics converging as we read 1 & 2 Thessalonians. The Second Coming, The Rapture, Wrath, The Antichrist, Persecution, and the timing issues that surround this doctrine. We will be contrasting Luke 21 & Matthew 24 with the seal judgments in Revelation 6.
You can find the notes for this session to dig further into the issues raised here. Be a Berean (Acts 17:11) and study to show yourselves approved unto God. The Rapture is a purifying doctrine that keeps the Church watchful. Shalom, Keith
See our Pre-Tribulation Rapture Resource Learning Page: Various topics surrounding questions and debates about the timing and unbelief. *Amos37 does not break fellowship over a position of the Rapture/Harpazo of the Church. And no, I won’t take the Mark of the Beast if I’m wrong, and I willingly lay down my life for Jesus who bought me with His Own Blood.
