Thessalonians - Lesson 3

In this study we focus especially on 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 in which Paul speaks of the Rapture of the Church. The word Rapture doesn't appear in Scripture but it comes from this section of text where Paul speaks of living believers being "caught up" to meet Christ in the air at His return. That word in Latin for "caught up" is "rapio" and this Latin word is the root of our English word "rapture" which also means to be "caught up" or to be "snatched away"! We also discuss what happens when believers die as well as the resurrection of the righteous dead which also occurs at Christ's second coming!