Jesus taught such a comforting, hope-filled message of His return to rescue His Church before the Tribulation, that His disciples went everywhere teaching this same truth. When Paul had only a month in a pagan city where he planted a church, the Rapture was central to their doctrine. The Rapture was first taught by Jesus.
The Rapture is a doctrine started and taught by Jesus, continued and spread by His disciples, and believed and passionately lived out by His Church. The early church heard and understood this doctrine of Christ's any moment return, and radiantly lived, looking for ways to please Him when He came to rescue them.
James in the first NT letter said that Christ was standing at the door (5:7). The second NT book was I Thessalonians and every chapter shines with Rapture-induced hope-filled expectancy (1:9-10; 2:19-20; 3:13; 4:13-18; 5:23). Paul's epistles start to finish, are seasoned with the flavor of a focused life awaiting Christ as in Philippians 3:20 where we as citizens of Heaven await Jesus eagerly, as Paul confesses in his last words of II Timothy 4 where he talks about His crown “at that day” when Jesus comes.
Peter says the same, going so far as asking what kind of lives should we live because we know the future (II Peter 3:11 ). John's Epistles are the same, in I John 3:2-3 he says that this “hope” causes us to purify our daily life looking for Christ's coming.
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“ The Best Rapture Sermon You'll Hear ” The pastor covers a great deal of Bibblical terroritory in the message to provide a clear and complete picture of what is one of the most important teaching in the Bible.
J Rhodes (4/14/2013)
from TX
“ Great Sermon! ” Excellent sermon!
Jennifer (12/30/2012)
from South
“ Great Sermon! ” This is the most succinct sermon I have ever heard concerning the rapture! Dr. Barnett's explaination concerning the scripture from John 14 has helped me to see why many have equated this particular scripture with the rapture, others' explanations or lack thereof never sufficed, I just couldn't see the relationship!
I give God glory for this newly recieved insight into His word.
Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...
