Below is an article i did before and bringing it around again. The scriptures in this post alone settles the argument of the Rapture being PostTrib or Pre-Trib because Paul states with absolute clarity as to the Resurrection and Rapture occurring WHEN a specific prophesy come to past.
1 Corinthians 15: 50-54
Below is one of the key main Resurrection and Rapture passages. Notice the context in verse 50. The Kingdom of God. Now the Kingdom we all know is not physically established on Earth until Christ returns AFTER the Great Tribulation. This is where He sets up His Kingdom on Earth, forever. This is part of the context.
1Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Why are we going to be changed? Because "flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God".
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 phrase: The dead shall be raised incorruptible refers to the Resurrection of the bodies of the dead believers in Christ.
The phrase: "and we shall be changed, refers to the Rapture", which immediately follows the Resurrection.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Now pay very close attention.
54) SO WHEN....this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,...
THEN SHALL BE BROUGHT TO PAST.... the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
The phrase: Death is swallowed up in victory, is an Old Testament prophesy found in Isaiah 25:8
Notice that Paul tells us WHEN the Resurrection and Rapture will occur. When an Old Testament passage comes to past. This is where we must look to Isaiah 25:8.
But before you do, it would be good to read all of chapter 24 and then 25 to get the context.
In summary, chapter 24 ends with a great earthquake and the "SUN AND MOON" signs occurring and then the entire context of Isaiah 25 is the beginning of the establishment of the Kingdom of Christ here on Earth, which we know occurs AFTER the Great Tribulation.
Also notice that God will wipe away all tears from off ALL faces. There is no question as to the timing of the Rapture here. It is clearly Post-Tribulational.
Isaiah 25:8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
When does God wipe away ALL tears from off ALL faces?
After Christ returns which is after the Great Tribulation where He sets up His Kingdom here on Earth. Paul has clearly told us that the future Resurrection AND Rapture occurs AFTER the Tribulation.
One more important point I will add to this is concerning Isaiah 24. Isaiah 25 follows 24 in proper sequence.
Isaiah 24:23 Then the MOON shall be confounded, and the SUN ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
This is an interesting passage in not only that it talks about the Lord reigning but also the Sun and Moon signs. Why is this significant? Because the sun and moon signs are the signs that occur AFTER the Tribulation ends and just prior to the 2nd Coming of Christ our Lord. This is also known as "The Day of the Lord".
Acts 2: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
How do we know this is AFTER the great Tribulation? Let's see when Jesus places this event.
Mat 24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
So as we can see, all the passages above speak very clearly as the Resurrection AND the Rapture occurring AFTER the Great Tribulation, proving once again that the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is a seriously False Doctrine / Teaching and that the Post-Tribulation/Pre-Millennial Rapture is the only correct Biblical position.
Walter, I would like to add this along the same theme you were posting about,It is an awesome future for Christians!
The awesome destiny of mankind!... "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together." (Romans 8:16-17 "For we are also his offspring." (Acts 17:28) "Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers." (Hebrews 2:11, NIV)
As far as what people will be made of, it won't be flesh and blood anymore: "Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God." (1 Corinthians 15:50) "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:5-6) "We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us." (Romans 8:23, NLT)
"The Bible means what it says, "People who make it to the kingdom of God will no longer be made of flesh and blood, but their new bodies will actually be composed of spirit, becoming the actual children of God in every sense. There's a reason why the Bible calls us the children of God, because God is reproducing, having many children to enlarge the Family of God!" To live through all eternity with faces shining like the sun!
And if you ever wondered what you might be doing for all eternity, it's not an extended vacation of looking at Jesus slide shows and singing songs, such as like "Michael Row the Boat Ashore." And it won't be polishing pearly gates.Or playing on a harp for all eternity!"Don't you know that someday we Christians are going to judge the world? ... Don't you realize that we Christians will judge angels?" (1 Corinthians 6:2-3, NLT) "Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him." (Hebrews 2:8)"And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. ... To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne." (Revelation 2:26-27; 3:21)
By the way. You will notice that Pretribbers will have a hard time with this post because Paul was so clear as to when the Resurrection and Rapture occurs, when that specific Old Testament prophesy is fulfilled and it is fulfilled in the Millennial Kingdom. There is just no dancing around this. If you recall even on "Mingle" they rarely replied to this specific study when I posted it there.
