Q. Hi again, I have another question. I have become very confused lately over whether or not there really will be a pre-tribulation rapture. Many if not all "post-trib rapture" sites state that since Jesus didn't teach it, it's therefore not so. Can you please explain?
A. Jesus didn't teach a post trib or pre-wrath rapture either. The rapture doctrine was first introduced on Earth in the early 50's AD about 20 years after the cross. It's in Paul's letters to the Thessalonians. The reason that Jesus didn't teach the Rapture is found in 1 Cor. 2:7-8. It's part of His secret wisdom. Had the demonic powers understood what the Lord was really doing on the cross, they would never have let Him be crucified.
When it was too late for anyone to try and thwart God's plan, Paul was commissioned to introduce it to the Church. After looking at his explanations in 1 Thes. 1:10 & 4:16-17 and 1 Cor 15:51-52 we can see hints in other parts of the Bible, but without these passages we wouldn't recognize them as pertaining to the Rapture.
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