Bursting Bible Bubbles: The Rapture
The concept of “the Rapture” is an extra-biblical concept that believes that Christians will be taken up into heaven (without their clothes) at some point, leaving the world behind while they enjoy the presence of God. There are different views on when this takes place in relation to the interpretation of the literal 1,000 year reign (pre-mil/post-mil) and seven year tribulation (pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib). However, the Rapture is a relatively new concept coined in the 1800’s and not found in the Bible.
A common belief is that after our last breath, we go to either Heaven or Hell. At Christian funerals, it is common to say that someone is in a better place, that they are looking down at us from Heaven, they’re with Jesus now or that they’re with the other saints. But is this really biblical?