every wondered just what the word Caught up means in the bible

Caught up

Matthew 24:36, 29, 30

(NIV)
24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not
the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

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:*

*13:10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof
shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his
going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

*34:4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the
heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their
host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine,
and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in
heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and
they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of
heaven with power and great glory.


(NIV)
Mt. 24:36 “No-one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels
in heaven, nor the Son, [Some manuscripts: do not have nor
the Son.] but only the Father.

Mt. 24:29 “Immediately after the distress of those days “`the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will
fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’
*[Isaiah 13:10; 34:4]

*Is. 13:10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show
their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will
not give its light.

*Is. 34:4 All the stars of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky
rolled up like a scroll; all the starry host will fall like withered
leaves from the vine, like shrivelled figs from the fig-tree.


Mt. 24:30 “At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the
sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see
the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power
and great glory.



After the Tribulation 7 year "week" of Daniel's prophecy , not at the start of the 7 years 4x's times when

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

(KJV)
4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even
as others which have no hope.

4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even
so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that
we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord
shall not prevent them which are asleep.

4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with
a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump
of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the
air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.


(NIV)
1Th. 4:13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those
who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no
hope.

1Th. 4:14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe
that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in
him.

1Th. 4:15 According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who
are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will
certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.

1Th. 4:16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a
loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the
trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

1Th. 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord for ever.

1Th. 4:18 Therefore encourage each other with these words.


Latin " deinde nos qui vivimus qui relinqui mur simul rapie mur cumillis in avera et sie semper cum Domino erimus "
" Shall be caught up " is " Rapiemur " Root for the Latin word " rapiemur " is " rapio " which means
" to seize ", snatch, tearaway; to hurry along a person or thing " "raptus" now the root Greek word for " shall be caught up " is
" harpazo " Strong's Concordance # 726 means " to seize, catch up, carry off by force, snatch out or away " which is the same as
" rapiemur " which is probably why Jerome translated that way it really doesn't matter if a person doesn't like the word " rapture"
it's the same meaning Latin or Greek " to seize, catch up, carry off by force, snatch out or away "

Verse 15 Paul got this from the Lord " for this we say unto you "
Verse 13 " I would not have you to be Ignorant " educating us to TRUTH


"harpazo" New testment Matthew 11:12

(KJV)
11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the
kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take
it by force.

(NIV)
Mt. 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of
heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay
hold of it.

Take it by force

Matthew 13:19

(KJV)
13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and
understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and
catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he
which received seed by the way side.

(NIV)
Mt. 13:19 When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does
not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what
was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

John 6:15

(KJV)
6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come
and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed
again into a mountain himself alone.

(NIV)
Jn. 6:15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him
king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

John 10:12

(KJV)
10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd,
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them,
and scattereth the sheep.

(NIV)
Jn. 10:12 The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So
when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and
runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

How does a wolf get sheep ? "Harpazo" , "to seize, catch up, carry off by force, snatch out or away"

john 10:28

(KJV)
10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall
never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my
hand.

(NIV)
Jn. 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no-one
can snatch them out of my hand.

John 10:29

(KJV)
10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all;
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

(NIV)
Jn. 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all;
[Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is
greater than all] no-one can snatch them out of my Father’s
hand

Acts 8:39

(KJV)
8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the
Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw
him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

(NIV)
Ac. 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him
again, but went on his way rejoicing.

Note earlier in this section that the Angel Phillip to catch up and intercept man traveling by chariot from Jerusalem to Gaza on a
desert route. Take a look of a map of Israel to understand the significance of his being "caught away" now if Phillip was caught away from


Acts 23:10

(KJV)
23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief
captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces
of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take
him by force from among them, and to bring him into the
castle.

(NIV)
Ac. 23:10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid
Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops
to go down and take him away from them by force and bring
him into the barracks.


2 Corinthians 12:2

(KJV)
12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago,
(whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the
body, I cannot tell: God knoweth such an one caught up
to the third heaven.


(NIV)
2Co. 12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught
up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of
the body I do not know — God knows.


1 Thessalonians 4:17

(KJV)
4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the
air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.


(NIV)
1Th. 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up
together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.
And so we will be with the Lord for ever.


Jude 1:23


(KJV)
1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire;
hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

(NIV)
Jude 23 snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show
mercy, mixed with fear — hating even the clothing stained by
corrupted flesh


Revelation 12:4 Child (I.E. Jesus)

(KJV)
12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,
and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before
the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour
her child as soon as it was born.


(NIV)
Re. 12:4 His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung
them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman
who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her
child the moment it was born.


His ascension to heaven 40 days after his resurrection


John 6:39

(KJV)
6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that
of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but
should raise it up again at the last day.

(NIV)
Jn. 6:39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none
of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.

Jesus said he would rasie you up the Last Day



4 times the last day

John 6:40

(KJV)
6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one
which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have
everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

(NIV)
Jn. 6:40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son
and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him
up at the last day.”

John 6:44

(KJV)
6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath
sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

(NIV)
Jn. 6:44 “No-one can come to me unless the Father who sent me
draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:54

(KJV)
6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath
eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

(NIV)
Jn. 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life,
and I will raise him up at the last day.

Matthew 24:3 "age" Greek = "aeon" as "world"

(KJV)
24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples
came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these
things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of
the end of the world?

(NIV)
Mt. 24:3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples
came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this
happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the
end of the age?”

Just a bunch of scriptures, care to elaborate? What does caught up mean.

Also, for those that say no man will predict the end, that's not what it says, it says no man will know when the end will occur. This does not exclude the possibility of the end being predicted. It could mean that it can be predicted but will not be known for sure, and when the date is publicized it may not be taken seriously because of false predictions from earlier in time. Noone can be certain but speculation isn't out of the question.

huh? sorry dude i just dont get these religous threads

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I saw a being caught up one day.

I was riding along on my bicycle and there were

some squirrels running around and an osprey flew

down real quick and snatched one up.

reply to post by WeAreNothingWithoutGOD


No attribution, no ex tags and again not one single word of your thought on the subject matter.

VERY poor posting indeed.

He did offer the meaning of caught up, as well as some opinion. It is just interspersed among a wall of scripture, which makes for a very hard read.

Summary: Caught up is the same thing as rapture, to be taken forcefully according to the root latin.

OP: try blocking the quotes in ex-text tags, or highlighting your latin description and the part about the wolf etc in red or yellow font to make it easier on everyones eyes.

reply to post by WeAreNothingWithoutGOD


Not in any way suggesting or implying censorship, ........have you ever considered, that sermons are better recieved in churches, where people actively and by choice come to listen to them.

Have you ever considred, that a sermon is a one-way communication, somewhat outside the expected dialogue-form people come to public forums for.

Have you ever considered, that the chances of converting anyone this way is very small.

Have you ever considered, that your efforts may have the opposite effect of what you possibly hope for.

Rapture may be a subject of some common interest; why don't you present it from a common communication-platform?