BIBLICAL CONFERENCE

Mr. Santo De La Cruz Martínez

THE ABDUCTION, A REVEALED TRUTH.
1 Juan 3:2-3
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not yet been
manifested what we are to be; but we know that
when he is manifested, we shall be like him,
because we will see Him as He is. 3And everyone who
he has this hope in him, he purifies himself, thus
as he is pure.

Outline
I. Conceptualization.
A. Eschatology.
B. Postmillennialism
C. Amilenialism
D. Premillennialism.

II. The Prophetic Plan

A. Differences between the Rapture and the Second Coming
of Christ.
How does the rapture take place?
Church?
1Tesalonicenses 4:13-18
2. How is the Second Coming carried out in
Glory of Christ?
3. Two Arguments Against Abduction.
4. Refuting The Historical Argument Verses That
They Support That We Will Be Taken Away
B. Verses That Support That We Will Be Raptured.
C. Verses That Support That We Will Be Rescued From
Upcoming War.

III. "Rapture" Biblical Truth or Fantasy? 1

Thessalonians4:13-18
The word of verse 17 translated by 'taken away' is the
translation of the Greek term 'harpazo' which means 'to seize'
by force.
In some texts of the NT, this word appears in the sense
to loot, to take away, or to snatch

Matthew 12:29 Or how can someone enter a strong man's house

strongman and plunder his belongings, if he does not tie him up first? And
then he will loot his house.

It can also mean 'to take by force':

John 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me.
they continue;
John 10:28 and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and
no one will take them from my hand.

IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE

Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken up to heaven so that
he did not see death; and he was not found because God took him.
TRANSFER; because before being transferred he received testimony
having pleased God.

Transferred:metatídsemi;totransfer,i.e.(lit.)totransport,
change, change sides: -move away, change, convert
transfer, transpose
2 Kings 2:11 And it happened that while they were walking and
talking, behold, a chariot of fire and horses appeared
fire that separated the two. And Elijah ascended to heaven in a
whirlwind.
Acts 8:39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord
he snatched Felipe away; and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing
his way. 40But Philip found himself at Azotus; and passing,
he preached the gospel in all the cities, until he arrived
to Caesarea
2 Corinthians 12:2 I know a man in Christ, who...
fourteen years (whether in the body, I do not know; whether out of the body, I do not
I know; God knows) was taken up to the third heaven.

WHEN DOES IT HAPPEN?

There are 5 main points of view within the
premillennialism (Jesus Christ comes before the Millennium) about
when will the rapture occur in relation to the great
seven years of tribulation

PRETRIBULATIONISM: All Christians will be

taken in the rapture that will take place before the
Great Tribulation.

PARTIAL SNATCHING: The snatching has

place before the Great Tribulation, but that will only be
taken the spiritual Christians, while the others
Christians will go through tribulation.

MID-TRIBULATIONISM: All Christians will be

taken in the rapture at the midpoint of the Great
Tribulation (after the first three and a half years)

PRE-TRIBULATION RAPTURE: All Christians will be

taken in the rapture approximately after the
three quarters of the tribulation.

POSTRIBULACIONISMO: All Christians will be

caught up at the end of the great tribulation.
TERMS
Harpazo 'to snatch', 'to take by force' 1a.
Thessalonians4:17
Episunagógé 'meeting', 'assembly'
Allassó 'to change','to transform' 1 Corinthians 15:51-52
Paralambanó "to take in", "to receive oneself" John 14:3
* Rhuomai "to attract one", "to rescue", "to liberate" 1
1Thessalonians1:10
Apocalypse 'unveiling', 'nudity', 'revelation' 1
Peter 1:13
Parousia 'a being present, presence', 'a coming', 'a
Arrival" Santiago 5:7-8

Let's ask ourselves

If there is no rapture and Jesus comes to establish his
kingdom on this earth, how can it be explained that
Is our citizenship in the heavens?
2. If the Bible states that we will be transformed into bodies
glorified and this is closely linked to our
heavenly citizenship, how should we interpret this if
Is there no rapture?

II. The Prophetic Plan

How is the rapture of the Church carried out?
1Tesalonicenses 4:13-18

Let's make a chronology

The Lord himself will descend from heaven, bringing the souls.
of those who "slept" in Him
2. Jesus comes with a commanding voice, with the voice of an archangel and
with the trumpet of God
The dead in Christ are resurrected with bodies
glorified
4. Those of us who are alive will be transformed
5. Together we will all be "caught up" to meet with
Jesus in the air
We will always be with the Lord
Note: All of this happens in "the blink of an eye".

Let's Make a Timeline

There are cosmic signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars.
The Lord comes like a "lightning" that comes from the east
to the west, after the tribulation
Jesus comes on a white horse with the heavenly hosts
dressed in very fine linen, also mounted on horses
whites
4. The sign of Christ appears which is seen by all, already
that his coming is with power and great glory
5. The skeptics will lament
6. The antichrist and his armies will fight against the Lord
7. The beast and the false prophet are captured and thrown into
lake of fire
8. Those who reject Christ die.
9. The chosen ones are called to gather in a place for the
ministry of angels

Are there notable differences that help us understand that

Are They Two Different Events?
Differences

Snatching The angels that come

1. It happens in the blink of an eye with Christ, they do not have
close your eyes. greater participation.
2. A never mentioned 7. The believers
time of tribulation. transformed themselves
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the Christians air.
dead. Jesus does not come to fight.
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air. the prophet is here
It is not said that there is
they mention.
lamentation of the 10. Nothing happens.
incredulous in an instant death for them
of his coming. incredulous in form
massive by the
presence of Jesus
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Every eye will see it. tribulations are
It is said to be afterwards gathered by the
from the tribulation. angels on earth.
3. Comes with the hosts 8. Jesus and his hosts
celestial. celestials are coming
4. Jesus descends to the ready for the fight.
land. 9. The antichrist and false
[Link] is lamentation of the prophet sons are captured
incredulous at once and thrown into the lake of
of its sold. fire.
6. The angels that come 10. The incredulous are
with Christ are those who mass deaths
they gather the chosen ones. by the "sword" of
Christ

Can we then conclude that there are notable ones?

Differences Make Us Understand That They Are Two Events
Different?
1 Juan 3:2-3
B. Two Arguments Against
The teaching of the rapture of the Church is
too recent. Historically, Christians do not
they have neither preached nor believed.
There is only one biblical passage that supports this idea. For
to become doctrine must at least be based on two
passages from Scripture

This writer (Efraín de Misivis) said:

...All the saints and elect of God are gathered before the
tribulation that comes and are taken to the Lord so that they do not
see at no time the confusion that overwhelms the
world for our sins
C. Rebutting the Historical Argument
1. For those who believe that teaching
"rapture" is recent, they believe that John Darby it
began to spread in 1840.
 2. However, Reverend Morgan Edwards had not
only preached about it but also written about it
in 1788.
3. We must understand a historical fact: for almost 17
For centuries, the Bible was not a book available to the people.
common.
4. From the Protestant Reformation, the Bible became
public and was translated into different languages and was put to
availability of everyone.
One of the first things that believers noticed was
the number of prophecies contained in the scripture.
6. Proof of this is a book about Apocalypse written by
Sir Isaac Newton in the mid-15th century.
A recent historical finding dates back to Efraín de Misivis
(306-373 AD) which shows that Christians believed
in the rapture before the Tribulation.

Verses That Support That We Will Be Raptured

Key Bible Passages

John 14:1-3
Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also
In my Father's house there are many rooms; if
even if it were not so, I would have told you; I am going, then, to prepare
place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come again, and I will take you to myself, so that
where I am, you may be also.

Come, my people, enter your chambers, and shut your doors behind you; hide yourself for a little while until the fury has passed by.

20 You, my people, enter your chambers, shut your doors behind you
doors; hide a little, for a moment, in
so much that indignation happens.

Key Biblical Passages

But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

37 But as in the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son

of Man.38 Because as in the days before the flood
they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,
 and they did not understand until the flood came and took them away
so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
Then there will be two in the field; one will be taken, and
the other will be left. Two women will be grinding in
a mill; one will be taken, and the other will be left.

Key Biblical Passages

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
15 Therefore we tell you this in the word of the Lord: that
we who live, what we will have remained until the
the coming of the Lord, we will not precede those who
they slept. 16 For the Lord himself will come down with a commanding voice,
with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, he will descend
from heaven; and the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who live, we who have
remaining, we will be caught up together with them in
the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we will be
always with the Lord.
Key Bible Passages
Revelation 4:1-2
1After this I looked, and behold, a door was opened in the
heaven; and the first voice I heard, like that of a trumpet,
talking to me, he said: Come up here, and I will show you the
things that will happen after these. 2 And at once I
I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne set in
the sky, and on the throne, one seated.

2. Verses That Support That We Will Be Rescued from Wrath

Upcoming

Key Bible Passages

Matthew 3:7
7 When he saw that many of the Pharisees and the Sadducees
they came to his baptism, he said to them: O generation of vipers!
Who taught you to flee from the coming wrath?

Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.
 36 Watch, then, at all times praying that you may be counted worthy.
worthy to escape all these things that shall come, and
to stand before the Son of Man.

For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain

salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Key Bible Passages
For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.

9for they themselves report concerning us the way in which

you received us, and how you turned from idols to
God, to serve the living and true God, and to wait for
the heavens to his Son, whom he resurrected from the dead,
Jesus, who delivers us from the coming wrath.

So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

28Thus Christ was offered once to bear the

sins of many; and he will appear a second time, without
relationship with sin, to save those who await him.
Key Bible Passages
Revelation 3:10
10 Because you have kept the word of my patience, I
I will also keep you from the hour of the trial that is to come.
come upon the whole world, to test those who
they moan about the land.
Can we conclude then that the Rapture has
Biblical Base?
Absolutely!!!
And it not only has biblical foundation to support it but also
historical basis where we can see that through the centuries
believers in Christ have preached and awaited his return
to be saved from the coming wrath
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11 For the grace of God has been manifested for salvation
to all men, teaching us that, renouncing
to impiety and worldly desires, let us live in this
sober, just, and pious century, waiting for the
blessed hope and the glorious manifestation of
our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
 Our Heavenly Citizenship

Forourcitizenshipisinheaven,fromwhichwealsoeagerlywaitfortheSavior,theLordJesusChrist,whowiltransformourlowlybodythatitmaybeconformedtoHisgloriousbody,accordingtotheworkingbywhichHeisableeventosubdueallthingstoHimself.

Phil. 3:20 For our citizenship is in heaven,

where we also eagerly await a Savior, the
Lord Jesus Christ,
Rev. 22:12 Behold, I come quickly, and my reward is
with me to reward each one according to their work.
What is the correct concept?
Romans 5:9 Much more then, having now been
Justified by His blood, we will be saved from the wrath of God.
through Him.
2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ,
as if God were imploring through us; in the name of
Christ pleads with you: Be reconciled to God!
1 Thessalonians 1:10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead,

who resurrected from the dead, that is, Jesus, who us

book of the coming wrath.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and
he resurrected, so God will also bring with Him those who slept
in Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God did not appoint us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord
Jesus Christ,
1 John 2:28 And now, little children, abide in Him, so that
when it manifests, let us have confidence and not let ourselves
let's depart from The ashamed in their coming (parousia).
Rev. 3:10 'Because you have kept the word of my
perseverance, I will also keep you from the hour of the
test, it is now coming upon the whole world to
to test those who dwell on the earth.
After this I looked, and I saw a great multitude, that
no one could count, from all the nations, tribes, peoples and
languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
dressed in white robes and holding palm branches.
Rev. 7:13 And one of the elders spoke to me, saying: These
who are dressed in white garments, who are they and of
where have they come from?
Rev. 7:14 And I said to him, My lord, you know. And he said to me
He said: These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and have
he washed their robes and made them white in the blood
of the Lamb.
Zechariah 14:4 His feet will stand on that day on the Mount of
the Olives, which is opposite Jerusalem, to the east; and the mountain
of the Olives will split in half, from east to west,
forming a huge valley, and one half of the mountain will separate.
half to the north and the other half to the south.
Zechariah 14:5 And you will flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley
from the mountains will reach Azal; you will flee just as you fled to
cause of the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. And
The LORD my God will come, and all the saints with Him.

Matthew 24:29 But immediately after the tribulation

on those days, THE SUN WILL DARKEN, THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS
LIGHT, THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky and the powers of the
skies will be shaken.
Matthew 24:30 Then the sign of the Son will appear in heaven
of Man; and then all the tribes of the earth will do
mourning, and they will see the SON OF MAN COMING ON THE
CLOUDS OF HEAVEN with power and great glory.
The Bible teaches that the tribulation (the 7 years of the week
seventieth of Daniel) is a time of preparation for the
restoration of Israel, as of treatment to believers who do not
they kept their garments in holiness and were not faithful to
Sir.
The Tribunal of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must all
to appear before the tribunal of Christ, so that each one may be
rewarded for his deeds while in the body,
agreement with what he did, whether it is good or bad.
2 Corintios 5:1-10
1For we know that if our earthly house, this
tabernacle, it is destroyed, we have from God a building,
a house not made by hands, eternal, in the heavens.
for this also we groan, desiring to be clothed with
that our heavenly room; for so we will be
dressed found, and not naked. Because likewise the
 that while we are in this tabernacle, we groan with anguish;
because we did not want to be unclothed, but rather clothed,
so that the mortal may be absorbed by life. But the
What made us for this is God, who has given us.
the seals of the Spirit.
6 So we are always confident, knowing that among
as much as we are in the body, we are absent from the
Mr. 7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight); 8 but
we trust, and we would rather be absent from the body,
and present to the Lord. 9 Therefore we also strive, or
absent or present, be pleasant to them. 10 Because it is
it is necessary for all of us to appear before him
Christ's tribunal, so that each one may receive according to what
I have done while I was in the body, whether good or
be bad.

Let's ask ourselves

If this court takes place when we have bodies
glorified, how can it be stated that it will be done on the
earth, if all the context talks about being in the sky?
Could it be understood that this tribunal will be on Earth?
within the biblical context?
Revelation 22:11 Let the unjust continue to do injustice, let
let the unclean remain unclean, let the righteous continue practicing the
justice, and let the one who is holy continue to keep himself holy.
Revelation 22:12 Behold, I come quickly, and my reward
it is with me to reward each one according to their
work.
3. The Grace of Christ
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

8 For by grace you are saved through faith; and this not
of you, for it is a gift from God; not by works, for
let no one boast
Let's ask ourselves
Could it be said that our salvation is by grace, if there is
to offer our lives to be saved?
Isn't salvation for the people who are saved?
during the tribulation through works and not only
by faith?
4. The Church Has Not Been Appointed for Wrath
1Tesalonicenses 5:1-11

1But about the times and the occasions, you do not have
need, brothers, for me to write to you. 2Because
you know perfectly well that the day of the Lord
will come as a thief in the night; when they say:
Peace and security, then destruction will come upon them.
sudden, like the pains for a woman in labor, and not
they will escape. But you, brothers, are not in
darkness, so that day does not surprise you like a thief.
For you are all children of light and children of the day; not
We are of the night nor of the darkness. Therefore, do not
let's sleep like the others, if not, let us stay awake and be
sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and
Those who get drunk, get drunk at night. But
We, who are of the day, let us be sober,
having dressed ourselves with the breastplate of faith and love, and with
the hope of salvation as a helmet.9Because we do not
God has put for wrath, but to attain salvation through
through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for
we are so that whether we watch or we sleep,
let us live together with him. Therefore, encourage one another
to each other, and build each other up, just as you are doing.
Let's ask ourselves
Why does the apostle say that believers have no need?
that I write to you about the times and occasions?
If the day of the Lord or the day of the vengeance of our God is
a period of anger, could we perhaps deduce from this context?
that the Church will go through that very burdensome period?
5. The Praises in Heaven During the Tribulation
Revelation 19:1-8
After this, I heard a great voice of a large multitude in the
heaven, which said: Hallelujah! Salvation and honor and glory and
The power belongs to the Lord our God; for his judgments
They are true and just; for he has judged the great
the whore that has corrupted the earth with her fornication,
and has avenged the blood of his servants from the hand of
Again they said: Hallelujah! And the smoke of her rises
 forever and ever. And the twenty-four elders and
the four living creatures fell down on the ground and
they worshiped God, who was seated on the throne, and
they said: Amen! Hallelujah! And a voice came out from the throne that
It said: Praise our God, all you His servants, and you who...
you fear them, both small and great. And I heard as the
voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many
waters, and like the voice of great thunder, that said:
Hallelujah, for the Lord our God Almighty
Queen! Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him glory;
for the weddings of the Lamb have come, and his wife has
She has been allowed to get dressed.
of fine linen, clean and radiant; because fine linen
it is the just actions of the saints.
Let's ask ourselves
How did this multitude of the saved arrive in heaven, if there is no
seizure
If the Church is the Bride of the Lamb, how is it that in heaven it
Would they give them white robes if they were still on the earth?
Does the Doctrine of the Rapture Fit With All the
Teachings of the Scripture?
YES!!!
Jude 24-25
24Y to him who is able to keep you from falling, and
present yourselves without blemish before His glory with great
joy, to the only wise God, our Savior, be
glory and majesty, empire and power, now and forever
the centuries. Amen.