Rapture Research Paper

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There is many suggestions to how it will all come to end but only the Bible has the real answer. There are many facts of the end times throughout the Bible though many lay in the book of Revelation. Hopefully this paper will give some information on the things that lie ahead in the possible near future. For Christians there is the rapture of the church which can happen at any given time. During the rapture, it will begin with Jesus descending from heaven and giving a shout then will be followed with the voice of the archangel and then the sounding of seven trumpets. Now the amazing part about all of this is that it will be seen everywhere across the world by Christians and all at the same time. After all that is seen, Christians will be taken …show more content…
This is only for believers and not any of the unsaved people. The Judgment Seat of Christ is where basically a believer's works are measured and rewarded. But also can be bad for a believer because if a missed opportunity or wrong motive of doing something can cause a loss in rewards. Now to not cause confusion by saying bad in the previous sentence, but that is only referring to works for God! However it does not refer to sin because there is no sin judged at the Seat for it has already been paid for at the cross! A verse talking about this is II Corinthians 5:10 which reads, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad" (KJV). Now the best thing Christians can receive are crowns which are based on how much a Christian has done for God and His glory. After they are received they will be thrown back at Jesus' feat at His thrown. A verse that talks about this is Revelation 4:10-11 saying, "... and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created" (KJV). This is an amazing thing to think of because a Christian will be able to show what they did for Christ and also give back to