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Harpazo - Rapture - Scriptures
The doctrine of the rapture is one of the most attaced doctrines from apostate churches today. The bible is clear, harpazo means "snatched away, causght up, or raptured. Consider the following bible verses that contain the word harpazo.
726 harpazo har-pad'-zo
from a derivative of 138; TDNT-1:472,80; v
AV-catch up 4, take by force 3, catch away 2, pluck 2, catch 1, pull 1; 13
to seize, carry off by force to seize on, claim for one's self eagerly to snatch out or away Matt. 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take (726) it by force (726).
Matt. 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away (726) that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
John. 6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take (726) him by force (726), to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.
John. 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 (726) them, and scattereth the sheep.
John. 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall (726) any man pluck (726) them out of my hand.
John. 10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck (726) them out of my Father's hand.
Ac 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away (726) Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
Acts. 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 <726> him by force (726) from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
2Cor. 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 (726) to the third heaven.
2Cor. 12:4 How that he was caught up (726) into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
1Thess. 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (726) together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Jude. 1:23 And others save with fear, pulling (726) them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.
Rev. 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up (726) unto God, and to his throne.
Notice
1Thess. 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (726) together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
This word caust up, in Latin is Rapare, which is where we get out English word rapture!
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