When Will The Rapture Of The Believers Take Place, Before, During Or After The Tribulation?

01 Jan 1970

What will it be like when Jesus comes to get His believing people at the rapture? And when will the rapture of the believers take place; before, during or after the Tribulation?

The rapture is a topic of intense debate among Christians. Many scenic movies have been made, and captivating novels have been written about the rapture and what life will look like after it. But what is the rapture? And how can we prepare ourselves? Derek Prince was often asked these questions.

"The first event associated with the return of Jesus is the rapture. Some Christian scholars will tell you the word rapture is not found in the New Testament, which is rather a naive statement, because it depends on what translation you use. As we will shortly understand, any translation that contains the word rapture would be perfectly accurate.

Two significant events will take place on Earth, one after the other. One will be that all true believers, who have died in faith, will rise up from their graves. The second will be that all true believers still alive on Earth will experience an immediate supernatural change of their lives.

The words “caught up” could perfectly well be translated as “raptured.” The word rapture comes from a Latin word which means “to seize something forcibly.” In Greek, it is used of a thief entering a house and stealing something. It is used of a wolf coming among sheep and taking a sheep from the flock. It basically indicates a sudden, forceful grab.