The Times And Seasons

INTRO: The passage that was read for us this morning was 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. In verse 17 it speaks of those who will be "caught up." The words translated caught up are very interesting words. This speaks of Christians being "caught up", and the original word is harpazo. The onlinebilbe says it means to seize, carry off by force, to claim for one's self eagerly, to snatch out of the way. That is the word from which we get the word rapture. The Lord will come and snatch us out of the way and claim us for Himself eagerly! That is the day we are very, very, close to and which we look forward to. And we look forward to it because we will be with our Lord, and He will be with us.