Peter living to be an old man and imminence - short

[RandyK]

At this time, the Rapture was still a mystery. The disciples during Christ's earthly ministry would not have considered a Rapture. They only knew of the 2nd Coming of Christ to set up the Kingdom. That's why they ask in Acts 1.6 if Christ was going to restore the Kingdom to Israel at that time. So, you are correct. They apostles would not have been asking Christ about an any-moment Rapture. Under the doctrine of Progressive Revelation, the Rapture was revealed to Paul well after Christ return to heaven.

I'm curious to know what you think about the "Rapture" is a "mystery?" From the very beginning, Man was promised immortality. Enoch was taken suddenly, as was Elijah when he was taken up to heaven. So what renders this a "mystery" to you?

 

[MisterE]

I'm curious to know what you think about the "Rapture" is a "mystery?" From the very beginning, Man was promised immortality. Enoch was taken suddenly, as was Elijah when he was taken up to heaven. So what renders this a "mystery" to you?

1 Cor 15:
51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—
52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be resurrected imperishable, and we will be changed
53 For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

A mystery is NT truth that was not revealed in the OT. The Rapture is a mystery because it was not revealed in the OT but was made known to Paul. The 2nd Coming was made known in the OT so it is not a mystery. This is one reason that the Pre Tribbers say there are two comings, or better yet, one coming in two phases. Christ comes FOR his own in the air at the Rapture, and WITH his own to the earth at the 2nd Coming.