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No, there's not. The "Rapture" refers to a passage in First Thessalonians, chapter 4, which talks about Christians being "caught up" in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Many Christians believe, and the "Left Behind" books promote, that this being "caught up" to meet the Lord will occur before the Great Tribulation which is headed our way in the near future. Christians will simply vanish, meet Jesus somewhere in the air, and then return with Him to Heaven to await the end of time
But notice, in verse 17, Paul says that "...we who are alive, who are left," shall be caught up. Remember that...those who are "left" get caught up to meet the Lord.
The "Left Behind" books get their name from a passage in Luke 17 and a similar passage in Matthew 24 which talk about the coming of the Lord being like the days of Noah and the days of Lot. Matthew 24 puts it this way: "As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man...they ate, they drank, they married and they did not know until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Then two men will be in the field, one is taken and one is left. Two women grinding at the mill, one is taken one is left."
"See," Rapture enthusiasts say, "One is taken, one is left...the Rapture! Jesus takes the Christians and leaves behind non-Christians!" Two problems with that interpretation: First, Jesus' coming is being compared to the days of Noah and the days of Lot. After the flood, who was left? Noah and his family...the good guys...the bad guys were taken! After Sodom and Gomorrah went up in smoke, who was left? Lot and his daughters...the good guys...the bad guys were taken! Second, remember 1 Thessalonians? It says that those who are "left" get to meet Jesus in the air. The good guys are left behind to meet Jesus.
In other words, you want to be left behind so that you can get caught up in the clouds to meet Jesus in the air and accompany Him back to earth at His 2nd and final coming. There will be no Rapture like the one the Left Behind books talk about...that view is not scriptural.
The Church believes that a person faces the particular judgment at death. God judges our souls and finds us either able to enter heaven immediately, needing to go through further purification in purgatory or capable of hell because of our refusal to detach ourselves from sin and our unwillingness to repent.
At the end of time, there will be a general judgment, at which time our bodies will be resurrected to join our souls in our eternal life, whether that be in heaven or hell.
What happens to us after death is an indication of our own personal, free choice to choose God and the path to holiness or to turn against Him. What happens after death also indicates who our God is—a God of both justice and mercy.
As Christians, we should not fear death, but rather ready ourselves for it, by growing in holiness and striving for eternal life.
The Catholic Church’s belief in the existence of purgatory is indeed scriptural!
First of all, it is important to understand what the Church believes purgatory is. The Catechism describes purgatory like this: “All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven” (CCC 1030).
Note that the Church believes that purgatory is not an eternal state, but rather a state of purification before entering eternal life with God in heaven.
Scripture teaches us that nothing unclean can enter heaven (Revelation 21:27). Scripture also describes a place where a man goes and suffers loss, yet is still saved, but only through fire (1 Corinthians 3:13-15 ). Purgatory is this place that cleanses us of whatever impurity we have when we die, allowing us to enter into God’s presence without the stain of sin.
- El Purgatorio II Por favor seleccione el idioma "Español" en la parte baja de la pantalla que dice Google Translate
- Refutando el Rapto Por favor seleccione el idioma "Español" en la parte baja de la pantalla que dice Google Translate
- El infierno que hay! Por favor seleccione el idioma "Español" en la parte baja de la pantalla que dice Google Translate
- Resurrección de la carne Por favor seleccione el idioma "Español" en la parte baja de la pantalla que dice Google Translate
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El Purgatorio es una verdadera lucha de Amor: Dios que ama al alma, la purifica por Amor. El alma que ama a Dios tiende hacia El, esta contenta de purificarse, aun sufriendo amargamente, porque pondera la gravedad de sus propias faltas, que le impiden el pleno goce de la union con Dios. -
Obra ilustrativa y ecuménica que proporciona sólidos y valientes criterios para evaluar la propia fe católica. La obra se redondea con la opinión del autor sobre algunos puntos discutibles como el purgatorio y las indulgencias. -
Autor: Matthew LinnTodas las situaciones medidas como mas destructivas involucran perdidas: perdida del conyuge a traves de la muerte o del divorcio, perdida de la salud fisica, perdida del empleo, etc. Para muchos la perdida de la vista pueden ser heridas mayores que la perdida de un ser querido por causa de la muerte. -
Autor: Dr. César LozanoEste libro, enfrenta al doloroso pero inevitable proceso que decir adiós y nos guía por la serie de cambios que cualquier despedida conlleva, ya sea como parte de nuestro crecimiento; la dolorosa muerte de un ser querido; el rompimiento de una relación amorosa; el adiós a una amistad, e incluso, el adiós a los hábitos y costumbres que nos hacen daño. Una buena forma para decir adiós dará la luz suficiente durante este proceso que marca significativamente nuestra vida. -
Autor: San Alfonso de LigorioPreparación para la Muerte y la Eternidad es un bellísimo libro que ha tenido centenares de ediciones y ha sido traducido a los idiomas más importantes del mundo. De este libro dijo el Cardenal Deschamps: "Recomiendo a todos que lo lean porque fue pensado de rodillas, y escrito ante un crucifijo, amándolo". San Juan Bosco hacía leer cada mes, en público, a todo sus alumnos, una meditación de este hermoso libro (contiene 33 meditaciones), y le recomendaba a cada uno de sus religiosos extendidos alrededor del mundo que también ellos lean estas meditaciones cada mes. El lector verá con los ojos de la fe el momento de la transición de la vida terrenal a la vida eterna, y como verá nuestra alma el propio Jesucristo. El lector ya no podrá seguir viviendo su vida cotidiana como si no hubiese una vida eterna. -
Autor: Dr HahnScot Han, educado en un universidades americanas a la sombra de ilustres pensadores calvinistas y evangelicos, analiza en esta ocasion los obstaculos para entender la fe catolica. Ofrece una explicacion razonable sobre el parentesco entre la razon y la fe, la naturaleza y el mundo sobrenatural: Hahn defiende como estas realidades complementarias manifiestan la existencia de Dios, e invita al lector a reflexionar sobre las mismas razones que le llevaron a su conversion. La fe es razonable se dirige a creyentes que buscan fortalecer su fe, pero tambien a los que siguen buscando respuestas capaces de satisfacer tanto su mente como su corazon. -
Autor: Padre AmatulliIndispensable para todo Católico. Contiene: Fundamento de la Iglesia Católica; Biblia y Tradición; Interpretación de la Biblia; Respuesta a los ataques de los Grupos Proselitistas; Principales Iglesias y Grupos Proselitistas.
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