Who in the Bible teaches the rapture?
The Apostle Paul is the one biblical writer who teaches the rapture. Scripture presents it as a Church Age phenomenon, and only Paul writes concerning the Church. The teaching comes from his writing, especially 1 Corinthians 15, where he explains the mystery of people alive being suddenly taken off the scene.
Les explains that 1 Corinthians 15 deals with resurrection, and Paul uses various allusions or allegories to show how all through nature there is the concept of resurrection from one state to another. Coming down to verse 51, Paul says, “Behold, I show you a mystery.” Les emphasizes that there is not a hint anywhere up through the Old Testament, the Gospels, or the Book of Acts of a group of people who are alive and suddenly taken off the scene, which we call the rapture. The reason is that it is a Church Age phenomenon, and only one writer in Scripture writes concerning the Church, the Apostle Paul. So from this man’s writing we get the teaching concerning the Church, which is the rapture. It is a Church Age doctrine.