The Rapture is not in the Old Testament or the Gospels because it was a secret kept in the mind of God, revealed for the first time only through the Apostle Paul.
Les Feldick teaches that the Old Testament writers could not mention the Rapture because it was still a secret held in the mind of God, and only Paul had the revelation to write of it (Clip 1). Jesus never referred to it in the Gospels (Clip 3). Paul alone writes of the Rapture, introducing it in 1 Corinthians 15:51 as a 'mystery' — something never before revealed anywhere in Scripture (Clips 1, 6).
1 Corinthians 15:51 — Paul introduces the Rapture as a 'mystery' — a secret never before revealed — which explains why no Old Testament writer or Gospel author mentioned it.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 — Paul describes the same catching-away of believers, confirming that this truth was revealed only through his writings and not in earlier Scripture.
In 1 Corinthians 15:51 the Apostle Paul writes, 'Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.' The Bible calls this event a 'mystery' — a secret that had not been made known before. Paul then explains how the change will occur for those who are alive. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 Paul writes, 'For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.' Both of these passages are found in the Apostle Paul's letters to the churches.
Les Feldick is direct: "You can't find the church in the Old Testament. You can't find any mention of the rapture in the Old Testament or in the Gospels" (Clip 1). He explains that the Old Testament writers couldn't mention it because it was still a secret kept in the mind of God, and only Paul had the revelation to write of it (Clip 1). Jesus never referred to the Rapture during His earthly ministry (Clip 3). Les emphasizes that the Church and its doctrines are strictly a Pauline revelation — Paul alone writes of the Rapture and the other mysteries of the Church Age (Clip 4). In Old Testament times God was dealing only with the nation of Israel, and the Church Age is a parenthetical period slipped into the prophetic program. Since no prophecy associates itself with the Church, the Body of Christ must be removed — a truth only Paul reveals (Clips 2, 4). In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul calls the Rapture a 'secret' — something never before revealed — and Les points out that 'nowhere else is that ever hinted at in Scripture' (Clips 3, 6, 7). The same truth appears in 1 Thessalonians 4, which Les calls 'the outcalling or the rapture of the church' (Clip 5).
No. Les Feldick says there is 'no hint of this in the Old Testament' and that 'Jesus never referred to it' (Clip 3). He also instructs readers not to look for the Rapture or the Church in the Gospels, because those truths were secrets held in the mind of God (Clips 1, 2). The Rapture is 'a Pauline doctrine you won't find anywhere else in your Bible' (Clip 6).
Les teaches that the Rapture was 'still a secret kept in the mind of God,' and only Paul had the revelation to write of it (Clip 1). In the Old Testament, God was dealing only with the nation of Israel, and the Church — along with its departure from the earth — was not part of the prophetic program (Clips 2, 4). The Church Age is a parenthetical period 'slipped in between the prophetic program,' and the Church's basic doctrines come from the pen of the Apostle Paul (Clip 4).
The Rapture is revealed in the writings of the Apostle Paul. In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul writes, 'Behold, I shew you a mystery' — a secret never before revealed (Clips 3, 6). In 1 Thessalonians 4 Paul describes the same event, which Les calls 'the outcalling or the rapture of the church' (Clip 5). These are the only places in Scripture where this teaching is found (Clips 6, 7).
What Happens at the Rapture? 1 Corinthians 15 Explained
pretty much where we've left off in prophecy, only we're going to jump ahead of prophecy a little bit in this half hour. We've had so many requests to teach the Rapture, and we've got a lot of people that have been waiting a long time, and I didn't feel that we should jump the gun and come in with a teaching of the Rapture until some of the other things had been laid out correctly.
The Rapture Was a Secret Kept in the Mind of God
Les teaches that the Old Testament writers could not mention the Rapture because it was still a secret held in the mind of God — and only Paul had the revelation to write of it.
Don't Search the Gospels or Old Testament for the Rapture
Les warns readers not to look for the Rapture, the Church, or Church doctrine in the Gospels or the Old Testament, since they were secrets held by God while He dealt only with Israel.
No Hint in the Old Testament; Jesus Never Referred to It
Les stresses that 1 Corinthians 15:51 reveals a truth with 'no hint' in the Old Testament and one Jesus never mentioned during His earthly ministry.
The Church Is Strictly a Pauline Revelation
Les explains that all prophecy connects to Israel, the Church Age is a parenthetical period, and the Church's doctrines — including the Rapture — came entirely from the pen of Paul.
A Mystery Revealed to Paul — Now No Longer a Secret
Les shows the Rapture is a mystery revealed to Paul — now made known — and that 1 Thessalonians 4 teaches the same out-calling of the Church.
A Pauline Doctrine Found Nowhere Else in the Bible
Les emphasizes that the Rapture is a Pauline doctrine found nowhere else in Scripture, and 1 Corinthians 15:51 introduces it as a secret never before revealed.
Never Hinted At Anywhere Else in Scripture
Les reinforces that the sudden removal of living believers at the end of the Church Age is nowhere else hinted at in Scripture — it is part of the mystery Paul revealed.
1 Corinthians 15:51: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.
Paul calls the Rapture a 'mystery' — a secret never before revealed — which is why the Old Testament and Gospels do not mention it.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Les identifies 1 Thessalonians 4 as Paul's teaching of the same mystery — the out-calling or Rapture of the Church.
Les Feldick teaches that Jesus never referred to the Rapture in the Gospels. He points to 1 Corinthians 15:51 as the first revelation of this truth — something with 'no hint' in the Old Testament and never mentioned by Jesus (Clip 3). The Rapture was not part of Christ's earthly teaching but was revealed afterward through the Apostle Paul (Clips 1, 6).
No. Les states that the Rapture is 'a Pauline doctrine you won't find anywhere else in your Bible' (Clip 6). Only Paul had the revelation of this secret, which had been kept in the mind of God (Clip 1). Even the same truth in 1 Thessalonians 4 comes from Paul's pen (Clip 5).
In 1 Corinthians 15:51 Paul writes, 'Behold, I shew you a mystery.' Les explains that the word 'mystery' in Scripture means a secret that has never been revealed before (Clips 3, 6). The Rapture was such a secret — kept in the mind of God until Paul received the revelation and made it known (Clips 1, 5).
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