First, He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the “rapture” (read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). In this view, the rapture—which is the transformation and catching up of all Christians, …

The meaning or definition of the rapture is the idea that the coming of Jesus will take place in two separate stages. (Please note: the following paragraph cannot be supported from the Bible). …

What Is the Rapture? See What the Bible Says.

Rapture. Jesus promised His disciples He would come again. John 14:1-3 (NKJV), “Let not your heart be ...

What is the Rapture? “The dead in Christ will rise first.After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thessalonians …

The Bible warns us against making precise predictions about the exact time of Jesus’ return—but His return is certain, and we may well be living in the last days before He comes again.

I don’t doubt your friend’s sincerity, but my own study of the Bible has convinced me that when we die, we enter immediately into God’s presence if we know Christ.

No, in Heaven we won’t be disembodied spirits “floating around from place to place” (as you suggest), without any physical form or substance.

Jesus came the first time in obscurity; when He comes again, however, He will come in glory. The Bible says, “Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him” (Revelation 1:7).

The Bible does not give specific directions for the disposal of the body following death. Bible-era practices are described in Unger’s Bible Dictionary as follows: “Interment in Bible times …