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St. Jerome translated the Greek word harpazo into the Latin word rapiemur from which rapture was derived.
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John Nelson Darby interpreted 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18 in believers in Jesus Christ will be suddenly taken away prior to the events of the war of Armageddon and the the New Greek word "harpazo".
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Noitalever 2009
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The word "rapture" is derived from this passage, deriving from the Latin word rapiemur which St. Jerome used in translating the Greek word harpazo; in English it is usually translated "caught up".
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Most modern Christian ministries imply "rapture" means "harpazo" which specifically points to "caught up" in 1 Thessalonians 4: 17.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Josek 2010
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Most modern Christian ministries imply "rapture" means "harpazo" which specifically points to "caught up" in 1 Thessalonians 4: 17.
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The phrase in verse 17, "caught up together" is "harpazo" in the original Greek.
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The word "rapture" is not found in the Bible, but rather taken from the New Greek word "harpazo".
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Noitalever 2009
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And Jerome’s Vulgate translated the original Greek verb harpazo, used by Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in 1 Thessalonians 4:17—where it is usually translated "caught up."
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