Popular Spotlight MAKING DISCIPLES LETTER Making disciples letter: The Rapture - what we know and what we think By Al Stanford Aug 20, 2025 Aug 20, 2025 Updated Sep 28, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Al Stanford What happens after I am raptured?k9am$@>6 E9:?8D E92E x >2J C6>6>36Ck^9amkAm(92E H:== x C6>6>36Cn %92E :D 2 A2CE @7 H92E E9:D =6EE6C :D 2== 23@FE] y6DFD :D 4@>:?8 :? E96 4=@F5D[ W`%96D ci`e\`fX 2?5 92D AC@>:D65 2 @?6\H2J 7=:89E E@ 962G6? 7@C 2== 3@C?\282:? 36=:6G6CD E@ >66E y6DFD :? E96 4=@F5D 2?5 8@ E@ 2 A=246 42==65 962G6? H96C6 H6 H:== C6>2:? 7@C6G6C] p?5 E92E :D 2 3:3=:42= AC@A964J E92E :D 962565 @FC H2J[ 7@C DFC6[ 2?5 :D ?@E ;FDE 2 5C62> @C DA64F=2E:@?]k^Amk9am(:E9 y6DFDk^9am kAmx 36=:6G6 E92E 3@C?\282:? 36=:6G6CD 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 AC6D6?E H:E9 E96 {@C5 y6DFD 2E E96 G6CJ >@>6?E E92E H6 2C6 42F89E FA E@ >66E w:> :? 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