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Bro Branham taught that the Rapture is the catching away of the Church, a biblical event all Christians should believe in, occurring in stages as described in 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18. Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶28–¶30, ¶127–¶129]
He explained it as a revelation to the true Bride of Christ, which is faith itself—something revealed by God, like to Abraham, enabling believers to call contrary things as not so; the Church is built on such revelation. The Bride awaits this revelation of the Rapture. Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶65–¶68]
The order involves three things before the Lord descends: first, the shout (the Message of the living Bread of Life calling the Bride together, promised via a prophet like Elijah per Malachi 4 and Amos 3:7); second, the voice of the archangel (resurrection call, like Jesus' loud voice raising Lazarus in John 11:38–44, awakening the sleeping saints); third, the trumpet (calling to the Feast of Trumpets, the Lamb's Supper with the Bride in the sky). Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶127–¶156]
The Bride must be ready, molded into Christ's image (the Word), justified by His Blood as foreordained, with no sin attributed to Her; the Message (shout) gathers Her, the voice resurrects the dead in Christ first, then the living are changed and caught up together. Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶152–¶156, ¶162–¶165]
Faith for translation/rapture is this revelation-faith, ripening the Bride like wheat before the Son for the harvest; without it, one cannot go, as it's measured by alignment with God's Word for the hour. Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶65–¶68, ¶204–¶206]
He referenced prior raptures (Old Testament saints at Jesus' death) and affirmed the second for the Church Bride. Evidence: [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶168b–¶177a]
The clearest exposition is in "The Rapture," a dedicated sermon on the topic.
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶129]
A shout, what is the shout? It’s the Message going forth, first, the living Bread of Life bringing forth the Bride. [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶130]
The second is a voice of the resurrection: the same voice, that, a loud voice in Saint John 11:38-44, that called Lazarus from the grave. [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶152]
But, to the Church, the Bride, the Rapture is a revelation to Her. It’s revealed to Her. [THE RAPTURE — 65-1204: ¶65]
For full context and to verify wording, read the full sermon and cited paragraphs in The Table: The Table (plain link: https://table.branham.org/)
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