"The Rapture is not in the Bible" objection
You hear this phrase repeated often by those who have been taught that there is no rapture of believers or the church in Scripture. However this is a position incorrect in several clear ways: First , nearly all Bible believing, orthodox scholars believe there is a “catching up” or in Latin, rapture , of believers because it is plainly stated in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 by Paul. " Then we who are alive, who remain, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord." The Greek word harpadzo is translated "caught up." It is simply a matter of when this catching up of believers happens, or in some cases whether it is the same event as described in Matthew 25:31 (the gathering of the sheep and goats) or not.
As to when, many believe the 1 Thess. 4:17 “catching up” happens prior to the event of what Jesus calls the Tribulation (Matthew 24:21, 29).
Others believe this happens at the mid-point of the T