Let's go to the Old Testament first to see if we can be pointed in the right direction.

Ok, you wanted more proof, I thought you might,  so I took the liberty of finding more scripture. Both the Old and New testaments contain scripture describing the Rapture and even tell us about two people that were Raptured in the Old Testament. Yes, the Rapture is not a new idea as some would suggest but had occurred before the time of Jesus on earth.

In the book of Genesis the first book of the Bible we read the story of a man called Enoch, the Bible says: "Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah.  Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years.  Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him."  Gen 5:21-24

So right in the very beginning of the Bible the first Rapture takes place. One moment Enoch is walking around on the earth, BAM!, the next moment, in the twinkling of an eye he standing in Heaven. The New Testament book of Hebrew even backs this up, in Hebrews 11:5 we read:

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; AND HE WAS NOT FOUND BECAUSE GOD TOOK HIM UP; for he obtained the witness that before his being was taken up he was pleasing to God.

Can you imagine how thrilling and exciting the Rapture is going to be, ARE YOU READY?

Hey, I thought you said there was two occurrences of the Rapture in the Old Testament. Hang in there, I was just getting to Rapture #2 the story of Elijah the prophet. Elijah was a mighty prophet of God and had been used quite extensively in a Earthly ministry. But now God had decided that his ministry (purpose) on Earth had been fulfilled. It was time to retire, working for God naturally has the best retirement plan and what better place to retire to than Heaven. It wasn't as if Elijah was completely abandoning his ministry. He had an apprentice, who worked under him that was to replace him. His name was Elisha, not to be confused with his mentor Elijah. Now Elijah, being wise and full of Godly wisdom, knew that God was coming to Rapture him, he also knew that if his young assistant Elisha was to witness this event, that his faith would be greatly strengthened.

Wow ! Read carefully the words regarding this event, they are amazing, and you think that it was boring and primitive back in those days in 2nd Kings 2:1-12 we read:

AND it came about when the LORD was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to Heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here please, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel". But Elisha said,"As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel. Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?" And he said, "Yes, I know; be still".  Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho". But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you". So they came to Jericho.  The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?" And he answered, "Yes, I know; be still". Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan". And he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you". So the two of them went on.  Now fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.  Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.  When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you". And Elisha said, "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me".  He said, "You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so."  As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to Heaven.  Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw Elijah no more ...

Seeing is believing, Elisha watched as God Raptured Elijah up into Heaven and we know that Elisha having seen this event with own eyes was greatly encouraged and continued on with own powerful Earthly ministry. Just think, what's going to happen when all the believer's are Raptured? In this modern age,  I'm sure it will be captured on film or video  for all to see and the footage will be shown around the world.

Here's a bonus one from the Old Testament that I will throw in at no extra charge, read carefully the words of Isaiah the prophet in Isaiah 26:19-20:

    But your dead will live; their bodies will rise. You who dwell in the dust, wake up and shout for joy. Your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.  Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until his wrath has passed by.

Again we can see the pattern of events called the Rapture, the dead will live again, their bodies will rise (Be Raptured) and will gather with those, Raptured alive (We Believers who are alive today) and will be protected, shut behind doors until the Lord's wrath has been carried out on Earth.

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