The rapture is not Catholic teaching.

Homily of Father James Smith from Mass on November 12, 2023 at Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis, MS

Referenced Readings:
Wis 6:12-16
1 Thes 4:13-18
Mt 25:1-13

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[OurLadyoftheGulfCatholicChurch]

I’d recommend this book. “Rapture: The End-Times Error that leaves the Bible Behind” by David Currie

Another good resource is:


Blessings! Fr. James

[ABAB]

Thank you Father James for this Homily! We all need to hear this “ WE FOCUS ON JESUS “. 🙏🏻✝️

[patmorris]

Thank you Dear Father James. God bless you 🥰🙏🏻🕊🌹

[mariettatrapani]

Today Is the Feast Day of Saint Josaphat Bishop and Martyr: Saint Josaphat was born of Orthodox Parents in Volhynia Ukraine in the Year 1580. He became a Catholic of the Byzantine Rite and a Monk. Ordained to the Priesthood and chosen Bishop of Pollock Poland He worked faithfully for the Unity of the Church. Enemies of an angry mob plotted His death, and He was Martyred in the Year 1623. He was the Great Martyr to the Cause of Unity. Saint Josaphat Bishop and Martyr Pray For Us. Thank You Father James Smith & God Bless!

[aldamachado]

Thank you Fr. for an awesome homily God bless you 🙏❤️

[BabyBugBug]

I have incessantly heard so many fundamentalist evangelicals spew this nonsense and I am so happy to hear the church’s teachings on this. I’m tired of one negative narrative being the face of Christianity.

[guyrochefort]

Thank you fr James God bless you ❤ Lord Jesus your will be done, please give us your wisdom daily father son holyspirit Amen ❤🙏🙏✨️

[Sacred-Heart-of-Jesus]

How has the three days of darkness been debunked?

[beatabonin]

"Crazy stories "? Forgive me father but they are in approved aparitions and they are not " crazy " at all .

[ReformedCrusader]

As a Baptist minister, it’s not Baptist theology either. Unfortunately many Christians have been deceived by this

[anneryder]

I’d like to know more about the 3 days of darkness being debunked

[AnthonyAnthony-tkye]

Not only is the rapture not Catholic teaching, it is a misinterpretation of scripture…. it actually says the wicked will be plucked from the earth, not the good guys

[WT-Sherman]

Who made Jimmy Akin the arbiter of Truth ?
Did the plagues on ancient Egypt actually occur ?

[athanasius]

1. Jesus will be coming back to earth one more time not two. (1 Thessalonians 4:15, Matthew 24:27).
2. Jesus must stay in heaven until that time. (Acts 3:19-21).
3. When He comes, He will be coming all the way down to the earth. (Acts 1:9-11).
4. When He comes, He will be coming to judge the living and the dead. (Matthew 25:31-46).

[JosephMGNorman]

Please post your book recommendations for your external long-distance viewers, Thank you...

[JanetHadson-pozr]

Three days of darkness isn’t biblical . And our Protestant brothers and sisters are victims of wrong perceptions about Catholicism

[kathybailey]

The rapture was John Darby's doctrine. It is a false teaching.

[ILJVM]

Thank You Father. Where can we find when three days of darkness is debunked. Thank You 🙏🙏

[noreensirianni]

St. Paul writes clearly on this topic found in 1 Thessalonians 4: 17-18, being caught up, transformed.

[mattb]

This shows a poor understanding of rapture theology and an example of where replacement theology leads a person. I leads to allegorizing the Bible to fit an interpretation.