[Editor's Note: We suspect that this writer had what is typically referred to as a “near-death” experience and may have received some sort of private vision. Our response is based not on her personal encounter, but the theology and magisterial teaching of the Catholic Church.]
Dear Catholic Exchange,
Hello, thank you for your ministry. I am Catholic. I was in a terrible car accident and was caught up to the Light. I was greeted by the Sacred Heart of Jesus and my guardian angel. I was told that the beginning was “Antioch” and the end was “the Rapture.” I researched “the Rapture” and found that it is very much in the texts of the Catholic Bible under the Latin word, “rapiemur,” meaning “caught up.” Latin is very Catholic, and so “the Rapture” is very literally included in the Catholic Holy Bible. In fact, that is where it originated! What do you think of this?
God's blessings,
Chiemi
Dear Chiemi,
Thank you for your question. On the Catholics United For the Faith website, there is some material related to your inquiry which may help you:
Apocalypse Not Now: the Church, the Millennium & the Rapture
Now You See ‘Em, Now You Don’t: “Dispensing” with the Rapture
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