The word “rapture” is not self-explanatory. Merriam-Webster gives three definitions: (1) an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion; (2) a state or experience of being carried away by overwhelming emotion, or a mystical experience in which the spirit is exalted to a knowledge of divine things; and (3) (often capitalized) the final assumption of Christians into heaven during the end time according to Christian theology. The discussion
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