"Rapture,"or the First Resurrection

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:6)
The doctrine of the “rapture” is so commonly accepted that I think numerous Christian people suppose that it is found in the Bible.
The doctrine of the “rapture” is not stated clearly in the Bible.
The doctrine of the “first resurrection” is clearly found in the Bible. Why, then, is it not preached more often? The answer is, the non-scriptural doctrine of the “rapture” has taken the rightful place of the first resurrection.
It is easy to understand why people would flock to the “rapture” teaching.
Let’s say twenty years ago, due to pressure from the elders, you “accepted Christ.” You actually did not “accept” anybody. You gave the Christian password, but your life may not have changed dramatically.
When you were baptized in water, you did not actually agree to exchange your old life for the resurrection Life of the Lord Jesus. You went down dry and came up wet. This was the principal difference.
Yet the exchanged life is the only valid Christian salvation.
Now, twenty years later you are going about your business. Thanks to the pastor’s emphasis every Sunday on the “rapture,” buried deep in your mind is the idea that at any moment you may be swept off your feet and be carried up through the roof of the church, fly through the air, and suddenly find yourself in the Paradise of God.
What will you do there? Perhaps converse pleasantly with your friends, having no responsibilities of any sort. This will be true for eternity.
As I said, this hope is somewhere in your mind. What is in your mind, perhaps, is who is going to be elected President in November.
How many millions of Christians have the hope of momentarily being caught up to Paradise, there to do they know not what----but anything to escape from the problems of this world.