The word rapture is not scriptural.

Matthew 24:36
“But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.”

Matthew 24:42–44
“Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming… the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

Mark 13:32–33
“But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.”

1 Thessalonians 5:2
“For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.”

2 Peter 3:10
“But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.”

Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”

The word “rapture” does not appear in the canonical texts of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.

Judeo-Christian Scriptures

• The concept many Christians call “the rapture” comes from interpretations of passages like 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 (“caught up… in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air”).
• The Greek word there is “harpazō” (ἁρπάζω), meaning “to seize” or “to snatch away.”
• Latin translations used “rapiemur” (“we shall be caught up”), from which the English term rapture was later derived.
• The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) contains no term that corresponds to “rapture.”
• The New Testament never uses the English word “rapture”; it is an interpretive label applied later in Christian theology.

Islamic Teachings

• The Qur’an and Hadith do not use or describe a “rapture.”
• Islam does teach about the Day of Judgment (Yawm al-Qiyāmah), resurrection of the dead, and gathering of souls, but nothing like a sudden “rapture” event as described in certain Christian traditions.

Summary

• Judaism: No concept of rapture.
• Christianity: The word itself is absent, but some interpret passages (esp. Paul’s letters) as describing an event later labeled “rapture.”
• Islam: No mention of rapture; instead, detailed teachings on resurrection and final judgment.