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2-9 What the 5th Epochal Revelation say about the rapture mentioned in the bibles?

According to The Urantia Book (the 5th Epochal Revelation), there is no teaching or endorsement of the "rapture" as commonly understood in many Christian traditions—specifically, a pretribulation or mid-tribulation event where living believers are suddenly "caught up" (from 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17) to meet the Lord in the air, escaping tribulation or the end times, often linked to dispensational premillennialism.

The revelation does not mention "the rapture" by that term, nor does it describe any future mass simultaneous ascension of living faithful mortals directly to heaven or another realm without experiencing natural death or planetary progress. Instead, it reinterprets or contextualizes related biblical concepts (like resurrection, translation, second coming, and end-of-age events) in a broader cosmic framework emphasizing progressive evolution, individual ascension after death, and dispensational resurrections/resurrections tied to epochal transitions.

However this procedure mentioned in the revelation in Paper 51 pertaining to the technique used by the order of Melchizedek and the Life Carriers in the event where an entire planet had to be evacuated if some cosmic danger existed that would cause life to cease to exist on the planet may have been perceived by a prophet in the past and described as a rapture event . 

51:2.3 While there is this dematerializing technique for preparing the Adams for transit from Jerusem to the evolutionary worlds, there is no equivalent method for taking them away from such worlds unless the entire planet is to be emptied, in which event emergency installation of the dematerialization technique is made for the entire salvable population. If some physical catastrophe should doom the planetary residence of an evolving race, the Melchizedeks and the Life Carriers would install the technique of dematerialization for all survivors, and by seraphic transport these beings would be carried away to the new world prepared for their continuing existence. The evolution of a human race, once initiated on a world of space, must proceed quite independently of the physical survival of that planet, but during the evolutionary ages it is not otherwise intended that a Planetary Adam or Eve shall leave their chosen world.

Key Teachings from The Urantia Book on Related Topics

• No "end times" apocalypse or world-ending rapture — The book explicitly avoids apocalyptic warnings of imminent world destruction or a singular "end of the world" event involving rapture. It states that Urantia (Earth) will continue evolving through ages toward light and life, with no indication of a near-term cataclysmic end or mass removal of believers (e.g., Paper 176 discusses the "ripening of an age" but focuses on spiritual readiness, not escape).
• Dispensational resurrections and "translations" — The closest concept to a "rapture-like" event is the dispensational adjudication/resurrection, where at the close of major planetary epochs (e.g., Adamic default, bestowal dispensations), both sleeping survivors (those who died) and certain living qualified ascenders are repersonalized or "translated" to the mansion worlds. Examples:
  • At Adam's arrival: "Many other loyal souls had already been translated at the time of Adam’s arrival, which was attended by a dispensational adjudication of both the sleeping survivors and of the living qualified ascenders" (Paper 76:6.2).
  • In advanced ages of light and life: Exceptional individuals may experience a "life flash" translation, where the body is consumed instantaneously, delivering them from material flesh directly to morontia progress—functionally like Enoch's biblical translation (Paper 55:2.4: "the 'life flash' which delivers the ascension candidate from the bonds of material flesh").
    These are rare, epoch-specific, and tied to planetary administration—not a general rapture for all believers at Christ's return.
• The second coming of Christ Michael (Jesus) — Jesus promises to return to Urantia someday (Paper 176:2), but the timing is unknown (only Paradise councils know), and it is not linked to a rapture event. His return will adjudge the age when the gospel has spread worldwide and the "fullness of the age" arrives (Paper 176:2.5). Followers are urged to discern "signs of the times" and ripen spiritually, but not to expect sudden removal. The book critiques early Christians for linking his return to material kingdom establishment or end-of-world catastrophe (Paper 176:2.3–2.4; Paper 170).
• Individual ascension vs. mass rapture — Ascension is personal and post-death (via natural death or rare translation), progressing through mansion worlds toward Paradise. No mass event removes living believers en masse to avoid planetary challenges. Even planetary catastrophes would involve seraphic transport to a new world if needed, preserving the race—not a selective rapture (e.g., if Urantia became uninhabitable).

In essence, The Urantia Book demythologizes dramatic apocalyptic rapture interpretations, viewing them as misunderstandings or later distortions of Jesus' teachings about spiritual kingdom growth, personal faith, and progressive revelation. It emphasizes living faithfully now, spiritual preparation for individual survival beyond death, and trust in ongoing divine administration—rather than awaiting a sudden escape. For primary references, see Paper 176 ("Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet," on the second coming), Paper 76 (Garden of Eden era dispensations), and Paper 55 (light and life translations) on urantia.org and spiritualfamily.net or urantiabook.org.