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# caught up, caught up with #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "caught up" often refers to God taking a person up to heaven in a sudden, miraculous way.
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* The phrase "caught up with" refers to coming up to someone after hurrying to reach him. A term with a similar meaning is "overtake."
* The apostle Paul talked about being "caught up" to the third heaven. This could also be translated as "taken up."
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* Paul said that when Christ comes back, Christians will be "caught up" together to meet him in the air.
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* The figurative expression, "my sins have caught up with me" could be translated as, "I am receiving the consequences of my sin" or "because of my sin I am suffering" or "my sin is causing me trouble."
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(see: [[../kt/miracle.md]], [[../other/overtake.md]], [[../kt/suffer.md]], [[../other/trouble.md]])
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## Bible References: ##
* [2 Corinthians 12:1-2 ](en/tn/2co/help/12/01 )
* [Acts 08:39-40 ](en/tn/act/help/08/39 )
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