One of the most controversial topics in the Bible community is the timing of the rapture of the church. But it needn’t be. We have numerous articles on the scriptural support for the pre-tribulation Rapture. The rapture of the church is the secret disappearance of millions of Christians who have placed their faith in the completed work of Jesus Christ on the Cross. Jesus will save the church from the wrath of God that is poured out during the coming Tribulation period. In the twinkling of an eye, we shall all vanish and be in Heaven with Jesus Christ forever.
No Time for Snoozing By Jonathan C. Brentner Caleb could scarcely believe his eyes; the Egyptian army was advancing slowly but surely toward the city. From his vantage point high on the wall, he identified the nation’s flag in the distant horizon just as the sun rose in the sky. They would surely attack quite […]
Looking for the Blessed Hope By John McTernan John 14:2 “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; […]
Earth, Just Before the Rapture By Bill Perkins One of the more remarkable Scriptures in the Bible is the statement in both Matthew and Luke that the coming of the Lord will be just like in the “days of Noah” before God flooded the earth. “For the coming of the Son of Man will be […]
Is It The Rapture or the Second Coming? By Ron and Nathele Graham There are very few subjects that are more controversial than the Rapture. Many say it will occur prior to Daniel’s 70th week, some believe it will happen halfway through that week, some think it will happen at the end of the week, […]
What the Ancient Church Fathers Believed By Matt Ward “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). I have recently read a significant amount of material about […]
Rapture Mania By Jack Kelley For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. (2 Timothy 4:3) As a management consultant I was often asked […]
Pre- or Post-Trib Rapture? By Dave Hunt The Rapture of the church involves all believers being caught up to heaven-those just resurrected, together with those alive at the time (1 Thes 4:13-18). If it occurs at the beginning of the tribulation period, then clearly Christ’s Second Coming at the end of the Tribulation to rescue […]
Why I Believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture 11 reasons why Jesus will come back before the Tribulation By Nathan Jones Frequently I am asked to explain or defend the end-time view of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church. For that topic, lots of Bible verses, readings and references rattle around in my skull. I can […]
Imminency And The Any-Moment Rapture By Dr. Thomas Ice We believe that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ could come in the clouds at any-moment and take His church to be with Him to His Father’s house (John 14:1-3). What a great hope, that while you are reading this article, our Lord could return and […]
Departure By Daymond Duck 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 begins with Paul, Silas and Timothy pleading with the bretheren (Christians) at Thessalonica to pay attention to what they were going to say about the Second Coming of Jesus and the gathering together (Rapture) of the church (verse 1). They thought they needed to address these two […]