3 Evidences for a Pre-Trib Rapture By Nathan Jones What evidences are there that the Rapture will happen before the Tribulation? Nathan Jones: First Thessalonians 4:17 talks about Christians being “caught up” or “snatched up.” It’s where we find the word “Rapture” in the Bible, from the Latin rapio meaning…
Pre-Trib Rapture Arguments By Daymond Duck I have been away from my computer for a few days to speak at a conference, so here is a revised and updated version of an article that I wrote several years ago. It is a list of 45 reasons why I believe the…
Children and Rapture Revisited By Terry James My blog article posted last week on my personal blog, Terry James Prophecy Line, and on Rapture Ready — “A Millstone Milestone” — revolved around evil treatment of children. It examined Jesus’ words about punishment for those who “offend” little children. That passage…
The Last Trumpet of God By Randy Nettles There are two types of wind instruments or air horns mentioned in the Bible that the Hebrews used for religious ceremonies and as a signal for the congregation to assemble, or as a call to battle. One is the trumpet and is…
The Departure of 2 Thessalonians 2:3 By Jonathan C. Brentner I realize that one look at the title may cause you to hit the snooze button. Why examine the translation of one word? We do so because it has the potential to greatly strengthen our belief that the church will…
Prophetic Perspectives: Rapture Under Attack! By Nathan Jones Nathan Jones: There used to be a time when most people who went to church believed in the Rapture of the Church. But, sadly, no longer. Why is that the case today? To answer this difficult question, I turned to Jan Markell…
No One Can Cancel Our “Blessed Hope” By Jonathan C. Brentner The distortion of biblical prophecy through allegory lies behind much of the doctrinal error that we see in the church today. If one can interpret prophetic passages of Scripture by applying a meaning foreign to the text, what is…
Will Our Pets Be Raptured With Us? By Bill Perkins "A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal." - Prov. 12:10 Most Believers have, or have had, pets. They often become dearly beloved parts of our families. We can relate to them because they experience pain, suffering,…
Questions that Confirm the Pretribulation Rapture - Part 2 By Jonathan C. Brentner The purpose of this two-part series on the pretribulation Rapture is to reassure fellow believers that the New Testament indeed places the Lord’s appearing for us before the start of the seven-year tribulation. We live in a…
Questions that Confirm the Pretribulation Rapture - Part 1 By Jonathan C. Brentner You may wonder why I am again writing in defense of the pretribulation Rapture, the belief that Jesus will come for His church before the start of the seven-year tribulation. I am doing so because we live…