The Rapture section features articles and commentaries explaining this secret event and disappearance of Christians who are caught up to Jesus in the air.
Luke 17, The Lord’s Other End Times Prophecy A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Our Lord gave us a pretty thorough overview of the End Times as they relate to Israel. It’s often called the Olivet Discourse because He was speaking to four of His disciples on the Mt. Of…
Jesus Is Coming And Most Don’t Have A Clue By Grant Phillips As the world unravels and judgment day edges closer and closer, I am reminded of the world as it was prior to the Flood of Noah’s day. “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in…
Christians: It is ALL for God’s Glory – We MUST Remember This By Geri Ungurean Recently, I watched Amir Tsarfati and Pastor JD Farag during a question and answer on Facebook live. Something that Amir said really stayed with me. I have pondered this since I heard it. Someone asked why…
Rapture Theory and Myths By Thomas Ice Hardly a week goes by that I don't receive material opposing the pre-trib rapture which is filled with all kinds of error, both Scriptural and historical. For example, I ran across an article entitled "Origin of the Secret Rapture Theory." The first sentence…
Examining an Ancient Pre-Trib Rapture Statement By Thomas Ice All the saints and elect of God are gathered together before the tribulation, which is to come, and are taken to the Lord, in order that they may not see at any time the confusion which overwhelms the world because of…
Literal Interpretation of Bible Prophecy: Help or Hinderance? By Thomas Ice About the time of the End, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation in the midst of much clamor and opposition. -Sir Isaac Newton…
The Fourth Rapture Foundation: Israel / Church Distinction By Thomas Ice The fourth biblical foundation upon which the pre-trib rapture is built is the fact that God has two peoples-Israel and the church. What do we mean by this distinction and how does it impact pretribulationism? The Distinction Between Israel…
The Third Rapture Foundation: Futurism By Thomas Ice The third biblical foundation for a systematic understanding of the pretribulation rapture is futurism. An important, but seemingly little-recognized aspect of proper interpretation of Bible prophecy is the role of timing. When will a prophecy be fulfilled in history? There are four…
The Second Rapture Foundation: Premillennialism By Thomas Ice The second foundation stone supporting the pretribulational rapture of the church is the biblical doctrine known as premillennialism. Premillennialism teaches that the second advent will occur before Christ's thousand-year reign from Jerusalem upon earth. In the early church, premillennialism was called chiliasm,…
The First Rapture Foundation: Consistent Literal Interpretation By Thomas Ice Consistent literal interpretation is essential to properly understanding what God is saying in the Bible. Yet some believe that consistent literal interpretation is either impossible or impractical. One critic believes it to be a "presumption" that "is unreasonable" and "an…