The Rapture in the Old Testament By Jim Tetlow Perhaps some of the strongest arguments in favor of a Pre-Tribulation or Pre-Seventieth Week of Daniel Rapture are found in the Old Testament. In the Old Testament we see "a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very…
A Sign For The Rapture? By Grant Phillips Most people have an idea of the coming Biblical judgment on earth, although their skepticism may override their thinking on the matter. It is portrayed on the evening news and in the Hollywood movies. Armageddon, for example, is a term used often…
5 Reasons Satan Hates the Rapture By Jonathan C. Brentner Satan hates the pretribulation Rapture and throughout the history of the church has sought to either bury the doctrine under layers of false teachings, discredit it, or mock it. If ever there was a time in which this rings true,…
Christ and Antichrist By Dave Hunt Anti is a Greek prefix which not only means "opposed to" but "in the place of." Antichrist will indeed oppose Christ, but in the most diabolically clever way possible: by pretending to be Christ. For the world to follow and worship him, a false…
Satan Loves A False Alarm By Joseph Chambers Harold Camping and his false prophecy has caused Lucifer to dance with glee. This kind of fancy error is clearly Satan's design to make fun of the Rapture. The Post-Millenniumist, Amillenniumist and the Mid- Tribulation and Post- Tribulation crowd are laughing at…
Should We Still Be Watching? By Jonathan C. Brentner Most people disdain the whole idea; many Christians regard it as an out of date belief. “Who really believes this anyway?” some ask. "Why should I put my hope in something that no one believed until the nineteenth century? Why would…
Rapture References, Part 3...Conclusion By Jack Kelley This is the final installment of our three part series on rapture references in the Bible. We concluded part two with Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians. Written about 20 years after the cross, they were the first definitive teaching on the rapture given…
Rapture References - Part 2 By Jack Kelley In part one of this series we explored some of the clearest hints from the Old Testament that the Lord has always intended to rapture the Church before the End Times judgments begin. This time we’ll continue with a two part survey…
Rapture References - Part 1 By Jack Kelley Recently I was challenged to make a list of all the passages in the Bible that hint of a pre-trib rapture. As you may know I believe Paul was the first person on Earth to present a clear pre-trib teaching, about 20…
The Rapture, What’s to Fear? Part 4: The Comfort By Jonathan C. Brentner Do you know that Satan attacked the doctrine of the rapture almost as soon as the ink was dry on Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians? In 1 Thessalonians 4 and 5, the apostle wrote about the…