One of the more common criticisms leveled against those who hold to a pretribulational rapture is what has been called the charge of “Darbyism.” This is the claim that the system of dispensational pre-tribulationalism was invented by John Nelson Darby in the 1830s. With this article written by Francis X. Gumerlock (“The Rapture in an […]
In our last post, we looked at the nation of Israel and how the fact that it still exists as an entity that is distinct from the Church supports a belief in the rapture. With this weeks post, we are still dealing with the topic of Israel. Specifically, in the manner in which the Tribulation […]
The study of prophecy today has become an area of much debate among theologians. Some theologians and pastors (like Mark Driscoll), take the view that prophecy and the study of things to come is not an area that should be emphasized or overly focused on while the church is gathered together. Then there are popular […]
[Note: You might be thinking this topic is a little out of time, and you would be right. I wrote this response a few years ago and posted it on my Goodreads account. I recently remembered that I never shared it here, so I’m getting around to it now while getting my research ready for […]
Some Views on How the Rapture Relates to the Tribulation Non-Primary Views Over the years there have been several views on the Rapture that have formed. Some people understand it to be before the Tribulation (Pretribulational), others throughout the Tribulation (Partial Rapture), some at the middle of the Tribulation (Midtribulational) and still others at the […]
SOME ITEMS THAT RELATE TO THE RAPTURE It is plainly evident from the scriptures that a rapture event is going to take place. The majority of Biblical scholars will agree on this. The only question left to ask is, when does the rapture take place? It is in this area of study that the debate […]
INTRODUCTION In the introduction to his book Maranatha Our Lord Come! Renald Showers gives a list of all the different raptures in the Bible. Four have already taken place, and two are predicted to happen in the future. The raptures that have occurred in the past are: when Enoch and Elijah are taken from earth […]
Fields of Thought 