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Series 01 · 10 articles

The Rapture: A Cumulative Biblical Case

A ten-part cumulative biblical case

10 of 10 published

The complete reading path

Follow the argument in order.

The event, its timing, the strongest objections, and the positive case for a pretribulation gathering of the Church.

01

Every Christian Should Believe in the Rapture

Establishing the event before debating its timing: resurrection, transformation, and the whole body gathered to Christ.

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02

Does 'Meet the Lord in the Air' Mean an Immediate Return to Earth?

The apantēsis escort argument considered alongside John 14, Colossians 3, and Revelation 19.

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03

Daniel's Seventieth Week and the New Testament Tribulation

Daniel’s final seven traced through Christ’s Olivet discourse, Paul’s lawless ruler, and Revelation.

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04

Does Matthew 24 Place the Rapture after the Tribulation?

The gathering of the elect, one taken and one left, AD 70, and Paul’s revealed mystery examined in context.

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05

Is the Church Appointed to the Tribulation's Wrath?

The distinction between Christian persecution and divine judgement, tested against the apostolic promises of deliverance.

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06

If Antichrist Must Come First, Is Christ's Coming Imminent?

The necessary-sign objection to imminency, examined through apostolic expectancy and 2 Thessalonians 2.

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07

Where Is the Church during Revelation's Judgements?

The churches, earth-dwellers, Tribulation saints, and the prepared Bride within Revelation's movement from earth to heaven.

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08

Four Difficult Texts for Pretribulationism

Four major objections to pretribulationism examined through the man of sin, the last trumpet, the first resurrection, and the last day.

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09

Did Darby Invent the Pretribulation Rapture?

Ancient rapture elements, debated early witnesses, and the clear pre-Darby interval proposed by Morgan Edwards.

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10

Why the Cumulative Case Points to a Pretribulation Rapture

The complete positive case brought together through Christ's distinct movements, Daniel's unfinished programme, promised deliverance, expectancy, and the necessary interval.

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Companion study

Focused investigations alongside the main case.

Who Are the Elect of Matthew 24?

A clue-by-clue investigation of the elect gathered after the Tribulation within Matthew's Israel-centred prophetic setting.

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