Every Christian Should Believe in the Rapture
Establishing the event before debating its timing: resurrection, transformation, and the whole body gathered to Christ.
PreTrib PilgrimSeries 01 · 12 articles
The Rapture: A Cumulative Biblical Case
A ten-part cumulative biblical case
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The event, its timing, the strongest objections, and the positive case for a pretribulation gathering of the Church.
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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.
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.
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.
Is the Church Appointed to the Tribulation's Wrath?
The distinction between Christian persecution and divine judgement, tested against the apostolic promises of deliverance.
If Antichrist Must Come First, Is Christ's Coming Imminent?
The necessary-sign objection to imminency, examined through apostolic expectancy and 2 Thessalonians 2.
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.
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.
Did Darby Invent the Pretribulation Rapture?
Ancient rapture elements, debated early witnesses, and the clear pre-Darby interval proposed by Morgan Edwards.
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.
When Do Persecuted Christians Receive Rest?
Michael Brown’s appeal to 2 Thessalonians 1 tested against Paul’s promise of rest, righteous recompense, and the public vindication of persecuted saints.
Is the Pretribulation Rapture Without Biblical Basis?
Hank Hanegraaff’s case against pretribulationism tested through John 5, Daniel’s final week, Matthew 24, Revelation, and the future temple.
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.
Secret Rapture—or Biblical Distinction?
The ‘secret rapture’ objection tested against what Scripture actually says about Christ receiving His Church and later returning with His saints.