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John Shepard
April 8, 2002
Problems with the Rapture
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The rapture of the church is a doctrine that is an integral part of premillennialism. There are several varieties of the rapture but they all have problems. This page describes some of these problems in summary form.
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Summary
The problems with the rapture fall into the following general categories:
- The Bible doesn't really support the rapture in its clearest sense.
- The rapture is a part of premillennialism which also has problems. Read problems with premillennialism
- See the individual rapture scenarios for problems specific to each variety of the rapture.
Problems with Rapture scenarios:
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mid-tribulation |
post-tribulation
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Problems with the Rapture
All rapture scenarios are within the premillennial end-time scenario.
- The rapture only makes sense in the context of premillennialism. There are problems with the premillennial scenario which invalidate all rapture scenarios.
- The Biblical passages that are presented as evidence for the rapture are better interpreted as referring to the general resurrection immediately before the white throne judgment.
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