The 'Rapture'. Why Do Some Christians Believe In It?

Or as I like to jokingly call it, 'The Rap Show'. I once saw a Nicholas Cage film about it (see image), and it was comical even though it wasn't a comedy. I just can't take this idea at all seriously.

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The reality is that the Rapture is now only believed in by what is called the Protestant Lunatic Fringe.

As well, basically consumer driven. There is a great deal of money to be made in the stream of books devoted to imaginative stories on the subject.

NoGamesTolerated · F

It is most Biblical!

1490wayb · 56-60, M

im pretty sure this event is described in 1 thessolonians of the bible

FormerAtheist · 26-30

@1490wayb This is an interesting article.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thepangeablog/2014/06/04/why-the-rapture-isnt-biblical/

Adstar · 56-60, M

Have you read the Bible Bella98 ?

Also i would like to point out that the popular depiction of the rapture is a certain type called Pre-tribulation rapture doctrine..

I do not believe in the pre-tribulation rapture but there is enough confirming scripture to support the belief in a post tribulation rapture.. If you are interested i can post to you the scriptures that support the Rapture and scriptures that point to it's timing..

Mandimcgee · 18-21, F

I don't believe in any of it people really think there a guy in the clouds seeing everything we do and creating everything? If so he sucks at his job

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LordShadowfire · M

@FormerAtheist I've met enough Biblical literalists (particularly in this country) to understand why atheists would get that impression.

FormerAtheist · 26-30

@LordShadowfire Let me guess; they also believe the King James Version is the only legitimate version, and that all the others are somehow tainted, or too "politically correct".
I don't know which country you're referring to when you say "this country", but it clearly isn't [b]my[/b] country. If I had to guess, I'd say that it was the U.S. I've heard a lot about the fundamentalists who seem to give Christianity a bad reputation over there.

LordShadowfire · M

@FormerAtheist You guessed correctly on all counts.

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FormerAtheist · 26-30

@jshm2 "...laugh at you..." - I'm not American though, so I guess that's one other reason why I don't believe in it. But you're right, I don't know any other Christians apart from Americans who believe it.

robb65 · 56-60, M

@jshm2 Cotton Mather died in 1728, pretty sure he wasn't drowning anyone in the 1800's. No idea why you thought he had anything to do with the Rapture either.

FormerAtheist · 26-30

This writer explains better than I could why the concept isn't at all biblical.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/thepangeablog/2014/06/04/why-the-rapture-isnt-biblical/

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@FormerAtheist Some people simply love to believe in Jewish fairytales, regardless of what they are.

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