I am always amused at the way people, normally scholars who would never tolerate absolute, ultimatum-like statements on any subject be made without dispute, react to the periodic rapture craze. We biblical scholars especially tend
Think of it as a bit of a cross between German Spotlight and Capture the Flag, but that doubles as an opportunity to talk about how Christians are persecuted and how the early christians had to keep the church hidden in order not to get caught.
“The grace of redemption can come upon us all at once like a crashing wave. It can reveal itself over a season of life similar to how the autumn leaves move from green to vivid orange, red, and yellow. It can even be relentless in how it floods our souls over and over again.”
Does Matthew 24 and 1 Thessalonians 4 teach the Rapture? Last week Ben Witherington shared on the origins of rapture theology. This week, watch him explain the Bible background and historical imagery behind two popular proof texts for rapture theology.
