Why did the world have to wait until the year 1830 to ever hear of the idea of the “secret rapture?”
How come Jesus didn’t return before the Chinese believers suffered persecution?
Could so many “Left Behind” books be wrong?
If these questions are enough to get you started, then you are ready to start re-examining the secret rapture theory for yourself. It may change the way you choose to live your life.
I’ve enclosed some links to get you started:
http://www.thewordsofeternallife.com/manuel_lacunza.html
http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/will-a-secret-rapture-occur-just-before-jesus-returns.html
Taking the above articles into consideration, esp. concerning Lacunza, I really recommend prayerfully reading Duncan McDougall’s “Rapture of the Saints.” He certainly offers enough evidence to make you doubt this beloved doctrine for good:
http://www.sheldonemrylibrary.com/RaptureOfTheSaints.pdf
On another note, while I don’t necessarily agree with Tim McHyde‘s articles on the rapture, I do find that his take on other prophetic subjects such as the return of Yeshua (Jesus) to be quite helpful in finding the way to truth.
Now, if you’re going to start doing some Bible doctrine research into the End Times, it’s crucial for you to own a decent New Testament. My study in the New Testament has improved a hundredfold since getting this Bible. I like it so much I became a distributor. Pick up your copy at my site, JTOD.org:
And while you’re at it, some copies of my praise music CD’s can always be a help as well:
Yerubilee CD’s Direct from Israel
CD’s may be combined with Bible orders here:
http://www.JTOD.org/AENT.cfm
“But concerning the times and seasons, my Brothers, you need not that I write unto you: for you know assuredly, that the day of our Master (Y’shua) so comes as a thief by night…. But you, my Brothers, are not in darkness; that day should not overtake you as a thief. For you are all children of the light and children of the day; and are not children of the night and children of darkness.” (1 Thess 5:1-2,4-5 AENT)
Thanks, and many blessings to you in the name of Yeshua our Messiah.
For those interested in a study Bible, we do carry the AENT over at JTOD.org.
