The Not So Secret Church Rapture

I am no stranger to the Pre-trib teaching. But one thing I know and it never goes by me when I read it,
for it is very plain and understandable. This passage is addressed to the saints going through persecution.

"Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the
day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a
falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition." -2 Thess. 2:1-3

Right there tells me that before the Lord Jesus returns that something will take place. First, there will be a
falling away and then the man of sin revealed, the son of perdition.
No tap dance with thousands of explanations is going to explain that verse away.

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Dave MacPherson

On this page is a collection of articles by Dave Macpherson, the author of "The Rapture Plot", "The Incredible Cover Up", "The Great Rapture Hoax", "Unbelievable Pre-Trib Origin" and "Late Great Pre-Trib Rapture." Dave's articles reveal the history of the pre-tribulation rapture doctrine and what its proponents are saying about it today.

"In spite of the tremendous amount of evidence coming forth regarding Ribera, Lacunza, Macdonald, Irving,
Kelly and Darby, not to mention the Pretribbers being presented excellent Scriptural evidence there is no Pretrib rapture,
the vast majority of Pretribulationists refuse to turn from their error. In fact, it seems any debate only hardens their heart all the more."

 

The Last Trumpet

In the last several decades, there has been a considerable trend away from pre-tribulationism. I believe this trend is mostly due to individual Christians studying the Scriptures on their own and coming to the conclusion that the pre-trib view is simply not biblical. Another reason is the historical argument that post-tribbers have been increasingly advancing, that the post-trib view was exclusively the view of the early Church. Also, pre-tribulationism's recent roots have been exposed by the research of men like George Ladd, Robert Gundry, and especially Dave MacPherson.

The pre-trib establishment is taking this thinning out of their ranks very seriously. The Pre-trib Research Center, founded by Tim LaHaye, and currently headed by Thomas Ice, is dedicated to countering this trend and dealing with the powerful historical evidence that post-tribbers have put forward. Pre-tribbers are also responding with a blitz of propaganda in the form of fictional novels and prophecy films, like LaHaye's "Left Behind" series, in order to shore up their base. But, despite this effort, there is a steady exodus of Christians from the pre-trib camp.

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