Pre-Trib Rapture Essay

Mid-tribulation believers hold a belief that the church will still be on Earth the first three and one half years of the tribulation. They believe that the first half of the tribulation they will go through, as well as the second half (the worst half), will send them to heaven to join God's army.

Charles Ryrie holds a Th.D. from Dallas Theological Seminary and a PH.D from the University of Edinburgh. Hence, he is quite knowledgeable about theology and the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Ryrie’s book is comprised of twenty-two chapters. He includes a section in the book that provides other helpful books the reader might find invaluable to read on the subject of the Holy Spirit. At the end of the book there are two indexes – an index of subjects and an index of select scripture passages.

     In Langston Hughes’ essay “Salvation,” Langston talks about the first time he is going to be saved from sin. Langston is a young boy around the age of thirteen. He is going to church to see Jesus for the first time. In which case, he truly experiences religion for the first time in his life. Throughout this essay Langston uses many narrative techniques such as, imagery, metaphors, and irony to explain his interpretation of that one night when he did not see Jesus.

A big part of the end of the world in the Christian faith is something called the rapture. The rapture is when Jesus returns to take all those who believe in Him up to heaven and away from the earth. Those left on the earth are the people that rejected God and/or are part of different religions. When the rapture occurs, the Holy Spirit, God’s believed spirit that resides on the earth, will leave the earth and there will be nothing holding back evil. The time at which the rapture will occur is a subject of conflict among the Christian churches. The first and most popular theory is the “Pre-Tribulation” theory; the people in this group believe the rapture to occur right before the Tribulation. In this theory the rapture itself is sort of the “starting pistol” for the Tribulation. Next is the “Mid-Tribulation” theory, these people believe that Christians will have to suffer three-and-a-half years or halfway through the Tribulation. They believe that Christians are exempt from the wrath of God but are not exempt from the sufferings of the Tribulation. Similar is the “Post-Tribulation” theory; in this belief Christians are not raptured until the end of the Tribulation for much the same reasons as the “Mid-Trib” theory. Some also believe that even though Christians’ sins have been atoned for they still have to be punished with suffering in the Tribulation. The last and least commonly heard of theory is the “Pre-Wrath” theory. This group

The question as to what it means to be human is often thought of as being the foundational question for almost all religions. Indeed, it can be argued that the religious impulse itself is first and foremost an impulse to understand the nature the meaning of life, and therefore of what it means to be human. Despite the importance of this question, the Bible provides relatively few answers, other than the idea that to be human is to be in some way close to God and to have been created by Him. This closeness and the nature of having been created has a variety of consequences which this paper will explore. These consequences that can be seen to be intensely positive but which also come with a heavy price and with a strict legality. Finally, they may also be shown to be entirely arbitrary and to position their unfathomable nature on the fact of having the 'created ' nature of a person.

To articulate my theological view of scripture, I will address Scripture as broken yet beautiful, then express how I read and interpret sacred texts, given the need to understand the author’s intent, the historical context, and a Christocentric hermeneutic. This will be followed by the aim of reading scripture, which is not simply for orthodox doctrine, but for right living. Although Scripture is primary, it is not the only way God speaks to humanity, thus I will address the Spirit, tradition, creation, and experience as other sources of insight. Despite this integrated approach to scripture and theology, it is not foolproof or necessarily correct. Therefore, I will end this section with a discussion of knowledge and how we understand truth, grounded in the epistemological paradigm of practical

Donald Trump's campaign was met with jokes and jeers. Political pundits dismissed him as a fringe candidate, not in it to win it, and too volatile to sustain momentum. The wide consensus was that the minute he opened his mouth, he would offend and the campaign would be over. They were half right. Trump called

On July 21, 2016, at the Republican National Conventions, one of the longest acceptance speeches was given by Donald Trump (USA Today). Clocking in at about an hour and fifteen minutes, Donald Trump’s speech made the crowd chant almost constantly with different facts he threw out, even if the facts weren’t one hundred percent truthful. No matter who he may have appealed to the using logos and ethos, his credibility and honesty were not the finest, destroying the effectiveness.

In his first book rapture practice, which is a memoir, he recalled events in his life as a teen living in an evangelical household. According to the book, the rapture is when Jesus Christ will appear and people who have been born again will go and meet him. According to the Aaron Hartzler website, rapture practice was a part of “the best book of 2013 and

This anthropocentric Christology and doctrine of salvation are inseparably connected to the loss of the cosmic pneumatology found in Scripture and the patristic

As the once Primary opponent and current Texas Senator Ted Cruz walked onto the Republican National Convention stage, millions of Americans watched feverishly as the belligerent politician began to defy all expectations. After a formal and archetypal address from the establishment legislator, Ted Cruz began to astound millions as he scornfully rejected the opportunity to endorse the Republican Presidential Nominee. The multitudes of Trump delegates in the convention hall began to heckle the speaker as Cruz stated, “Vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedoms.” Despite the unprecedented act of delivering a convention speech with a message of opposition towards their nominee, Cruz’s actions

The Catholic Church, even though they do not speak of the Rapture (McBride & Praem, 65) believes that we will be with God someday. They are not sure though how this will happen (McBride & Praem, 58). The second question a millenarian would ask is “What about the years of tribulation?” A millenarian says that there will be seven years of tribulation. They base this claim on the happenings in the book of Revelations. In the Book of Revelations the number seven is used several times like, the seven seals, the seven trumpets, and so on. Nevertheless, millenarians are not sure when all of this will happen. The Catholic Church believes though that the tribulations will come along with the Second Coming. The third question is “What, exactly, is meant by millennium?” In the American Heritage Dictionary, millennium is defined as “ In the NT, a thousand-year period in which Jesus is to reign on Earth.” (American Heritage Dictionary, 529). This same definition is found in The Book of Revelations 20:1-6 (McBride & Praem, 61). Millenarians believe that after the seven years of tribulations and the Battle of Armageddon, comes the millennium as described in Revelations, will come. The final question is “ When can we expect the Second Coming?” Millenarians believe that the Second Coming is the last criteria for the end of the world. Not only

How will the world end? It has been asked by many different civilizations over the eons and has almost as many possible endings. Since mankind first started to record history there have been tales of creation and the end of the world. According to John Black in The Story of Ragnarok and the Armageddon, “it (the end days) is the ‘Judgment Day’ described in the Book of Revelations; in Judaism, it is the Achart hayamin; in Aztec mythology, it is the Legend of the Five Suns; and in Hindu mythology, it is the Story of Avatars and the Man on the House”. (Black)

The word "rapture" derived from Paul's "caught up" remark in verse 17. The words "caught up" are translated from the Greek word harpazo, which means "to carry off," "snatch up," or "grasp hastily." The translation from harpazo to "rapture" involved two steps: first, harpazo became the Latin word raptus; second, raptus became the English word "rapture" (Rapture. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.). On the subject of the timing of these events, in my study and research I found many scriptures that give us a clearer understanding as to when these things shall take place. However, no man, not the angels, or even the Son of man knows the time that God will send Christ to receive the Church.

In 1998, Touchstone Pictures released Armaggedon, the most recent in a premillenial barrage of films focused on the end of the world. The film included a trendy Hollywood cast, headlined by Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Ben Affleck, and was directed by Michael Bay, whose previous film credits included the 1996 top ten hit, The Rock. Although Armageddon received nods from the Academy of Motion Pictures for Best Effects (Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects), Best Music (Song), and Best Sound, film critics were not so enthusiastic. On average, Armageddon received 1½ to two stars. The American public, on the other hand, made Armageddon the second most profitable film of 1998, exceeding its "sister" film, Deep