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Within Protestant theology, the '''Rapture''' is an event involving believers of Jesus Christ that will take place in the [[Last Days]]. Outside of theological contexts, ''rapture'' is also a noun meaning ''"a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion"''.

'''The Rapture''' (from the Greek word έκσταση, ekstasi) is an event expected to take place in the [[Last Days]] as was first explained by a mid-19th century preacher, John Nelson Darby. John Nelson Darby interpreted 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 in the New Testament of the Bible as the occasion on which future believers in Jesus Christ will be suddenly taken away prior to the events of the war of Armageddon and the ushering in of the Millennial Kingdom.

==Meaning of the term==

==Meaning of the term==

===Conditions that Could Precede the Rapture===

===Conditions that Could Precede the Rapture===

Some Evangelical commentators{{fact}} suggest that the following events need to occur prior to the Rapture taking place:

Some Evangelical commentators suggest that the following events need to occur prior to the Rapture taking place:

* Lawless conditions in the world, as in the days of Noah (Matthew 24:36-41)

* Lawless conditions in the world, as in the days of Noah (Matthew 24:36-41)

* The rise of a powerful government in Europe with its origins in the Roman Empire (Daniel 9, Revelation 13)

* The rise of a powerful government in Europe with its origins in the Roman Empire (Daniel 9, Revelation 13)