The Rapture (first proposed by the preacher John Nelson Darby in the mid-19th century) is believed by some Christians to be an imminent holy event that will take place sometime in the near future. Jesus will come in the air, gather up the Church from the earth, and then return to Heaven with the Church.<ref>1 Thessalonians 4:13-18</ref>
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The Rapture (first proposed by the British preacher John Nelson Darby in the mid-19th century) is believed by some Christians to be an imminent holy event that will take place sometime in the near future. Jesus will come in the air, gather up the Church from the earth, and then return to Heaven with the Church.<ref>1 Thessalonians 4:13-18</ref>
Some evangelical commentators suggest that the following events need to occur for the Rapture to take place:
Some evangelical commentators suggest that the following events need to occur for the Rapture to take place: