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==Controversy Surrounding Rapture==

==Controversy Surrounding Rapture==

The Rapture is a controversial topic primarily due to disagreements over when it will occur in relationship to other end time events such as before, during, near the end (pre-wrath) or after the seven year tribulation period.  (The seven year tribulation was first specified in the Bible in Daniel 9:24-27 as the last week or final seven-year period of Jewish time.)  There are also disagreements as to whether all members of the church or some members will be resurrected in the rapture.  A related controversial topic is dispensationalism which is typically promoted by those who believe the rapture will occur prior to the seven year tribulation.  Briefly, dispensationalism holds that God deals with people differently during different time periods or ages on the Earth.  Those who promote a pre-tribulation rapture insist that there must be a clean break between the Church age and the final seven years of Jewish time which they believe to be in the future.  This difference explains why those who do not believe in dispensations believe the last trumpet of 1 Corinthians 15:52 is in reference to the last trumpet in Revelation 11:15 while those who believe in dispensations and the pre-tribulation rapture interpret this verse to be the last trumpet or gathering together of the church which is found in Revelation 4:1, where John is speaking of himself being caught up.

The Rapture is a controversial topic primarily due to disagreements over when it will occur in relationship to other end time events.

 

*The Pre-Tribulation Rapture: This view holds that the Rapture will take place '''before''' the Tribulation period begins.  (The Tribulation is commonly mentioned as the 70th Week from Daniel 9:24-27.)  There are minor differences as to whether those remaining on Earth (excluding the 144,000 Jewish believers mentioned in Revelation) have an opportunity to become Christians (but will have to endure the events to come; the ''[[Left Behind]]'' book series holds to this view), or will be subject to "great delusion" and, therefore, will ultimately end up in Hell.

*The Mid-Tribulation Rapture (also called the "[[Prewrath Rapture]]"): This view holds that the Rapture will take place at the mid-point of the Tribulation, when the [[Antichrist]] enters the completed Jewish Temple and declares himself to be God.

*The [[Posttribulation Rapture|Post-Tribulation Rapture]]: This view holds that the Rapture will not take place until the end of the Tribulation, but immediately before Jesus returns to Earth to rule.

 

There are also disagreements as to whether all members of the church or some members will be resurrected in the rapture.  A related controversial topic is dispensationalism which is typically promoted by those who believe the rapture will occur prior to the seven-year tribulation.  Briefly, dispensationalism holds that God deals with people differently during different time periods or ages on the Earth.  Those who promote a pre-tribulation rapture insist that there must be a clean break between the Church age and the final seven years of Jewish time which they believe to be in the future.  This difference explains why those who do not believe in dispensations believe the last trumpet of 1 Corinthians 15:52 is in reference to the last trumpet in Revelation 11:15 while those who believe in dispensations and the pre-tribulation rapture interpret this verse to be the last trumpet or gathering together of the church which is found in Revelation 4:1, where John is speaking of himself being caught up.

==Origin==

==Origin==