Rapture
Sign in to saveThe Rapture is an eschatological (end-times) concept held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an event when all dead Christian believers will be resurrected and, joined with Christians who are still alive, together will rise "in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air."
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- Etymology
- Greek
- Latin
- English
- Doctrinal position
- Aquinas and Augustine of Hippo
- Views
- One or two events
- Destination
- Views of eschatological timing
- Premillennialist views
- Pretribulational premillennialism
- Midtribulational premillennialism
- Prewrath premillennialism
- Partial rapture premillennialism
- Posttribulational premillennialism
- Postmillennialism
- Amillennialism
- Preterist Rapture
- Date
- Failed predictions
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Rapture is an eschatological (end-times) concept held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an event when all dead Christian believers will be resurrected and, joined with Christians who are still alive, together will rise "in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air."
Many different timelines have been asserted which tie to ideas of a seven-year Great Tribulation (e.g. pretribulation, midtribulation, prewrath, and posttribulation raptures) and to a thousand year age of Messianic rule (Millennialism) (premillennialism, postmillennialism, amillennialism, preterism).
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