Rethinking: The Rapture

We all know the scenes, people vanishing, clothes on the ground, cars, and planes crashing and news reports from around the world!  Movies and books have branded this into our minds and in pop culture.  The rapture!  Some speak of a secret one and then one to follow.  Others say there isn't one and those who explain what the text really means describe it in a totally different way than many have heard and in the future via the postmill way.  This is part 1 on this topic and Marcuss hits upon Matthew 24 first, in the days of Noah.  Who was left behind? Noah!  Next up, history.  Did you know this "doctrine" is not even 200 years old?  It comes from "the father of dispensationalism and futurism", John Nelson Darby.  Something so newly discovered should be questioned.  Then the not so well know postmill interpretation is explained to give the futurist explanation. Finally, at the end, Marcuss discusses audience relevance and how this principle in interpreting is highly dismissed and overlooked.  Looking at 1 Thessalonians, we need to ask what the text meant to the original audience when reading the words of Paul.  Scripture first and foremost meant something to whom it was written to, not to those 2,000 years removed (although that does not mean we can not apply it). This is laying the groundwork for next week where we will be looking at the text used for the rapture in its context and to see what Paul was saying to those in the first century and what it meant to them.  Then we will have a better understanding of what is going on.  You might be surprised. Help Support: https://paypal.me/thekingdomproject YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6iFjfgzzajleMLL2F99Rg Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomprojectpodcast Email: [email protected]