Our goal in this episode is to continue our discussion of so-called ‘rapture theology’ by investigating some of the passages in the New Testament that are most commonly assumed to provide support for the idea. Although our focus is on the wider New Testament, this discussion has implications for our study of Revelation, given that readers sometimes assume that the rapture must be an important feature of the last book of the Bible and its vision of the end. Trevor and Jon offer some reflections on passages from 1 Thessalonians 4 and Matthew 24, explaining that finding in these texts support for the idea of a rapture involves significant misunderstanding. In order to correct these misunderstandings, we emphasize that the consistent theology of the New Testament actually works against the notion that believers would escape this world for the sake of disembodied heavenly existence.
** Please note that we would like to invite questions from our congregation (and any other listeners) about the book of Revelation and the discussions we’ve had so far. Please click the link below in order to submit your question(s). Our plan is to accept questions throughout the month of December and then publish one or two Q&A episodes on the podcast early on in January, in which we will seek to respond to and discuss as many questions as possible!
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