Trust me when I say, I was once in your shoes. I recognize that for many reading this, you already disagree with me. For that reason, I figured it was time to articulate a written outline of my position and why I believe that the Rapture, as it is popularly understood and communicated, is not a biblical idea at all. To this day, I continue to have people ask me questions about this concept of a rapture of God’s people before the Second Coming of Christ. However, one positive result of that teaching is that it has led many others to see my position more clearly, and even more positive, it has caused them to align their views more closely with the Bible. It has been several years since all of that happened, yet it is still a running joke within our church. That is why I’m popularly known in my church, and by some in our community as “the Rapture guy.” It’s not a designation I want, nor ever dreamed I’d have. I had shaken the hornet’s nest and believers from churches all over our community were commenting on my video-upset. That video went semi-viral and caused a firestorm in our community. In lieu of the controversy surrounding the topic, I followed that Sunday with a Facebook video outlining more details as to why I didn’t hold a belief in a biblical Rapture. What I had forgotten is that it had taken me years to arrive at that position, and therefore, I casually annihilated it in my sermon and moved on.

We had a few families leave the church, furious. This statement rocked some people’s world. Several years ago, in a sermon on the return of Christ, I briefly mentioned that the Rapture is not taught in the Bible.

The running joke at my church is that I’m the “Rapture guy.” It isn’t a joke because I believe in what is commonly called “the Rapture,” rather, it is because of my unbelief in this popular doctrine.

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