Rapture: Delayed?

by Craig Plants

Overview

The rapture is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible—a dramatic prophecy that could be fulfilled at any moment, without warning. Within the evangelical church today, many teach that the rapture of the church by Jesus Christ will take place before the start of the great tribulation. But what if that teaching is wrong? What if the rapture comes later?

Craig Plants visits a concept rarely taught or acknowledged by the church. In Rapture: Delayed?, Plants shares his interpretation of events preceding Christ’s return and references a multitude of scripture, while following a chronological timeline of the end times and the return of Christ as outlined in the Bible. Included are the signs of Christ’s return, the rise of antichrist, his mark, exploration of a plausible example of a strong delusion as described in 2 Thessalonians that will trick multitudes into worshipping the antichrist, the difficult topic of children during the end times, the segregation and protection of the Jewish nation, and, finally, the timeline for the end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937756741
Publisher:	Deep River
Publication date:	03/07/2013
Pages:	191
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Craig Plants holds a B.S. in business logistics from Penn State University and works in high-end IBM computer sales. Craig lives in Canton, Michigan, with his wife and two children. His ravenous appetite for studying the Word of God has led him to read the Bible through, over thirty times in the past few years.

Table of Contents

Introduction: How It All Began 11

Chapter 1 A Brief History of the Pretribulation Rapture Doctrine 15

Chapter 2 What Are the Signs of His Coming? A Chronological Step-by-Step Answer 33

Chapter 3 The First Warning: Take Heed, Pay Attention, Do Not Be Deceived 37

Chapter 4 The First Three Signs: Deception, War, and the Beginning of Sorrows 41

Chapter 5 The Fourth Sign: Worldwide Gospel Witness 53

Chapter 6 The Fifth Sign: Persecution 57

Chapter 7 The Sixth Sign: The Antichrist Is Proclaimed God and the Strong Delusion 71

Chapter 8 The Jews and the Mark of the Beast 87

Chapter 9 The Seven, Eighth, and Ninth Signs: Great Tribulation, False Christs, Heaven and Earth Shaken 97

Chapter 10 The Tenth Sign: The Mystery of God Revealed at the Last Trump-The Return of Jesus Christ 107

Chapter 11 The Final Warnings of Jesus 119

Chapter 12 The Wrath of God 133

Chapter 13 Children of the Great Tribulation 141

Chapter 14 The Salvation of God: Come One, Come All 159

Index: Summary of The Signs 173

Endnotes 187

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“I believed, like many other Christians, that the return of Christ was imminent and that we could be raptured away at any time. I had no reason to doubt this teaching, since it was prevalent in the various Bible and Baptist churches I have attended throughout my life. However, my closely held pre-tribulation rapture belief system all changed when I took a fresh and unencumbered look at what the Scripture teaches regarding the return of Christ.” –Craig Plants