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EXCERPT FROM LAWRENCE GARCIA<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The term \u201crapture\u201d within eschatological discourse can take on many shades of meaning and nuance; some are convinced the term can be retained as long as we are sure to clarify what is meant by it. However, I\u2019m\u00a0persuaded that the term is beyond recovery seeing its continual use may lead to a slow \u201cdeath of a thousand qualifications.\u201d There is simply too much sociopolitical baggage that accompanies the term itself. Hence, I will employ the term \u201crapture\u201d to describe the\u00a0secret catching away of the church within the dispensational tradition of interpretation\u00a0following its brain child John Nelson Darby and made popular with its widespread dissemination in the\u00a0Scofield Reference Bible. I prefer the term \u201cThe Great Greeting,\u201d or something like it, as it emphasizes what I believe to be one of St. Paul\u2019s primary points within 1 Thessalonians 4:\u00a0that when the Messiah returns to consummate his royal rule his people will meet him at some point along his reappearance so as to accompany him on the commencement of the new age.<\/em><\/p>\n

That said it\u2019s hard not to notice the fervor for this particular doctrine within conservative circles is undergoing a great thaw, especially with the younger generation of Evangelicals. Why is this? Is this a good thing? What are we replacing it with? And are the reasons for no longer affirming the rapture legitimate? READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Lawrence is going to make a full series out of the issues he raised above. I\u2019m excited and plan to read along!!!!<\/p>\n

Question: Why do\/don\u2019t you accept the \u201crapture\u201d as popularly understood? If you no longer hold to the doctrine, can you tell us about your journey toward a different theological approach?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you are interested in this subject as it connects to \u201cThe Great Tribulation\u201d (Mark 13), I invite you to read my series:\u00a0Earthquakes \u2013 Signs of the Times?<\/a>\u00a0Based on\u00a0 this academic paper<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"