Do most Protestants know that the rapture was made in the 18th century?

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Sorry I know this comment is off topic but I just had to say it. Your avatar is awesome, it cracks me up everytime I see the owl looking at me sideways šŸ˜
 
Yes, the only reliable preservative for each generation is the infallibility of scripture. This, for me, is a trusted source. This source locks-in all of those transcending truths you mentioned. It is our job to find each authorā€™s intent in each passage and then apply it to our world.
 
That was Ellen G Whites invention wasnā€™t it. Idk how many Protestants believe in that but the SDAs are all about it.
 
tgGodsway said:
Yes, the only reliable preservative for each generation is the infallibility of scripture. This, for me, is a trusted source. This source locks-in all of those transcending truths you mentioned. It is our job to find each authorā€™s intent in each passage and then apply it to our world.
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I love the scriptures and the ever-faithful God who speaks to me through them. We are greatly blessed indeed to have it - and most of all Him who brings it all to life within us. Glad you love it - and Him - too.
 
Call me a nitpicker, but 1830, when Plymouth Brethren founder John Nelson Darby founded the doctrine of the pre-trib Rapture after listening to 16 year old Mary MacDonald tell him her recent dream, well 1830 is in the NINETEENTH Century, not the 18th.šŸ˜—
 
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I realize the theology of the rapture was defined in the nineteenth centrybut wasnā€™t it Hal Lindsayā€™s book, The Late Great Planet Earth that rocketed it to the public eye. His prediction was to happen in 1988ā€¦oops.

Am I correct or was the general Christian public aware of it before then?
 
Sorry if this is late, what I mean by ā€œmost protestantsā€ I mean all the types of protestants out there that believe in the rapture. Sorry if that answer seems confusing to you.
 
stpurl said:
Ummm, no,
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No what? It was made dogma, that which is infallible and must be believe seventy years ago. I believe my math is correct. Of course the doctrine has been around for much longer. I get that no everyone can switch shoes and understand that reciprocity is not about what is right, but what is balanced.

If anyone can think of another example, have at it. I am telling you what I have heard and how some non-Catholics see it.
 
It is okay, donā€™t worry !

I admit I do tend to be a bit oversensitive when I see a thread about what ā€œProtestantsā€ or ā€œmost Protestantsā€ do or believe or donā€™t believe, and which describes things which are completely foreign to me and my tradition. But thatā€™s my issue šŸ˜‰
 
OddBird said:
It is okay, donā€™t worry !

I admit I do tend to be a bit oversensitive when I see a thread about what ā€œProtestantsā€ or ā€œmost Protestantsā€ do or believe or donā€™t believe, and which describes things which are completely foreign to me and my tradition. But thatā€™s my issue šŸ˜‰
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You are not alone, we have been trying to educate people that it is not a fair all encompassing term. I sometimes wonder if that is why it is used anyway.
 
Iā€™m not sure who you were addressing here but I couldnā€™t help myself to interject. If I call you a nitpicker, the web site will see this as a good reason to block me for three weeks. LOL soā€¦ no name calling from me.

The pre-trib rapture position originated in England and was brought here to dazzle all the American theologians. I do not subscribe to it. I see a pre-wrath rapture of the Church very clearly from scripture.
 
I would venture to say that most Protestants world-wide do not believe in the rapture. That idea seems to be uniquely American and limited to the evangelical/charismatic community for the most part. It seems that Christian fiction has popularized this belief to be far more influential than the numbers would seem to suggest. I could be wrong on that though.
 
In my experience it seems that most protestants realize that Scripture does not support the ā€œLeft Behind type ofā€ rapture and I have also seen that those who do believe in this rapture are evangelical/fundamentalists and then they do not all agree on what that rapture looks like, reading Scripture differently amongst themselves.
 
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Well I think the word originally had a different meaning. So I think that the Rapture is more of a thing amongst fundamentalist groups than it is amongst Mainline Protestants, so Iā€™d be willing to say that the majority of Protestants donā€™t believe in the concept of a pre-tribulation rapture. I believe in being fair, so I want to point out that even some of the more fundamentalist Protestants do not believe what is commonly called The Rapture.
 
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In my experience it seems that most protestants realize that Scripture does not support the ā€œLeft Behind type ofā€ rapture and I have also seen that those who do believe in this rapture are evangelical/fundamentalists and then they do not all agree on what that rapture looks like, reading Scripture differently amongst themselves.
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@MagdalenaRita

Oompf! I once agreed with you, but I fear Iā€™ve been mistaken. I live in a Catholic minority area, and it seems like every other church has at least one bible study devoted to ā€œThe Rapture.ā€ Not wanting to lie my way out of invitations, and unable to quickly counter them, I found myself slogging through the horrid, nasty, cold weather of the past few winters to sit through the conversations. Amazingly, not one has been connected with an evangelical group, and some are extremely hep on preparing and buying long-lasting rationsā€”with all the accompanying worry and anxiety. I guess the bright spot is that theyā€™re all saying that they spend more time in prayer.
 
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Amazingly, not one has been connected with an evangelical group, and some are extremely hep on preparing and buying long-lasting rationsā€”with all the accompanying worry and anxiety.
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Thereā€™s an atheist organization that offers an insurance plan for those that are preparing for the rapture! The plan assures the raptured that their pets will be taken care of and their possessions will be distributed as they desire!

Donā€™t ya love capitalism! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
 
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Minks:
Amazingly, not one has been connected with an evangelical group, and some are extremely hep on preparing and buying long-lasting rationsā€”with all the accompanying worry and anxiety.
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Thereā€™s an atheist organization that offers an insurance plan for those that are preparing for the rapture! The plan assures the raptured that their pets will be taken care of and their possessions will be distributed as they desire!

Donā€™t ya love capitalism! šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚
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@Pattylt

Lol! Thatā€™s hysterical! . . . Why am I not terribly surprised?
 
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