THE PRE--TRIB RAPTURE: KEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD: EXPOSING REFORMED ESCHATOLOGY'S EMBRACE OF THE "BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE WOMAN"

by James B. De Young

Where did Paul get his word for the “rapture” (harpazō)? How does this source support the pre-trib Rapture? Why is the phrase, “the end times,” extra-biblical and misleading? Why is the teaching about the resurrection/rapture a premier doctrine? How does uncertainty about the Rapture undermine imminency and foster lethargy in witness and mission? What are the implications of a post-trib view? Why does Reformed/Covenant eschatology embrace the “Beautiful Captive Woman” (allegory) and amillennialism, and reject Jesus’s millennial kingdom? How does it fail to satisfy Christian hope? How is it a fantasy? How does classic premillennialism fail as a compromise?

On the basis of a literal interpretation of Scripture, De Young cites evidence often ignored that the pre-trib Rapture is the key to the rest of the Great Tribulation; the return of Christ at the Battle of Armageddon; the restoration of the nation of Israel; the Millennial Kingdom; and the New Heavens and Earth.

419 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 5, 2023

About the author

James De Young is now Senior Professor of New Testament at Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon, and lives on a small farm in Damascus, Oregon, where he has served as a city councilor. He and his wife, Patricia Ann, have four children and twelve grandchildren.

Also publishes as James DeYoung