Reclaiming the Rapture: Restoring the Doctrine of the Gathering of the Commonwealth of Israel

by Douglas Hamp, Chris Steinle

End-times Bible prophecy is like a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle partially done. Many godly people have come before us establishing the borders of the puzzle. Parts of the faces and landscape are taking form, yet without the box cover showing the finished product, no one really knows how it ought to look when it is entirely assembled. The timing of the rapture is a puzzle-piece incorrectly placed by many mainstream theologians.Authors Dr. Douglas Hamp and Chris Steinle take a fresh look at the rapture based on extensive Bible prophecy and a literal interpretation of the Scriptures. It's time to rethink God's purpose for the Is it an escape or a preparation for something greater? The rapture was prophesied from Genesis to Revelation. Why have dozens of rapture prophecies been overlooked by mainstream theology? Explore the ancient texts and discover God's clear and consistent revelation of end time events.* Explore dozens of rapture verses. * Understand the logic behind Paul's eschatology. * Learn why the Day of Lord includes God's indignation, the rapture, and Second Coming. * Enjoy dramatic vignettes from the Millennium Chronicles that bring Bible prophecies to life. * Consider the connection between the rapture and the redemption of the body. * Rethink the Gathering of Israel and how it applies to the Church. * See why Paul insisted the dead must rise first. * Know the signs preceding Christ's return.* Includes four charts and three vignettes to showcase the authors' conclusions. What's Wrong with This Picture?1: “Where’s the Beef?” and “Where’s the Verse?” “Where’s the Beef?” Shadows The Intimidating List Where is the Pre-Tribulation Rapture?2: Coming Like a Thief in the Night The Thief in the Night in Second The Day of the Lord is the Second Coming Events Before the Day of the Lord The Return of Jesus Vignette from The Millennium Unwinding Common Pre-Tribulation Assumptions Who Is Returning from Heaven with Jesus? What about the Church of Philadelphia? Will Christians Experience God's Wrath? The Mystical Meta The Unmysterious Timing of the Rapture The First Passage with the Resurrection, Rapture, and the Lord’s Coming The Rapture (Gathering and Hiding Away)7: Unmysterious Rapture Timing Verses Verses Affirming the Resurrection Rapture/Gathering Verses The Resurrection/Gathering at Christ’s Coming Verses Placing the Resurrection Before the Rapture/Gathering The Resurrection/Gathering at the Last Trumpet/End of Days Verses Associating the Resurrection with the Indignation / Judgment on the First Century Expectations of the End of the Age The Hope of the Pharisees The Afterlife in Modern Jewish Thought Christian Belief in the Revelation is Thematic - Not Chronological All the Mountains and Islands Flee Away Angels are Stars “And” versus “Then” in Paul’s Two Scheme Dimensional System Schemes, Forms, and Appearances Power, Resurrection, and Subjection The Rapture in Technical The Veil Between Heaven and Earth When Do the Heavens Pass Away? There is a Veil Between Heaven and Earth The Two Veils We Are Like the Boy in the Bubble Adam and the Adamá The Veil Vignette from The Millennium Reclaiming the First Thessalonians Rapture Narrative The Coming of the Lord Translating the Rapture Verse Harpagēsometha What's Up with “Caught Up”? Where Do We Go from Here?14: Tree of Life - New Body Transformation Vignette from The Millennium Christ’s Last Enemy and the Rapture Why the Lord Tarries Then Comes the End Daniel and the Thessalonian Putting It All What Happens on the Day of the Second Coming?

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2017

Reviews

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This presents a workable timeline for where the rapture could possibly fit in end time events. I've long been of the opinion that it will be at or very near the end, and I appreciate the way this this goes through the multitude of pre-trib proof texts and shows how each and every one of them read in context do not point toward a pre-trib rapture and, in many cases, actually show otherwise.

[Jeannie Sanders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, something makes sense!

Very thoughtfully researched. This is the first of many eschatological constructs that I've reviewed that doesn't seem to force the text. Dispensationalism with its prerequisite pre-trib rapture has always fit poorly with my understanding of God's Word. The authors spend little time dealing with the problem issues of competing viewpoints, choosing to focus instead on developing the basis of "Commonwealth Theology", and through its rather simple application, make a convincing case! May God bless Hamp and Steinle for having the courage to buck the status quo and find the truth.

[William B Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing depth!

This is an amazingly deep dive study into end times prophecies. The authors take painstaking depth in research, word study, and scripture connections piecing together the great mysterious end times Word of God.
Mark off some time on your calendar for this one, it's not for the faint hearted reader. May God bless the authors and all whonread this book. Thank you gentlemen!