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Where Are the Missing People?: The Sudden Disappearance of Millions and What Happens Next
Where did everyone go? What’s happening in the world right now? What can I expect in the dark days to come?
In this unique, practical book—written to be read by those remaining on earth after the Rapture—Jimmy Evans reveals the truth of the Bible about the end times. With compassion and deep insight into the prophecies of Scripture, he explains the disappearance of millions of believers around the world and gives future readers a glimpse into the events of the Tribulation. From the rise of the Antichrist to the ultimate redemption provided by Jesus, this hopeful book is a must-read for anyone navigating the future. Buy it for family members or friends. Leave it on your desk or coffee table. Put it in a place where a future reader can find it. The truths in this book will literally transform their lives. And it may be necessary sooner than you think.
In this unique, practical book—written to be read by those remaining on earth after the Rapture—Jimmy Evans reveals the truth of the Bible about the end times. With compassion and deep insight into the prophecies of Scripture, he explains the disappearance of millions of believers around the world and gives future readers a glimpse into the events of the Tribulation. From the rise of the Antichrist to the ultimate redemption provided by Jesus, this hopeful book is a must-read for anyone navigating the future. Buy it for family members or friends. Leave it on your desk or coffee table. Put it in a place where a future reader can find it. The truths in this book will literally transform their lives. And it may be necessary sooner than you think.
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77 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 18, 2022
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September 24, 2022
I love Pastor Jimmy Evans and I am glad he wrote this book for the ones who will be left behind. So many will need to know what happened to the church when we all disappear and not fall into the lies that will be told to explain it away. This is a super quick, easy read that I'll be leaving around for when that appointed time comes. ❤️
January 3, 2023
This was a refreshing read about end times prophecy and the rapture of the church. This was written for someone who will be left behind. It made me excited to read the left behind series again.
March 14, 2022
The purpose behind this book is great. There are parts of the book that are exactly the kind of information that needs to be passed along, but other parts may be too overwhelming and complicated for a person who knows nothing about becoming a Christian, in my opinion. I think it could have been said in a simpler way. I wonder about his interpretation of the Millennial Kingdom. We just don't know all of the details. I think considering the purpose of this book, that could have been left out. Just get these people through the Tribulation and into God's hands. I will leave these books behind, but I will add some notes of my own for whoever picks it up.
August 13, 2022
We were put here on earth for a purpose. To love one another.
Especially this generation that we are living in now.
There have been many prophecies that have been fulfilled, since the time Israel became a Nation on May 14th, 1948. This is the most blessed generation because we see them right before our eyes.
We have a choice to accept God's gift of love by believing in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior now, or later. I would strongly suggest it now.
This book is intended for after the Rapture, but it would be most beneficial to read as soon as you can get a copy.
Please give this book a read and see how it could change your life. Accept God's Gift and then pass it on.
May God bless you and give you the wisdom and understanding to follow in His footsteps.
Especially this generation that we are living in now.
There have been many prophecies that have been fulfilled, since the time Israel became a Nation on May 14th, 1948. This is the most blessed generation because we see them right before our eyes.
We have a choice to accept God's gift of love by believing in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior now, or later. I would strongly suggest it now.
This book is intended for after the Rapture, but it would be most beneficial to read as soon as you can get a copy.
Please give this book a read and see how it could change your life. Accept God's Gift and then pass it on.
May God bless you and give you the wisdom and understanding to follow in His footsteps.
October 5, 2025
Late last month, someone left a book on the doorstep of my church called Where Are the Missing People? by Jimmy Evans. It showed up right after yet another one of those moments in history when a self-appointed prophet tried—and failed—to predict the end of the world. This time, like all the others, the world kept turning and nobody was "taken up to heaven" or "left behind."
Now, I don’t usually write about books like this. Frankly, they’re everywhere—part of a whole cottage industry built around the idea of the “rapture,” that supposed moment when believers will be whisked away to heaven while everyone else is “left behind.” You'll recall Hal Lindsay's infamous fiction, The Late Great Planet Earth, and, of course, Tim LaHaye's all too creative Left Behind series. So I don’t mean to single out Jimmy Evans or pick on one author. Many authors in the last several decades have written lots of books—and made lots and lots of money—selling this story. He’s just one of many carrying on a long tradition of misguided eschatologists. But since the book ended up on my doorstep, it seemed worth honoring the gift by giving it a fair reading and perhaps saying something about the theology it represents—and why it’s not only wrong, but dangerous.
The idea of the “rapture” does not come from the Bible. It was invented in the early 1800s by John Nelson Darby, an Anglo-Irish clergyman and a key figure in the Plymouth Brethren movement. Darby was fascinated by prophecy and the end times, and he developed a novel system of interpreting scripture that broke sharply from traditional Christian thought. He pieced together a handful of verses from different parts of the Bible—especially a passage in one of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians that includes the Greek word harpazō (“to take” or “to seize”). That word was later translated into Latin as raptus, the past participle of rapere, which eventually evolved through Medieval Latin raptura into the English word “rapture.”
From this linguistic trail, Darby constructed an elaborate theology of end-times escape, which became the foundation of what is now called dispensationalism. This system divides history into distinct periods—or “dispensations”—and presents a futurist scenario in which Christ will return secretly to remove the faithful from the earth before a period of tribulation. It was a sharp departure from centuries of Christian eschatology, which focused on resurrection, judgment, and the renewal of creation. By taking verses out of context and weaving them into a dramatic story of escape, Darby created a vision the early church would never have recognized.
And yet, somehow, despite its Theological and exegetical implausibility, this 19th-century innovation has captured the modern imagination so deeply that millions of Christians today live in anxious expectation of being “taken up,” often shaping their faith and daily lives around this fantasy rather than the hope the Bible actually offers and the invitation to live as citizens of Christ's kingdom here and now.
When I read Evans’s book, I could tell he sincerely believes what he’s saying, whether or not he should actually know better. It’s written as if he expects the rapture to occur any moment, and someone left behind will find this book in an abandoned house or bookstore (which—let’s be honest—feels more like a movie plot than theology) and finally understand what happened. The presumptuousness of that premise is staggering and it shows the alarming level of dramatic delusion the author has wandered into. But even more concerning is what this kind of teaching does to people’s faith and mental health.
Belief in the rapture trains people to see the world not as God’s beloved creation but as a sinking ship from which to escape. It fosters fear instead of faith, passivity instead of participation, and despair instead of hope. It has even been used to justify—and at times to fuel—the genocide of the Palestinian people and the militant forms of Zionism that have made peace in the Middle East seem like an impossible dream, for an example I wish were more fringe than it is. It can cause deep psychological and spiritual harm, especially to those who grow up terrified that they—or their loved ones—might be “left behind.” I’ve met people who still carry that fear years later, haunted by sermons or books that turned God’s love into a cosmic sorting hat. This is all not to mention the deep psychological damage to the soul that must happen if one conditions themselves to eagerly look forward to the world's end.
But the good news of the gospel is something entirely different. The Bible doesn’t call us to hope for rescue from the earth; it calls us to hope for the renewal of the earth. It calls us to participate in God's work of justice, not to justify the horrors of injustice with false prophesy. Scripture tells a story of incarnation—a God who enters the world—and a story of resurrection, not evacuation; of God making all things new, not discarding them. Our hope is not in escaping the world but in joining God’s work of healing and reconciliation within it.
So, while I don’t recommend Where Are the Missing People?, I do think it’s a useful reminder. It shows just how easily fear can masquerade as faith when we lose sight of the gospel. The world doesn’t need another "rapture" prediction. It doesn't need books for people who will never actually be left behind by authors who feel the need to feed their egos. What the world needs, now more than ever, is a renewed vision of God’s love. one that calls us not to flee from creation, but to participate in its redemption.
Now, I don’t usually write about books like this. Frankly, they’re everywhere—part of a whole cottage industry built around the idea of the “rapture,” that supposed moment when believers will be whisked away to heaven while everyone else is “left behind.” You'll recall Hal Lindsay's infamous fiction, The Late Great Planet Earth, and, of course, Tim LaHaye's all too creative Left Behind series. So I don’t mean to single out Jimmy Evans or pick on one author. Many authors in the last several decades have written lots of books—and made lots and lots of money—selling this story. He’s just one of many carrying on a long tradition of misguided eschatologists. But since the book ended up on my doorstep, it seemed worth honoring the gift by giving it a fair reading and perhaps saying something about the theology it represents—and why it’s not only wrong, but dangerous.
The idea of the “rapture” does not come from the Bible. It was invented in the early 1800s by John Nelson Darby, an Anglo-Irish clergyman and a key figure in the Plymouth Brethren movement. Darby was fascinated by prophecy and the end times, and he developed a novel system of interpreting scripture that broke sharply from traditional Christian thought. He pieced together a handful of verses from different parts of the Bible—especially a passage in one of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians that includes the Greek word harpazō (“to take” or “to seize”). That word was later translated into Latin as raptus, the past participle of rapere, which eventually evolved through Medieval Latin raptura into the English word “rapture.”
From this linguistic trail, Darby constructed an elaborate theology of end-times escape, which became the foundation of what is now called dispensationalism. This system divides history into distinct periods—or “dispensations”—and presents a futurist scenario in which Christ will return secretly to remove the faithful from the earth before a period of tribulation. It was a sharp departure from centuries of Christian eschatology, which focused on resurrection, judgment, and the renewal of creation. By taking verses out of context and weaving them into a dramatic story of escape, Darby created a vision the early church would never have recognized.
And yet, somehow, despite its Theological and exegetical implausibility, this 19th-century innovation has captured the modern imagination so deeply that millions of Christians today live in anxious expectation of being “taken up,” often shaping their faith and daily lives around this fantasy rather than the hope the Bible actually offers and the invitation to live as citizens of Christ's kingdom here and now.
When I read Evans’s book, I could tell he sincerely believes what he’s saying, whether or not he should actually know better. It’s written as if he expects the rapture to occur any moment, and someone left behind will find this book in an abandoned house or bookstore (which—let’s be honest—feels more like a movie plot than theology) and finally understand what happened. The presumptuousness of that premise is staggering and it shows the alarming level of dramatic delusion the author has wandered into. But even more concerning is what this kind of teaching does to people’s faith and mental health.
Belief in the rapture trains people to see the world not as God’s beloved creation but as a sinking ship from which to escape. It fosters fear instead of faith, passivity instead of participation, and despair instead of hope. It has even been used to justify—and at times to fuel—the genocide of the Palestinian people and the militant forms of Zionism that have made peace in the Middle East seem like an impossible dream, for an example I wish were more fringe than it is. It can cause deep psychological and spiritual harm, especially to those who grow up terrified that they—or their loved ones—might be “left behind.” I’ve met people who still carry that fear years later, haunted by sermons or books that turned God’s love into a cosmic sorting hat. This is all not to mention the deep psychological damage to the soul that must happen if one conditions themselves to eagerly look forward to the world's end.
But the good news of the gospel is something entirely different. The Bible doesn’t call us to hope for rescue from the earth; it calls us to hope for the renewal of the earth. It calls us to participate in God's work of justice, not to justify the horrors of injustice with false prophesy. Scripture tells a story of incarnation—a God who enters the world—and a story of resurrection, not evacuation; of God making all things new, not discarding them. Our hope is not in escaping the world but in joining God’s work of healing and reconciliation within it.
So, while I don’t recommend Where Are the Missing People?, I do think it’s a useful reminder. It shows just how easily fear can masquerade as faith when we lose sight of the gospel. The world doesn’t need another "rapture" prediction. It doesn't need books for people who will never actually be left behind by authors who feel the need to feed their egos. What the world needs, now more than ever, is a renewed vision of God’s love. one that calls us not to flee from creation, but to participate in its redemption.
February 23, 2022
You need to read this.
If you’re a believer, you need to read it. If you were raised with Christianity, but you’ve rejected it, you need to read this. If you have never given God a thought except to laugh about “those crazy religious nuts” you need to read it.
If you fall into one of those last two categories, and you don’t read it now, remember it and come back to it after the event it describes…God bless you.
If you’re a believer, you need to read it. If you were raised with Christianity, but you’ve rejected it, you need to read this. If you have never given God a thought except to laugh about “those crazy religious nuts” you need to read it.
If you fall into one of those last two categories, and you don’t read it now, remember it and come back to it after the event it describes…God bless you.
April 2, 2022
3.5 stars. An interesting little book. It was good to remind myself of what’s coming in order to put things back into perspective. What am I living for today? Am I boldly sharing God’s love now with others? Are the little day to day frustrations really that important? While I didn’t necessarily agree with everything he said or put into the book, there were no big sticking points.
February 9, 2022
Where are the missing people .
I brought this book on the title alone where are the missing people , looking in the book it is all about Jesus if you like
About the bible you so enjoy it it was not for me .
I brought this book on the title alone where are the missing people , looking in the book it is all about Jesus if you like
About the bible you so enjoy it it was not for me .
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February 17, 2023Going to buy a few copies and leave them in my house, my car, my office. I felt we need to help the people who are blinded and who are left behind, help them manage and circumvent the world in a post-rapture state.
January 19, 2022
Great Read! Simple and Direct!
A very helpful book to those who will be left here during the time of the Great Tribulation! I highly recommend it!
A very helpful book to those who will be left here during the time of the Great Tribulation! I highly recommend it!
January 25, 2022
Get right with God!
Very powerful book all that do not understand how it will be on earth after the rapture should give this a read.
Very powerful book all that do not understand how it will be on earth after the rapture should give this a read.
May 10, 2022
Must read
I Loved it. You must read. Get copies for your friends and family. The Lord is coming and we all need to be ready.
I Loved it. You must read. Get copies for your friends and family. The Lord is coming and we all need to be ready.
May 22, 2022
The End Times
Wonderful book. Very well written. Very easy to understand. I would recommend it to everyone. I am excited about the second coming of Christ.
Wonderful book. Very well written. Very easy to understand. I would recommend it to everyone. I am excited about the second coming of Christ.
October 20, 2022
Inspirational Idea
To write such a book as this was brilliant. I have read it eagerly and will be buying multiple copies to leave.
To write such a book as this was brilliant. I have read it eagerly and will be buying multiple copies to leave.
November 13, 2022
Really intriguing and well written
This book is very Informative and beautifully written brief account of the Rapture and Tribulation time. A huge credit to the author!
This book is very Informative and beautifully written brief account of the Rapture and Tribulation time. A huge credit to the author!
August 25, 2022
First, what I love about this book: It tells people after the rapture how to be saved. It also has a lot of good Scripture in it. And I believe the author is well-intentioned.
What I don't especially love about this book: It puts a huge emphasis on the fact that after you are saved, you MUST be baptized, and it also emphasizes asking the Holy Spirit to fill you after baptism. Are you really going to have time to be baptized during the tribulation? If so, great! However, I don't believe it's a requirement in order to go to heaven. And when you ask Jesus to be your Savior, you have the Holy Spirit already. Just seems like the author adds too many "rules" after salvation.
What I don't especially love about this book: It puts a huge emphasis on the fact that after you are saved, you MUST be baptized, and it also emphasizes asking the Holy Spirit to fill you after baptism. Are you really going to have time to be baptized during the tribulation? If so, great! However, I don't believe it's a requirement in order to go to heaven. And when you ask Jesus to be your Savior, you have the Holy Spirit already. Just seems like the author adds too many "rules" after salvation.
June 10, 2023
Great Eschatological Insights
The Author applies Scripture to provide support for his writing , he leads the reader through a story of what may have already occurred or is yet to be destined in the future. The Author makes you hunger for more, this book gives you the sense that there is more to come in this epic story which is supported by the Holy Scriptures. I recommend this book for both seasoned and new Christians as a tool to spread the Gospel as well as our future hope in Christ Jesus.
The Author applies Scripture to provide support for his writing , he leads the reader through a story of what may have already occurred or is yet to be destined in the future. The Author makes you hunger for more, this book gives you the sense that there is more to come in this epic story which is supported by the Holy Scriptures. I recommend this book for both seasoned and new Christians as a tool to spread the Gospel as well as our future hope in Christ Jesus.
November 17, 2024
A wonderful little book! It's quick, getting right to the point. And it's fascinating, exciting, and freaky to think of this book being read AFTER the Rapture. I personally look forward to it with anticipation. But I feel for the person who finds it then, though, and what they're about to go through, because it's going to be ugly. But teaching those left behind the truth about the Rapture, Tribulation, Millennium and Second Coming is a matter of life and death.
June 5, 2023
"Where Are The Missing People" is an interesting guide written by Jimmy Evans for those left behind after the Rapture when millions of believers around the world disappear. Unique, well-written and practical this book should be a eye-opener for those left behind and hopefully the truth within its pages will bring many to Christ during the Tribulation.
April 10, 2024
A great book for those that are left behind-to understand what is happening in the new world they live in. I do believe this little book will be read by many during the tribulation. It is my prayer that they all come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior, and are encouraged to stay strong in Him until the second coming of Christ.
April 27, 2025
A must read for non-believers
Knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the most important step for all humanity. God is always inviting us to come to Him through Jesus our Lord. This book outlines how. It also gives a glimpse of what is coming after Jesus receives His Church into heaven. A must read.
Knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is the most important step for all humanity. God is always inviting us to come to Him through Jesus our Lord. This book outlines how. It also gives a glimpse of what is coming after Jesus receives His Church into heaven. A must read.
January 29, 2024
Explains as best as we can understand what happens after the rapture. Very short read but a good read to gain some knowledge, or refresher about the end times. It will stay in my home so someone can find it after I’m gone!!!
June 29, 2023
A great book about the rapture.
January 1, 2025
This book is perfect for anyone who will be left here after the resurrection. It points out every part that will happen throughout the tribulation and after. I love Bible history, and deeper understanding, so this was a perfect read for me.
December 29, 2025
3.50⭐️
this was a good book if you want to learn about the rapture, i enjoyed it
this was a good book if you want to learn about the rapture, i enjoyed it
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