This article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul continues his teaching on the Day of the Lord, which he …

This article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) After receiving Paul’s first letter, the Thessalonian church found itself in a worsening situation—intensified persecution, mounting …

This article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) Revelation 3 concludes the risen Christ’s personal letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor. These …

This article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) In Luke 21, Jesus delivers one of His most sobering and apocalyptic sermons while teaching in …

This article – an excerpt from my book “Left Behind Deconstructed: Why I Left Pre-Tribulation Rapture Behind” – is meant to help you disprove, refute, and debunk the Pre-Tribulation Rapture theory (aka “Left Behind”) One of the most commonly cited passages in support of the pretribulation view is found in …

Few passages in the Gospels have been so misunderstood as Jesus’ conversation with the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:21–28 (and its parallel in Mark 7:24–30). When Jesus says, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs,” many modern readers hear a sharp insult. …

Modern rapture advocates often insist that the ancient doctrine is rooted in history. For instance, Southern Baptist pastor Greg Laurie recently wrote: Some say, “Oh, the Rapture is just a modern invention, some 19th-century gimmick.” Nonsense. Yes, J.N. Darby helped popularize it in more recent times, but long before him, …

There are two very different ways Christians have told the story of how everything ends.In the first version, the one that’s especially popular in many modern Western churches, the tale begins with Jesus returning in glory. At last, everyone sees the truth and admits He is Lord. The next scene …

The Choice That Changed Everything In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve existed in a world untainted by evil. They knew only what was good, pure, and harmonious. God’s warning not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was not a test for its …

When Paul wrote to believers in Rome, he began chapter 8 with one of the most profound declarations in Scripture: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1) Paul begins Romans 8:1 with the word “Therefore,” signaling that his declaration is the logical …