The Popular Handbook on the Rapture: Experts Speak Out on End-Times Prophecy

by Tim LaHaye, Thomas Ice, Ed Hindson

Overview

Why is there so much confusion about how and when the rapture will take place?

What does the Bible say for certain about this event?

When will the Tribulation occur, and who will face it?

There is a lot of discussion among Christians about the rapture and the last days. Why all the different views? And how do those perspectives line up with Scripture?

Tim LaHaye and Thomas Ice have assembled a team of longtime Bible prophecy experts who look carefully to God's Word for the answers. In this book, readers will discover what they can know for certain. And as they consider the things that still remain uncertain, they will gain a renewed trust that God knows what He is doing. His plan is perfect, and it will unfold in His timing.

An easy-to-understand resource that provides much-needed clarification about the end times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780736947831
Publisher:	Harvest House Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Series:	Take Me Through the Bible
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ed Hindson, Dean of the School of Divinity and Distinguished Professor of Religion at Liberty University in Virginia, is the speaker on The King Is Coming telecast and the author and general editor of 40 books. He holds a DMin from Westminster Theological Seminary and PhD from University of South Africa.

Tim LaHaye, who conceived the Left Behind(R) series, is a renowned prophecy scholar, minister, and educator. He is the author or coauthor of more than 80 books, including Understanding Bible Prophecy for Yourself and Charting the End Times. He holds a DMin from Western Seminary and a LittD from Liberty University.

Thomas Ice is director of the Pre-Trib Research Center and has authored and coauthored 30-plus books. He has a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary and PhD from Tyndale Theological Seminary, and lives in Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter 1 Why Studying Bible Prophecy Is So Important Today Tim LaHaye 13

Chapter 2 The Second Coming in Scripture Tim LaHaye 29

Chapter 3 What Is the Rapture? Tim LaHaye 45

Chapter 4 The Second Coming: A Two-phased Event Tim LaHaye 53

Chapter 5 A History of the Rapture Teaching Thomas Ice 59

Chapter 6 The Doctrine of an Imminent Rapture Wayne A. Brindle 77

Chapter 7 Three Foundational Rapture Passages Robert Dean 91

Chapter 8 The Pretribulation Rapture Teaching in the Early Church Grant R. Jeffrey 105

Chapter 9 The Purpose and Role of the Tribulation Ed Hindson 117

Chapter 10 The Wrath to Come Is Not for Believers Tim LaHaye 129

Chapter 11 How to Avoid Being Left Behind Ed Hindson 141

Chapter 12 Is the Rapture Found in 2 Thessalonians 2:3? H. Wayne House 147

Chapter 13 "Departing" Rather than "Falling Away" in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Tim LaHaye 157

Chapter 14 The End-time Apostasy Is Already Here David R. Reagan 175

Chapter 15 The Literal Interpretation of Scripture and the Rapture Thomas Ice 193

Chapter 16 Why Christ Will Come Before the Tribulation Tim LaHaye 213

Chapter 17 Israel and the Church and Why They Matter to the Rapture Michael J. Vlach 223

Chapter 18 The Rapture, Church, and Israel in End-times Prophecy Paul Wilkinson 235

Chapter 19 The Basis of the Second Coming of the Messiah Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum 249

Chapter 20 The Date of the Book of Revelation Andy Woods 273

Chapter 21 What to Do If You've Been Left Behind Tim LaHaye 287

Notes 293

Charts

God and Bible Prophecy 15

The Times of the Gentiles 18

God's Wonderful Plan for Our Future 25

The 15 Differences Between the Rapture and the Glorious Appearing 55

The Second Coming of Christ 56

English Words Usage / Concept of Rapture 75

The Second Coming According to 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 164