Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10081 The doctrine of imminence is one of the most distinctive and practically significant features of pretribulational eschatology. It holds that the Rapture of the Church could occur at any moment, without prior warning, without the fulfilment of intervening prophetic events, and without any sign that must precede it. Understanding this doctrine requires careful…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10153 The phrase “the blessed hope” has become so familiar in Christian vocabulary that it can lose its force through sheer repetition. But when Paul used it in his letter to Titus, he was describing something specific, something that was meant to shape the way believers live in the present. The blessed hope is…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10043 This is perhaps the most frequently asked question about the rapture, and Scripture gives us a clear answer: no one knows. However, that doesn’t mean we’re left in complete darkness. Whilst we cannot know the day or hour, we can understand where the rapture fits in God’s prophetic timeline and recognise the season…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10011 This is one of the most asked questions in Christianity, and it has been asked since the earliest days of the Church. The disciples themselves wanted to know. “Tell us, when will these things be?” (Matthew 24:3) The answer Jesus gave them, and the answer Scripture gives us, is both clear and mysterious….