What is the rapture?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhy we should believe in the ‘Rapture’ (from the Latin for ‘caught up’)
Who is Jesus?
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 3001 This is perhaps the most important question any person can ask. It is the question Jesus Himself put to His disciples at Caesarea Philippi: “Who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15). Your answer to this question determines your eternal destiny. It is not enough to know about Jesus; you must know…
When we say ‘all Israel will be saved’ what do we mean?
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10108 Romans 11:26 contains one of the most discussed phrases in eschatological theology: “And in this way all Israel will be saved.” The question of who exactly is included in this “all Israel,” and the mechanism by which their salvation occurs, requires careful attention to the surrounding context, the consistent biblical pattern of how…
Is modern Israel prophetically significant?
Reading Time: 7 minutesQuestion 10065 The re-establishment of the nation of Israel in 1948 is one of the most significant prophetic events in modern history. After nearly 2,000 years of dispersion, the Jewish people have returned to their ancient homeland exactly as the Old Testament prophets predicted. This restoration points towards the fulfilment of God’s remaining promises to…
Is the rapture taught in Scripture?
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10022 Few doctrines provoke more debate among evangelicals than the Rapture, and one recurring challenge comes from those who argue that the concept is not actually taught in Scripture at all. The word “rapture” does not appear in English Bibles, and critics contend that the entire idea was invented in the nineteenth century by…
What is the difference between the rapture and the Second Coming?
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10023 One of the most common sources of confusion in eschatology is the assumption that the Rapture and the Second Coming are the same event described from different angles. If they are, the debate about timing is largely irrelevant. If they are not, then two distinct future events await, each with its own character,…
Why is date-setting for Christ’s return wrong?
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10080 The impulse to calculate the date of Christ’s return is understandable. Believers long for the Lord’s coming, and prophecy gives enough detail to make the temptation to set a timetable feel almost reasonable. But date-setting is not a harmless exercise in prophetic enthusiasm. It is a practice that contradicts Scripture directly, damages the…
What is the doctrine of imminence?
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…
Can we know when Jesus will return?
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 10079 Few questions generate as much popular fascination as the timing of Jesus’ return. Books predicting specific dates have sold millions of copies. Websites track supposed prophetic signs in real time. Social media amplifies every earthquake, eclipse, and geopolitical development as a potential harbinger of the end. The question of whether we can know…
What are the seal judgments in Revelation?
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 10032 The book of Revelation describes a sequence of divine judgements poured out upon the earth during the seven-year Tribulation period. The seal judgements, opened by the Lamb in Revelation 6, form the opening wave of this programme of wrath and set the stage for the intensifying trumpet and bowl judgements that follow. Understanding…
