Rapture's Rise from One Man’s Fantasy to a Christian Teaching

Rapture's Rise from One Man’s Fantasy to a Christian Teaching

Whether you believe it or not, you’ve heard it: one day, all the “true believers” vanish. Cars crash, babies disappear, and everyone else is stuck on Earth to suffer through a seven-year nightmare. It’s called the Rapture.

Sounds wild. That’s because it is — and it’s demonstrably made up.

Not by Jesus. Not by the disciples. Not even by the early church. T…