“WARNING: If the Rapture takes place this car will be out of control.” Other catch phrases such as “the elevator ride in the sky,” “the fantastic space voyage,” and “the ultimate trip” became popular overnight. Within a few years a “Rapture cult” had appeared among the Fundamental and Pentecostal Churches. The whole impetus of the Rapture was distorted into little more than being caught up in the “great snatch.” Preachers jumped on the bandwagon and began to capitalize on the teaching to get people