Edward Whisenant, a former NASA engineer and Bible student, penned 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Is in 1988, claiming that the event would occur sometime from September 11 to 13. Ministers across America were sent three hundred thousand free copies, and bookstores sold another 4.5 million. Many individual Christians and even whole churches were caught up in the frenzy. As the days approached, the Trinity Broadcasting Network interrupted regular programming
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