Rejecting Rapturemania: Making Sense of the Second Coming (Biblia.com)

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Understand what the Rapture is, where it came from, and what the Orthodox Church teaches—and has always taught—about it. Orthodox priest John A. Peck explores questions such as: What is the Rapture? Is it in the Bible? Who invented it and when? What does Jesus say about taking his believers out of the world? Who does the Bible say will be persecuted? What do the Fathers say about the Rapture?...

The Bible mentions that there is a Second Coming, but not a Third Coming. With the Rapture, the Second Coming is just a stop off to pick up the Church, to save them from the Great Tribulation, followed by some time before the Third and final coming. It is important to note that this is never referred to as a ‘Third Coming’ by Rapture believers, but only as a preliminary first part of the actual complete Second Coming. Yes, it is just semantics—playing with words. The Rapture requires a belief in

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