The groups mentioned above have sometimes captured public attention for brief periods, but their beliefs are not widely known outside their own circles. The situation is quite different for another form of end-times belief that circulates broadly on the currents of modern evangelicalism. Its key features are summed up on the cover of Tribulation Force by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins: “In one cataclysmic moment, millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind
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