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Author Todd Hampson is on a mission to help people understand the rapture, a biblical construct that often sparks a variety of reactions among Christians.<\/p>\n
Listen to the latest\u00a0episode\u00a0of \u201cQuick Start\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n As many know, the rapture is the belief Jesus will take believers up into the skies before the terrors of the end times kick into high gear. It\u2019s seen as a biblical rescue plan for Christians, sparing them from many of the prophetic events and happenings detailed in the book of Revelation.<\/p>\n Hampson\u2019s book, \u201cThe Non-Prophet\u2019s Guide to the Rapture: Bible Prophecy for Everyone,\u201d explores this subjectmatter in-depth.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Rapture is at the end of the Church Age,\u201d he told CBN News. \u201cAll believers will be raptured \u2026 the Greek word is \u2018harpazo,\u2019 and it means \u2018a physical snatching away.’\u201d<\/p>\n Hampson continued, \u201cAnd it\u2019s kind of like when you look at the Old Testament, Elijah was taken. That was kind of an Old Testament version, but it\u2019s literally removed from the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n The author and end-times expert said the concept of the rapture is \u201cunder attack right now,\u201d and so he decided to write his latest book to help people comprehensively explore the theology behind it.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are different views,\u201d Hampson said. \u201cI believe pre-trib is the one, and pre-trib means pre or before the seven-year tribulation period. So I believe the church is removed before God\u2019s active wrath falls on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n A mid-tribulation rapture, in contrast, is one during which \u201cbelievers will go through the first half of the tribulation and be raptured at the midpoint,\u201d and the post-trib rapture is one that generally sees the rapture and Second Coming as one solitary event.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then there\u2019s another view, pre-wrath,\u201d he said. \u201cThey place it kind of towards the end, not quite post-trib, but almost post-trib, and then last but not least, there\u2019s pan-trib. People that are like, \u2018I don\u2019t know, but I know it\u2019s gonna pan out somehow in the\u00a0end.’\u201d<\/p>\n Hampson said this latter view about the rapture might be appealing but that people really should take the time to wrestle with the biblical text and to walk away with a determination on where they stand.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Non-Prophet\u2019s Guide to the Rapture\u201d author devotes time in his book to offering some of the best evidence he believes backs a pre-trib rapture, noting a holistic look at Scripture, from his view, backs that contention.<\/p>\n The rapture conversation is obviously part of a broader narrative about what\u2019s happening in the world today \u2014 and whether the end times are approaching more quickly.<\/p>\n \u201cEven the unbelieving world senses this is going downhill,\u201d Hampson said. \u201cThings are broken on every level. \u2026 to answer it biblically, we\u2019re told no man knows the day or the hour, and we\u2019re not to set dates, and that\u2019s something that has done damage to those of us who study prophecy and try to teach it, having to overcome the sensationalism.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, people are told in Scripture to understand the times in which they live by exploring trendlines and always being spiritually ready. Hampson believes that Israel becoming a nation again in 1948 is a super sign of the end of days<\/p>\n \u201cEvery Old Testament prophet, except for Jonah, predicted Israel would be in the land, and the people streaming back to the land and the land springing back to life in the last days,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if you look carefully, there\u2019s several passages that cite they\u2019ll be there in unbelief. So it\u2019s not like \u2026 it\u2019s a nation full of Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n With antisemitism raging and with chaos across the culture \u2014 and lawlessness \u2014 Hampson believes we see some of the signs described in the Bible actively unfolding.<\/p>\n \u201cAll these things are signs that let us know the stage is being set,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n As for Israel, Hampson said the Bible is clear about the nation and the Jewish people. Unfortunately, he said some primary voices in pop culture are helping create confusion on the matter. The word \u201ceverlasting\u201d in relation to God\u2019s covenant meant it never ceases, as Hampson said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re confused,\u201d he said. \u201cGo into scripture. We have to decide as a people of the book and a people \u2026 who follow God, are we gonna follow the opinion of somebody and conspiracy theories \u2026 or are we gonna follow the clear, inerrant, inspired, authoritative word of God?\u201d<\/p>\n Watch Hampson explain above.<\/p>\n As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for\u00a0Faithwire\u2019s daily newsletter\u00a0and download the\u00a0CBN News app, developed by our parent establishment, to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Author Todd Hampson is on a mission to help people understand the rapture, a biblical construct that often sparks a variety of reactions among Christians. 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