His writings had a great impact on Christian groups in American but his appeal faded away in Europe in the years after his death. The earliest mention of the rapture was probably made by John Nelson Darby who was a member of the Plymouth Brethren. There can be much heated debate on this topic and there are many different interpretations. It is believed that the days of tribulation will last seven years only born again Christians will escape the misery during this time. Many Christians believe that even the good guys will need to stay during the bad last days, but followers of the rapture are pretty insistent that they will be whisked away to somewhere more hospitable as things go from bad to worse on Earth. The rapture refers to the idea that God’s chosen people being spared all the misery that is due to arrive with the days of tribulation. It is an idea that first seemed to become popular back in the eighteenth century among some Christian groups in parts of America. The evidence for the rapture has been collected from the bible mostly in the book of Revelations and New Testament, but also in the Old Testament. This is a belief in the last days and held most strongly by American conservative Protestants. Believers of the rapture claim that it is an actual event that is due to occur at some time in the future many consider that it is coming sooner rather than later.

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