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Episode 23: “Before the World’s Darkest Hour: Early Evidence for the Pretribulation Rapture”
Welcome to Everything Under the Son — the podcast where faith, culture, and life’s biggest questions all come together. Each episode, we explore meaningful topics that connect the past, present, and future, shining light on the world around us.
✨ Stay connected with us:
* X (Twitter): @wait_what777
* Instagram: @everythingundertheson.podcast
Be sure to subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review—it helps us keep the conversation going!
What if the pretribulation rapture isn’t a modern invention—but a forgotten expectation of the earliest Christians?
In this episode, we dive into the biblical and historical evidence for a pretribulational rapture, exploring key passages that point to a sudden catching away of believers before God’s wrath is poured out. We’ll walk through Scriptures like 1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 3:10, and passages that distinguish between tribulation from man and wrath from God—revealing a powerful case for a pretribulational hope.
We’ll also break down amillennialism—the belief that the “thousand years” of Revelation 20 is a symbolic description of the current church age. You’ll learn how amillennialists view Christ’s reign, the binding of Satan, and why they reject both a future literal millennium and a separate rapture event.
Then we go back in time to the early church, uncovering writings and teachings that suggest many first and second-century believers anticipated deliverance before the outpouring of end-time judgment. From texts like the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Pseudo-Ephraim, to statements from church leaders who spoke of being taken before wrath falls, we’ll explore why some scholars argue the earliest Christians held to a pretribulational expectation—even if the term itself didn’t yet exist.
If you’ve ever been told the pretrib rapture is new—or wondered what the early church actually believed—this episode gives you clarity, context, and encouragement rooted in history and Scripture.
🔗 Links
- https://tms.edu/
- https://www.logos.com/bible-study-leaders
- https://www.gotquestions.org/
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By Beth and KellyWelcome to Everything Under the Son — the podcast where faith, culture, and life’s biggest questions all come together. Each episode, we explore meaningful topics that connect the past, present, and future, shining light on the world around us.
✨ Stay connected with us:
* X (Twitter): @wait_what777
* Instagram: @everythingundertheson.podcast
Be sure to subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review—it helps us keep the conversation going!
What if the pretribulation rapture isn’t a modern invention—but a forgotten expectation of the earliest Christians?
In this episode, we dive into the biblical and historical evidence for a pretribulational rapture, exploring key passages that point to a sudden catching away of believers before God’s wrath is poured out. We’ll walk through Scriptures like 1 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 3:10, and passages that distinguish between tribulation from man and wrath from God—revealing a powerful case for a pretribulational hope.
We’ll also break down amillennialism—the belief that the “thousand years” of Revelation 20 is a symbolic description of the current church age. You’ll learn how amillennialists view Christ’s reign, the binding of Satan, and why they reject both a future literal millennium and a separate rapture event.
Then we go back in time to the early church, uncovering writings and teachings that suggest many first and second-century believers anticipated deliverance before the outpouring of end-time judgment. From texts like the Shepherd of Hermas and the Epistle of Pseudo-Ephraim, to statements from church leaders who spoke of being taken before wrath falls, we’ll explore why some scholars argue the earliest Christians held to a pretribulational expectation—even if the term itself didn’t yet exist.
If you’ve ever been told the pretrib rapture is new—or wondered what the early church actually believed—this episode gives you clarity, context, and encouragement rooted in history and Scripture.
🔗 Links
- https://tms.edu/
- https://www.logos.com/bible-study-leaders
- https://www.gotquestions.org/