Become New with John Ortberg

How Christians Should Be Thinking About the Rapture


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John addresses a surge of rapture predictions (Sept 23rd) and reminds us the word “rapture” never appears in the Bible. He traces failed predictions from Millerites in 1844 to Harold Camping in 2011, showing how speculation damages faith. Revelation, he explains, was not written as a secret code for our timeline but as pastoral encouragement for persecuted believers. Babylon symbolized Rome, 666 symbolized unfaithfulness, and the central message is endurance and hope: God is redeeming creation, not abandoning it. The call is not to predict dates but to trust Christ and live faithfully in anxious times.

00:00 — Did The Predicted Rapture On September 23 Really Happen?
00:27 — Why Do People Keep Predicting The End Of The World?
01:11 — What Should Christians Believe About The Rapture?
03:01 — What Does 1 Thessalonians 4 Really Teach About The End Times?
06:25 — How Should Christians Read The Book Of Revelation?
09:34 — What Do Babylon And 666 Actually Mean In Revelation?
11:54 — What Are The Main Christian Views On The Millennium?
14:05 — What Does The Mark of the Beast Really Mean?
16:00 — How Revelation Predicted Rome’s Fall And Babylon’s Ongoing Power
20:49 — What Romans 8 Teaches About Creation, Hope, And Redemption

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