The Rapture Doctrine
The rapture doctrine says that Christians will be taken off to the third Heaven either just prior the 'Tribulation Period' or afterwards when YHVH (The Creator) sends plagues on the earth. The idea of a rapture is said to have originated with a Spanish CATHOLIC Jesuit priest named Ribera, in 1580 A.D.* during a time of much bloodshed in Europe as Roman catholics Persecuted and Murdered * their opponents. This doctrine said that Christ was going to come and secretly snatch away the Church before a great seven-year tribulation, when the "Anti-Messiah" would rule the world. This futuristic interpretation of the book of Revelation, along with the future coming of the Anti-Messiah, was designed to take the pressure off the Roman catholic Pope, who was universally regarded as being the anti-Messiah by His opponents (his opponents were definitely on the right track).
The Rapture Doctrine
The rapture doctrine says that Christians will be taken off to the third Heaven either just prior the 'Tribulation Period' or afterwards when YHVH (The Creator) sends p…