TY - BOOK AU - Karleen,Paul S. TI - The pre-wrath rapture of the church: is it biblical? AV - BT887 .K37 1991 U1 - 236.9 20 PY - 1991/// CY - Langhorne, PA PB - BF Press KW - Rosenthal, Marvin J. KW - Rapture (Christian eschatology) KW - Second Advent KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction -- Will the real rapture please stand up? -- When does the wrath of God begin? -- Are there blessings during the Day of the Lord? -- Second Peter 3 and the Day of the Lord -- The meaning and length of ""Great Tribulation"" -- The five seals of Revelation 6 -- The sixth seal and the beginning of wrath -- Events at the time of the pre-wrath rapture -- The beast -- The restrainer -- The coming of Christ -- Summary -- Appendix : Just for the record N2 - Dr. Paul Karleen offers an insightful evaluation of the pre-wrath view of the Rapture, challenging such pre-wrath assertions as these: The church will be taken after the middle of Daniel's 70th week; There is no biblical evidence for the imminent return of Christ; The Day of the Lord does not include the Millennium; The Tribulation is shortened to less than 3 1/2 years; The archangel Michael is the restrainer of 2 Thessalonians chapter 2; Jesus Christ returns to earth only once in a combined Rapture and Second Advent in a coming that begins before the end of the 70th week and finishes after it. The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church: Is it Biblical? weighs pre-wrath arguments, not from the standpoint of any particular Rapture position, but with regard to facts, contexts, language, and logic. - Back cover ER -