Today (4/29) is the anniversary of the death of John Darby in 1882. Read more. He is the originator of the idea of the Rapture, that some time prior to Christ's return the Church will be removed from the world.

I am not a believer in the Rapture. To my mind, any new doctrine arising 1800 years after the apostles bears an immense burden of proof. The proof-texts and arguments offered by those who believe in it do not seem to me to meet that burden.