The Post Tribulation Rapture doctrine is the belief in a combined Resurrection and Rapture (eg., Resurrection-Rapture) of all believers coming after the Great Tribulation.

Doctrine

This doctrine states that there is a Resurrection-Rapture of living believers in Jesus Christ, which will be translated from mortal bodies into immortal glorified bodies at the Second Coming of Christ and that this will be at the end of the what is termed the 70th Week of Daniel, the final seven years of this present age. This view, which was held by the early Church, was held until the 19th century. This doctrine of the Post-Tribulation Rapture is today held by a small but growing number of evangelical Christians.

The relatively new opposing doctrine is termed the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. This is commonly taught in evangelical churches and has become very popular throughout the western world during the past century. According to this popular belief the Rapture will come upon Christian believers secretly and without warning before these final seven years and the Tribulation period begins.

Biblical verses

• 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 (Resurrection of the righteous dead in connection with the Rapture)
• Matthew 24:29-31 (Jesus about the Resurrection-Rapture)
• Ezekiel 34:12 (Prophet
  
  
  
  Ezekiel about the Resurrection-Rapture)
• Revelation 20:4-5 (Resurrection taking place after the Tribulation)

See also

People

• Augustine of Hippo, The City of God, Chapter 23.
• Barnabas, The Epistle of Barnabas, chapter 4
• Caecilius Cyprianus (Bishop of Carthage; Post-Tribulationist)
• Didache (speaks of Jesus gathering the elect after the Tribulation)
• Ephrem the Syrian (Post-Tribulationist)
• Hermas, The Shepherd of Hermas
• Hippolytus (Writer of the early Christian Church; Speaks of the Antichrist's reign and persecution of the Church )
• Irenaeus (Post-Tribulationist; Disciple of Polycarp who was a disciple of John the apostle)
• Tertullian (Father of the Latin Church; Post-Tribulationist)
• Victorinus (third or fourth century; Book of Revelation first commentary writer)
• Rapture

Further reading

Post-Tribulation Rapture books

• Gundry, Robert, "First the Antichrist". Baker Books, May 1997. ISBN 0801057647
• Perry, Richard H., "Of the Last Days: Listen, I Tell You a Mystery". Essence Publishing (Canada), Jul 2003. ISBN 1553065956
• Moesta, Louis, "The Crucible and the Crown". WordFire Press, October 1999. ISBN 0967354803
• Woods, Dennis James, "Unlocking the Door: A Key to Biblical Prophecy". Vital Issues Press, June 1994. ISBN 1563840391
• Dave MacPherson, "The Incredible Cover Up". June, 1975. ISBN 0931608066

References

•   William Arnold III, Post-Tribulation Rapture, 7. History of Pre- and Post-Tribulationism

Illustrations

• . BPRC Ministries, 2005.
• . Christian Konnections, 2005.
• . End Time Pilgrim, 2005.