No Rapture
Author aims to prove there is no scriptural basis for the rapture
Fairy Tale Has Crept into Fundamentalist Theology, Book Claims
Author aims to prove there is no scriptural basis for the rapture
2009-02-27
LONGWOOD, FL--Forty million copies of the famed Left Behind series have been sold. Although co-authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins assert that their 16-book series is a work of fiction, much of what they have written finds its origin in a fairly recent, but erroneous teaching that has evolved into theology. By allowing this "fairy tale" to pervade our theology, we are letting a fiction be perceived as fact. If you have ever wondered about the true, scriptural basis for the Rapture--and you seek a clear understanding of what is expected of the end-time generation--author Jack Wasson's No Rapture! ($16.99, paperback, 978-1-60791-404-4) is the book for you!
Says Wasson, "Believers are commanded to study to show ourselves approved. Virtually every aspect of doctrine has been thoroughly debated and discussed by theologians, except the pre-tribulation Rapture. Even to question it is considered by many as heresy." In his book, the author stands up to say, "The emperor has no clothes!" Wasson further states, "The evangelical, fundamentalist community has allowed a fairy tale to creep into our theology and no one has said what so many are already thinking!"
In his book, Wasson says the one characteristic that ostensibly distinguishes fundamentalist, evangelical, Bible-reading believers from others is their absolute fidelity to Scripture as the Word of God. "Many cults and false religions start with a 'belief' and search for support in the Scriptures, frequently assuming a meaning for Scripture that was never intended. If we ever let down our guard with respect to the handling of the Scripture, we are at risk of moving to the 'other camp,'" he explains.