rapture

The Rapture is a future event predicted in Christian biblical prophecy believed by many Christians to be connected with the return of Jesus Christ and the end of time (or end of days as many refer to it).

In this event, the entire world is plunged into a horrific seven year long tribulation just prior to the end of the world, by a figure the Christian Bible refers to as antichrist, and all Christian believers both dead and alive at the time are said to be "snatched up" into the air in order to escape the coming persecution. Although the time of the Rapture is unknown, there are three popular Christian views as to time line. These are the pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation, and post-tribulation views.

Popular books about the Rapture include Hal Lindsey's The Late Great Planet Earth and the Left Behind series of novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins. The books have sold well into the millions.

On the Internet, there are millions of sites devoted to this topic. Among the most popular are Rapture Ready, and the Rapture Index, which gauges current world and political events on a scale to determine how close we might be to the Rapture.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “rapture”

• in Lifestyle
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “rapture”

 

• “The Rapture Vs.The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ”

  
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  ` JESUS IS COMING . . . SOON! Filed under: FAITH, FAMILY, JESUS CHRIST, Politics, Religion Tagged: ARMAGEDDON, Jesus Christ, Salvation, sin, the rapture
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• Rapture-Palooza Movie Review

  
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  Title: Rapture-Palooza Director: Paul Middleditch Starring: Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Rob Corddry, Ana Gasteyer, John Michael Higgins, Rob Huebel, Thomas Lennon, Ken Jeong, Paul Scheer, Tyler Labine, Calum Worthy The idea of an Earth-bound fistfight between a foul-mouthed God and equally lewd ...
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• This Is The End Offers Non-Stop Laughs

  
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  This Is The End is the first must-see mainstream comedy of the year. This film marks the directorial debut of Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg, who have previously written several films together, including Superbad and Pineapple Express . The film opens as Seth Rogan meets Jay Baruchel at the airport for a reunion. ...
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• Apocalypse Later: Documentary Explores Harold Campings End-Times Predictions

  
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  For thousands of years, select groups of Christians have thought their generation was Earth’s last. Even the Apostle Paul thought Jesus would return in his lifetime. But Paul didn’t have the audacity to pinpoint an exact date for what we call the Rapture. Harold Camping, on the other hand, did. Apocalypse ...
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• Redemptive Whores, Grease 2 Adams & The Gospel According to Schwartz & Dio: J.M. Blaine Talks to Rapture Practice Author Aaron Hartzler

  
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  So your Baptist preaching Bible College professor father totally flips out over your purchase of the soundtrack to Pretty Woman . Totally.   How old were you then? Sixteen.   Both Old and New Testaments feature favorable stories of prostitutes.  Rahab even makes the Hebrews 11 Faith Hall of Fame.  You ...
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• Premature Rapture Of Membrane PROM

  
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  Premature rapture of membrane PROM is a condition where the membrane sac containing the amniotic fluid and holding the baby breaks open before you actually go into labor. Membrane rapture often happens at the end of the first stage of labor.  This is often referred to as ” when your water breaks”. PROM occurs ...
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• Interesting (but disturbing) quote…

  
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  Though I don’t claim to be an expert on the history of dispensationalism, I have read my share of books which trace the theology from it’s ‘birth’ through the numerous stages it morphed into over the years. One interesting fact is how the missionizing or evangelizing beliefs, first set down and taught by the ...
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• MS MR – Secondhand Rapture album review

  
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  “Welcome to the inner workings of my mind, so dark and foul I can’t disguise,” the opening track of MS MR’s first full-length album  Secondhand Rapture warns. It’s an apt warning; the New York duo certainly have an affinity for the dark and disturbing. However, that warning shouldn’t drive you away from ...
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• Rapture-Palooza Exclusive: Craig Robinson Sings I Want to Touch Your Booty!

  
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  Craig Robinson was just a tad excited about playing the anti-Christ in the apocalyptic comedy Rapture-Palooza . As we stated in our Rapture-Palooza review , the man is having the time of his life playing "The Beast." Another reason he should be thrilled with the work on the new film, that also stars Anna ...
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• EXCLUSIVE: Craig Robinson and Thomas Lennon Talk Rapture-Palooza

  
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  In director Paul Middleditch s post-apocalyptic comedy Rapture-Palooza , currently playing in theaters and available on VOD formats, Craig Robinson stars as the Anti-Christ known as The Beast, who wants Lindsey ( Anna Kendrick ) to be his bride in an Indecent Proposal -esque scenario of epic proportions. We sent ...
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• EXCLUSIVE: Craig Robinson and Rob Huebel Talk Rapture-Palooza

  
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  In director Paul Middleditch s post-apocalyptic comedy Rapture-Palooza , currently playing in theaters and available on VOD formats, Craig Robinson stars as the Anti-Christ known as The Beast, who wants Lindsey ( Anna Kendrick ) to be his bride in an Indecent Proposal -esque scenario of epic proportions. We sent ...
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• MOVIE REVIEW: Rapture-Palooza

  
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  Film: Rapture-Palooza Starring: Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson Directed by: Paul Middleditch Let’s say that at some point in the near future the rapture happens and you find yourself amongst those left behind on Earth. A solid chunk of the world’s population disappeared in the blink of an eye and now you, along ...
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• In The Blink Of An Eye

  
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  Believe!Everything can change in the blink of an eye.    1 Corinthians 15:52 ...  In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. ❤
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• Always Unaware

  
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  This is a looooong overdue post that was supposed to come out on December 22. As an in-your-face kind of write-up to the epic fail that is the accurate prediction of the end of time. Well, 6 months later, we’re still here. The Mayan prediction (or maybe it wasn’t, just a bunch of doomsday sayers) [...] Read the ...
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• EXCLUSIVE: Rob Corddry Talks Rapture-Palooza!

  
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  In theaters this weekend is the end of the world comedy Rapture-Palooza , which finds two young lovers battling the Anti-Christ during the apocalypse. Rob Corddry plays a not-so-great father to John Francis Daley , whose fiance ( Anna Kendrick ) has been targeted by The Beast ( Craig Robinson ). Its a big heaping ...
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• Christian End-Times Belief Blocking Climate Change Action: Study

  
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• No June 6 Rapture

  
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  This Just In: Steve Fletcher has been proven to be a fraud as he joins the ranks of those with failed rapture predictions. Still no word from the “prophet” himself. That is all!
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• Talkpocalypse Now: Rapture-Palooza’s Rob Corddry, John Francis Daley, Rob Huebel, & Craig Robinson

  
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  No matter how you prepare, avoiding the apocalypse at your local multiplex this summer is a nigh impossible task. From stoner comedies like This is the End and It’s a Disaster to Scientologist-saves-the-world fare like After Earth and Oblivion , it seems like audiences just want to see the world go to hell. ...
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