Worthy to Escape: Why All Believers Will Not Be Raptured Before the TribulationMany Christians base their understanding of the end times on the popular pretribulation rapture view. They expect that Jesus will rescue them "just-intime" before the tribulations of the Antichrist. However, few people realize that every single biblical promise of being raptured at that time is conditional on personal spiritual readiness. Eminent Christian leaders such as A.B. Simpson, founder of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, as well as Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, first taught this biblical perspective of a conditional rapture. "Worthy to Escape makes for a thoroughly intriguing read! It is rare for Christians to apply the Hebraic traditions regarding marriage to the rapture. That and the book's strong focus on spiritual intimacy set it apart from the majority of end times writings." "Everyone should become familiar with the fi rst fruits rapture. I highly recommend this book!" "Any student of eschatology needs to read this book and consider its insights. Bible colleges and seminaries should use it as a reference work and make it required reading." |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The End Times World Order and How We Got There | 22 |
What It Means to Be Engaged to Jesus | 61 |
Recovering End Times Truth Throughout History | 86 |
Scriptural Evidence for the First Fruits Rapture | 102 |
Why There Will Be Two Raptures | 143 |
Rapture Battle and the Appearances of Christ | 160 |
Focus on the Spirit | 178 |
Focusing on the Narrow Path | 205 |
The Origin and Rise of the Antichrist | 231 |
The Tribulations Begin | 264 |
Gods Wrath and the Fall of Babylon | 300 |
The Final Battle and Entrance Into the Millennial Kingdom | 335 |
What That Means and How We Can Prepare for it | 363 |
Conclusion | 401 |