Is the Rapture Really in the Bible – or Was It Invented Later?

About this episode

Dr. Bart Ehrman discusses the concept of the Rapture and its biblical basis.

The Rapture, the ascent of Jesus' faithful flock to heaven at the end of the world is enthusiastically anticipated by many evangelical Christians. But is this expectation grounded in what the Bible actually says? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about the Rapture, what it is and whether it actually appears in the Bible.

People in this episode

Host: Bart Ehrman

Guest: Dr. Bart Ehrman

Topics covered

• Rapture
• Bible
• evangelical Christianity
• end times
• faith
• theology

Keywords

• Rapture
• Bible
• evangelical
• Christianity
• end of the world
• faith
• theology

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Books & works: The Rapture, the Bible

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