What You Should Know About The Rapture

by Charles Caldwell Ryrie

Publisher:

Moody

, 1981

Overview

Dr. Ryrie delves into the not-yet-fulfilled prophecies regarding the end of the world, explains what the rapture is, and discusses what exactly will happen on the day Christ returns for his church—a day that may come sooner than we think.

Product Details

• Title: What You Should Know About The Rapture
• Author: Charles C. Ryrie
• Publisher: Moody
• Publication Date: 1981
• Pages: 118

About Charles C. Ryrie

Charles C. Ryrie is a renowned author and scholar. He has written dozens of books which have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. As a scholar, he has served in several capacities throughout this career. He was ordained by the First Baptist Church in Alton, Illinois. He spent five years at Westmont College, first as professor, later as dean of men and chairman of biblical studies and philosophy. In 1958 he became president of Philadelphia College of Bible. He spent most of his career as a professor of systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. The father of three, he is now professor emeritus of systematic theology at Dallas Theological Seminary and acts as visiting professor of theology at Philadelphia College of Bible.

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Contents

Top Highlights

“The English word comes from a Latin word, rapio, which means to seize or snatch in relation to an ecstasy of spirit or the actual removal from one place to another. In other words, it means to be carried away either in spirit or body. Thus the rapture of the church means the removal of the church from earth to heaven.” (Page 27)

“Rapture is a state or experience of being carried away” (Page 27)

“Premillennialists agree that the rapture and second coming are distinguishable, although they do not agree as to whether or not they are separate events.” (Page 12)

“The entire procedure will be instantaneous, not gradual. The Greek word for ‘moment’ is the word from which the word atom comes.” (Page 29)

“If pretribulationism is correct, then the rapture could take place at any time and is clearly imminent” (Page 21)

Product Details

• Title: What You Should Know about the Rapture
• Author: Charles Caldwell Ryrie
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 1981
• Logos Release Date: 2010
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Tribulation (Christian eschatology); Rapture (Christian eschatology); Eschatology
• ISBNs: 9780802494160, 0802494161
• Resource ID: LLS:WYSKABTRAPT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T04:30:33Z

About Charles Caldwell Ryrie

Charles Caldwell Ryrie (1925–2016) was a renowned author and scholar and key figure in the theology of dispensationalism. He received degrees from Haverford College, Dallas Theological Seminary, University of Edinburgh, and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

Ryrie served as professor of systematic theology and dean of doctoral studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and professor at what is now Cairn University.

Along with frequently contributing to Bibliotheca Sacra, Ryrie authored over 25 books including Dr. Ryrie’s Articles, Transformed by his Glory, Nailing Down a Board: Serving Effectively on the Not-for-Profit Board, The Basis of Premillennial Faith, and Neo-orthodoxy.