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[quote=Anonymous]If you know someone who grew up in a denomination that believed in the Rapture, ask if they ever had a Rapture scare when they thought they’d been left behind. (Mine was when I woke up from a nap and my parents were out in the tool shed and I couldn’t find them.) Pretty much everyone I know who grew up believing this had this type of scare and/or recurring nightmares.

Then there is Rapture-pranking. A common scenario is when a kid is sent on an errand of some type during youth group and everybody else leaves a pile of clothes on their chairs and then hides or leaves.

And then for a really deep dive:

Pre-tribulation people believe the rapture (taking up of “true Christians” to heaven) will happen before a 7-year period known as the Tribulation when the anti-Christ will rise, take over, and torment those who become Christians in the meantime. Allegiance to Antichrist in the form of the Mark of the Beast will be required to buy or sell. Eventually if you refuse it you’ll get executed (usually the method is public beheading in evangelical media) but it’s okay because you’ll go straight to heaven. If you accept it you’re destined for hell.

Mid-trib people think the rapture will happen halfway through the 7 years.

Post-trib people say sorry Christians, we’re ALL in for it, we don’t get to escape the persecution and torment so buckle up.

For obvious reasons, pre-Trib is the most popular take.

I’m Episcopalian now, and look forward to NOT traumatizing my children with this trash, most of which was invented by a mid-1800s traveling salesman if I recall correctly.

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