The Rapture Trap

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In The Rapture Trap, Dr. Paul Thigpen explains the biblical foundations of Catholic teaching on the final judgment. Drawing from Scripture and Tradition, The Rapture Trap reveals the shortcomings of the “rapture” doctrine and the larger tangle of unfounded religious teachings to which it’s tied.

In this book, Catholics discover…

The origins of the rapture theory and its theological flaws.
Why the rapture idea is so seductive and spiritually dangerous to Christians.
The subtle (and not-so-subtle) anti-Catholic agenda from promoters of the rapture doctrine.
What the Catholic Church teaches (and doesn't teach) about the end of the world.
11 insights the Church offers us about the second coming of Christ.
13 guidelines for discerning the validity of claims to private revelation.
Five ways Catholic theologians interpret the Book of Revelation.
What the Church teaches about the Antichrist.

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SKU: 9780965922821
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: W: 5.55" H: 8.45" D: 0.9"
Weight: 0.84 lb
Page Count: 264
Case Count: 32
Language: English
Publisher: Ascension
Ecclesiastical Designation: Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur
Publication Date: Oct 01, 2001
Copyright Year: 2001

Contributors

Paul Thigpen

Author

Dr. Paul Thigpen is a bestselling Catholic author, editor, and historian whose books have sold widely across the English-speaking Catholic world. A former Protestant pastor who entered the Catholic Church in 1993, he earned his Ph.D. in historical theology from Emory University and has served as a professor, magazine editor, and editor at TAN Books. Among his dozens of titles are the perennial bestseller Manual for Spiritual Warfare and numerous works of apologetics, devotion, and history.

For Ascension, he was one of the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About The Passion of The Christ, the million-selling companion to the 2004 film that helped countless viewers understand the biblical and Catholic roots of what they saw on screen.