John and Bob trace the surprising modern origins of rapture theology, showing that it was unknown to the early church and only popularized in the 19th century through John Nelson Darby, the Scofield Bible, and the cultural upheaval of the U.S. Civil War. They explore how dispensationalism provided a foundation for this teaching and how political events and convenient theology kept reshaping it.
The conversation highlights the role of fortune-telling impulses, the Second Great Awakening, the camp-meeting movement, and even the influence of spiritualism on revival culture. John and Bob warn that rapture predictions often prey on fear and the human desire for secret knowledge, diverting believers from the simple call of Jesus to love God and neighbor.
00:00 Introduction 01:03 Where Did the Rapture Idea Come From? 03:00 Failed Prophecies and Modern Disappointments 06:38 Dispensationalism and the Scofield Bible 12:04 “Convenient Theology” and the Human Desire for Escape 15:14 Who Was John Nelson Darby? 20:48 How Dispensationalism Tried to Explain God’s “Changes” 24:00 Fortune-Telling, Fear, and the Roots of Rapture Thinking 25:35 The Civil War and the Spread of Dispensationalism 27:00 Restoration of Israel and the Parallel Theology 30:12 Why Dispensationalism Took Hold 33:04 Scofield’s Revisions and Political Influences 34:36 Revival, Renewal, and Convenient Doctrines 38:01 Darby, Finney, Smith, Miller, and the Burned-Over District 44:00 Cross-Pollination and the Printing Press 47:01 Restorationism and the Rise of Holiness Movements 50:17 Spiritualism, the NAR, and Fortune-Telling in Religion 54:12 Fear, Ego, and the Psychology of False Prophets 58:55 The Camp-Meeting Connection and the Cross-Pollination of Ideas 1:00:39 How to Recognize a Con in the Church 1:01:46 The Simplicity of Christ’s Teaching Versus Secret Knowledge 1:04:12 Final Warnings and Closing Thoughts
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