Few "religious" words evoke as much interest or as much confusion as the word "Rapture." Just as words like "Holy," "Sanctified," and "Grace" illicit emotional feelings, though religious types often don't know what these words mean or why these words generate such emotional feelings, so does the word "rapture" conjure vague, apocalyptic images though most are unclear about the whole idea of a "rapture" and what that means to them.

This booklet dispels the inaccurate ideas surrounding the word and clarifies whether a "rapture" has a basis in fact. After reading this, one can finally identify the historical background of the "rapture" idea and determine its validity.