The Rapture

The Systematic Perversion of Eschatological Texts 

Paul warns in Colossians 2:4: “I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments.” Jude intensifies the warning: “These are blemishes on your love feasts, shepherds feeding themselves without fear; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted” (Jude 12).

So it is with Dispensationalism. It is a cloud without water, a tree without fruit, a doctrine twice dead and uprooted. It is the voice of wolves in sheep’s clothing, flattering the flock with promises of escape while leading them into ruin. It is the gleam of whitewashed tombs, polished with charts and timelines, but filled with bones and rot. It is Babylon the Great, intoxicated with the wine of false prophecy, luring the nations into delusion. Its smoke will rise forever when the Lord consumes it in the fire of His appearing.

The Systematic Perversion of Eschatological Texts

Dispensationalism survives only by butchering context and reversing meaning. It rips passages from their rightful place, rewrites them to fit its escapist narrative, and parades this distortion as “biblical truth.” In reality, it is a betrayal of Scripture—a theft of the very words of Christ and His apostles.

1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 — The Public Return Made Secret

The dispensationalist fraud: They claim 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 describes a secret “Rapture,” where believers vanish into heaven for seven years. This is a fabricated myth, a doctrine nowhere found in the text.

Prophetic denunciation:
Woe to those who twist 1 Thessalonians 4, turning the thunderous descent of the Lord into a secret flight. Woe to those who exchange the trumpet blast for silence, the public glory for hidden fantasy.

The Greek word harpazō means “to seize suddenly, to snatch with force.” It is used here to describe believers being caught up to meet Christ. Dispensationalists corrupt its meaning, pretending it implies a secret removal, when the context is surrounded by the cry of command, the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet of God. Harpazō is not a whisper—it is a violent, public act of divine power.

The Greek word apantēsis means “to meet,” specifically in the sense of citizens going out to greet a visiting ruler and escorting him back into their city. Dispensationalists pervert this meaning, claiming believers are taken away to heaven. But the true meaning is clear: believers meet Christ in the air to escort Him back to earth in triumph.

They vandalize these words, turning a royal welcome into cowardly escape. They are clouds without water, wolves in sheep’s clothing, whitewashed tombs gleaming with false hope but filled with death. Their doctrine is smoke rising from Babylon’s ruins.

Matthew 24:37–41 and Luke 17:34–37 — Reversing Judgment and Preserving the Wicked

The dispensationalist fraud: They claim the one “taken” in Matthew 24:40–41 is the righteous raptured to safety, while the one “left” is the wicked. This is a deliberate reversal—a theological lie.

Prophetic denunciation:
Woe to those who reverse the meaning of taken and left, turning judgment into salvation. Woe to those who twist the Flood into a promise of escape, when Christ Himself declared it a warning of destruction.

Jesus ties His coming to the days of Noah in Matthew 24:37–39. In the Flood, the wicked were taken away in judgment, while Noah and his family were left behind to inherit the cleansed earth. The true meaning is clear: the one taken is destroyed, the one left is preserved.

Luke 17:37 obliterates the dispensationalist fantasy. When asked “Where, Lord?” Jesus answers: “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” The taken are corpses, consumed by judgment—not guests at a heavenly banquet. Woe to those who silence this answer, erasing judgment and replacing death with delusion. They are autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, uprooted. They are whitewashed tombs, gleaming with false promises but filled with bones. They are Babylon’s merchants, trading lies for gold, whose wares will burn in the smoke of her destruction.

Conclusion: The Triad of Woe and the Fire of His Appearing

Dispensationalism is condemned not only by its method but by the very texts it mutilates. Its reversal of meaning, its counterfeit promises, and its betrayal of Christ’s words demand a prophetic denunciation:

• Woe to those who twist 1 Thessalonians 4, turning the thunderous descent of the Lord into a secret flight.

• Woe to those who reverse the meaning of taken and left in Matthew 24, turning judgment into salvation.

• Woe to those who dismiss Luke 17:37, silencing the Lord’s own answer that the taken are corpses where vultures gather.

This triad of woe exposes the counterfeit: Dispensationalism beguiles with persuasive words, but its words are poison. It promises life but delivers delusion. It claims to prepare the Church but leaves her naked and unready for tribulation.

The true hope is not escape but endurance. The true promise is not secrecy but glory. The true gospel is not flight but the public, victorious, and earth-shaking return of Christ to reign.

Therefore let every believer reject this counterfeit with holy zeal. Let them cling to the plain meaning of Scripture, endure with faith, and await the King who comes not in secret shadows but in blazing majesty. For the day is near when every false word will be silenced, every counterfeit hope consumed, every wolf unmasked, every whitewashed tomb shattered, and Babylon herself cast down, her smoke rising forever in the fire of His appearing.