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The '''Rapture''' is a [[Heresy|heretical]] doctrine which first emerged within certain [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] churches in the 18th century. It is a form of [[Premillennialism|premillennialist]] [[Dispensational theology|dispensationalism]], and involves the belief that all redeemed Christians will be suddenly translated to [[heaven]] prior to the end of the world.

The Rapture doctrine is widely believed to have been popularised by [[John Nelson Darby]], a [[United Kingdom|British]] preacher and one of the founders of the [[Plymouth Brethren]]. Darby’s teachings introduced the idea that [[Jesus Christ|Christ’s]] second coming would occur in two stages: an initial "Rapture" of believers before a tribulation period, and then a final return. Before Darby, the concept of the Rapture, as a separate event from the Second Coming, is not evident in mainstream Christian theology, suggesting it is a relatively recent addition rather than an original apostolic teaching, which would make it heretical.

Interestingly, the idea of [[Christianity]] as an escape from the natural world is also present in the heresy of [[Gnosticism]].

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