John Nelson Darby (18 November 1800 – 29 April 1882) was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern dispensationalism and futurism. Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by John Nelson Darby and the Plymouth Brethren,[1] and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible.[2]
He produced translations of the Bible in German “Elberfelder Bibel”, French “Pau” Bible, Dutch New Testament, and English (finished posthumously) based on the Hebrew and Greek texts called The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages by J. N. Darby. It has furthermore been translated into other languages in whole or part.
Rapture doctrine did not exist before John Darby invented it in 1830AD. Before then no one had ever heard of a secret rapture and all attempts to find evidence of this wild doctrine before 1830 have failed.
The word “Tribulation” literally means “Persecution”
The anti-messiah will oppose the anointing that is upon the followers of Messiah, so if Rapture doctrine is true and all the Messiah followers are gone, who will he oppose and persecute?
And who will he “wear out?”
Daniel 7:25 ~ “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and SHALL WEAR OUT THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”
Who will he overcome and kill?
Revelation 11:7 ~ “And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit SHALL MAKE WAR WITH THEM, AND SHALL OVERCOME THEM AND KILL THEM.”
These ridiculous notions have been taught for centuries by the Christian Church.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby
