The rapture exposed the message of hope in the book of revelation

The first half of the rapture exposed is just what the title suggests. She has done her research heavily and has more credibility than the people who believe the rapture is coming an idea that is les then 200 years old. Revelation and daniel, bringing about meanings that have no basis in scripture. Rossing contributes a crucial voice to the largely onesided conversation about rapture theology. I grew up, as did many, believing the message of the thief in the night videos and the left behind series. The idea of the rapture is an extremely popular interpretation of the book of revelation in the bible and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series of books. Mar 30, 2004 barbara rossing, ordained minister and author, the rapture exposed. The idea of the rapturethe return of christ to rescue and deliver christians off the earthis an extremely popular interpretation of the bibles book of revelation.

Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a. This is a mustread for all those hooked on a belief in a rapture of the church at the endtimes. Do we have a story to tell reflections on barbara rossings the. In the american culture the whole rapture idea is deeply ingrained into our minds. It pricks fatally big holes in the interpretations of tim lahaye and others all the way back to j. The message of hope in the book of revelation has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The message of hope in the book of revelation 97808343143 by rossing, barbara r. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rapture exposed. I was particularly intrigued by the subtitle since revelation is known for his scary, albeit symbolic, imagery.

The message of hope in the book of revelation in light of the silly comments made recently by far right dispensationalist, i went back and read this early book and those by david currie. That is, the end times as defined by dispensationalists. It is a story of fear, barbara rossing gives a different view of the book of recelations, a message of hope, that jesus is coming to save us and that god is not going to destroy the world. Although one must be aware that rossing tends to overcompensate in her description of lambpower in an effort to refute the dispensationalist and.

This is the second copy i have purchased over the years. The message of hope in the book of revelation, by barbara r. The message of hope in the book of revelation new york. That evening, on abc world news tonight with peter jennings, i was. The message of hope in the book of revelation westview, barbara r. The message of hope in the book of revelation 2004 by barbara r. Rossing challenged notions about the rapture and the endtimes destruction of the earth that are popular in evangelical christian circles and are elaborated in the left behind series of novels. The message of hope in the book of revelation westview, 2004, 98.

She regularly teaches a course on nature in the bible. The rapture exposed takes to task the 120 year old myths that have hijacked much of the church. The rapture exposed ends with an epilogue in which she deals with each of the main passages used to build the case for the rapture. Rossing 2004, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Among the most passionately and extensively debated topics surrounding the book of revelation is the idea of rapture, a. The message of hope in the book of revelation is a full on exorcism of the damaging theology and practice that arises from adopting the endtimes ideas espoused by the sadly and revealingly popular left behind series of novels.

The rapture is a racket, proclaims barbara rossing in the opening of her book, the rapture exposed. Rossing, who teaches at the lutheran school of theology at chicago, has written extensively on the revelation to john and. The message of hope in the book of revelation written by barbara r. Rossing is a lutheran new testament scholar whose book will be a helpful resource for our reading of. The non ethics and political dangers of this false left behind theology is more dangerous than ever and affects us all. This interpretation, based on a psychology of fear and destruction, guides the daily acts of thousands if not millions of people worldwide.

Many scholars believe that the harvest of the earth in revelation 14 is the rapture of the church. Rossing is ordained clergy in the elca, an associate professor of new testament at the lutheran school of theology at chicago, and a former chaplain at harvard divinity school. Rossing the idea of the rapturethe return of christ to rescue and deliver christians off the earthis an extremely popular interpretation of the bibles book of revelation and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series of books. The message of hope in the book of revelation westview press, 2004. The rapture has become embedded in american christian culture today, but the idea of the rapture is less than two hundred years old. The message of hope in the book of revelation by barbara r.

This interpretation guides the daily acts of millions of people worldwide. Barbara rossing on her book, the rapture exposed on point. The first one i have given to another to come to know. Preachers in particular will find this section useful, but so will all who need further convincing that dispensationalist theology is not a. So many have used their own imaginations to give meaning to the apocryphal writing of the bible esp.

The idea of the rapturethe return of christ at the end of times to rescue and deliver bornagain christians off the earthis an extremely popular interpretation of the book of revelation in the bible and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series of books. I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. The idea of the rapture the return of christ at the end of times to rescue and deliver bornagain christians off the earthis an extremely popular interpretation of the book of revelation in the bible and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series of books. Read the rapture exposed the message of hope in the book of revelation by barbara r. Jun 04, 20 rossing is professor of new testament at the lutheran school of theology at chicago, where her research focuses on the book of revelation, ecology and liberation. When i was only in elementary school and junior high, i was already an expert on the end times. The rapture exposed the message of hope in the book of revelation barbara r.

In the preface of the book, the rapture exposed, barbara rossing explains why she wrote this book and why she is so passionate about presenting revelation as message of hopethe rapture exposed was released the same day as the twelh le behind novel, the glorious appearing. The message of hope in the book of revelation new ed by rossing, barbara r. The idea of the rapture the return of christ to snatch bornagain christians off the earth is an extremely popular interpretation of the book of revelation in the bible and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series of books. It exposed the truth behind the rapture and those who use it to mislead christians. Nov 21, 2005 in the rapture exposed, barbara rossing offers a clear, engaging, and theologically insightful critique of the use of scripture in the left behind series and the dispensationalist theology that lies behind the story line. Barbara rossing rossing is professor of new testament at the lutheran school of theology at chicago, where her research focuses on the book of revelation, ecology and liberation. She rebuts the dispensationalists with a more deeply biblical vision,christian century. The book seems to fall naturally into two sections.

The message of hope in the book of revelation paperback by barbara r. The idea of the rapturethe return of christ to rescue and deliver christians off the earthis an extremely popular interpretation of the bibles book of revelation and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series of books. Free shipping due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Rossing examines the problems caused by adopting a raptureorientated, dispensationalist reading. Rossing about the book the idea of the rapture the return of christ to rescue and deliver christians off the earth is an extremely popular interpretation of the bibles book of revelation and a jumpingoff point for the bestselling left behind series.

Barbara rossing, ordained minister and author, the rapture exposed. Revelation is a difficult book of the bible to understand so i turned to the rapture exposed. Most of this book is about going through the book of revelation and looking at the things it actually tells us, but the author begins by giving us the history of the idea of the rapture. Nor does the bible clearly lay out their version of gods prophetic timetable. Darby and promotes a much sounder reading of the admittedly difficult book of revelation. Pastor rossings the rapture exposed, is a book all christians should read. The message of hope in the book of revelation 97808343143 by barbara r. The message of hope in the book of revelation basic books.

Rossing, a professor and ordained minister in the evangelical lutheran church of america, apparently wrote this book to counteract the dispensationalist theology that is found in the left behind novels and the writings of hal lindsey, among others. The author claims that the book was not meant to be a future predicting, dispensational. In the rapture exposed, barbara rossing argues that this script for the worlds future is nothing more than a disingenuous distortion of the bible, based on a. The message of hope in the book of revelation kindle edition by rossing, barbara r download it once and read it on your kindle. The rapture exposed the message of hope in the book of revelation.

With sales in the millions, it became the version of the bible through which americans read their scriptures throughout much of the twentieth century barbara rossing, the rapture exposed. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. She explains that it began about two hundred years ago when a girl in scotland had a vision that the second coming of jesus christ would happen in two. The rapture exposed the message of hope in the book of revelation book. Rossing confronts perhaps one of the most confusing and highly debated theological topics within the modern christian church. In place of jesus blessing of peacemakers, the rapture voyeuristically glorifies violence and war. First order of business for rossing is pointedly unraveling the theology of the rapture. I picked this book up at the library as background reading for the sunday school class on revelation that im teaching this month. The truth, rossing argues, is that revelation offers a vision of gods healing love for the world. The rapture exposed puts forth the thesis that the book of revelation has been misunderstood for many years. Even todays most famous rapture proponents, lahaye and lindsey, admit that. No specific passage in the bible uses the word rapture.

In this book, rossing covers the tenants of what she sees as one of the more popular. Rossing the idea of the rapturethe return of christ to rescue and deliver christians off the earthis an extremely popular interpretation of the bibles book of revelation and a jumpingoff. The first one i have given to another to come to know the truth behind the book of daniel and revelation. The message of hope in the book of revelation rossing, barbara r. The rapture exposed reclaims christianity from fundamentalists destructive reading of the biblical story and back into gods beloved community. The idea of the rapturethe return of christ to rescue and deliver. Ill admit iti was a dispensationalist before i read this book, albeit unresearched. Barbara r rossing in the rapture exposed, professor of theology and ordained minister barbara rossing argues that the left behind novels script for the worlds future distorts the bible, is disingenuous, and flat. Rossing 2005, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The message of hope in the book of revelation kindle edition by rossing, barbara r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The idea of the rapturethe return of christ to rescue and deliver christians off the earthis an extremely popular in.