The Rapture Trap by Paul Thigpen

The Rapture Trap by Paul Thigpen

In The Rapture Trap, Dr. Paul Thigpen explains the biblical foundations of Catholic teaching on the final judgment. Drawing from Scripture and Tradition, The Rapture Trap reveals the shortcomings of the rapture doctrine and the larger tangle of unfounded religious teachings to which it's tied. In this Catholic response to end times fever, discover]¬‚¬]

• The origins of the novel rapture theory and its theological flaws.
• Why the rapture idea is so seductive and spiritually dangerous to Christians.
• The subtle (and not-so-subtle) anti-Catholic agenda from promoters of the rapture doctrine.
• What the Catholic Church teaches (and doesn't teach) about the end of the world.
• 11 insights the Church offers us about the second coming of Christ.
• 13 guidelines for discerning the validity of claims to private revelation.
• Five ways Catholic theologians interpret the Book of Revelation.
• What the Church teaches about the Antichrist.

Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., is the editor of TAN Books as well as the best-selling author, co-author, or compiler of 41 books. The Burden: A Forewarning of Things to Come and The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Answer to End-Times Mania are two of his most popular publications. Paul, a Catholic conversion, has worked for the Church as an award-winning journalist, historian, apologist, catechist, and member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Advisory Council. His work has been translated into twelve languages and distributed internationally.