Why I Believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture (Selected Passages)

Instead of preaching, I taught this lesson with a big whiteboard on stage.

This was one of the most enjoyable "classes" I ever taught. It was part of a Sunday evening series on The End Times.

End Times will never be a hill for me to die on, yet I am convinced that it is every believer's duty to study the Scriptures and know what he believes and why he believes it (2 Tim 2:15). I hold more respect for the man who holds a different end times position than mine, yet can defend it with Scripture, than the one who believes exactly as I do but couldn't defend his position with Scritpure any better than a paper umbrella keeps out the rain.

Picking an end times view is like choosing a candidate for President: you pick the one with the least problems.