A History of Pre-Darby Rapture Advocates

"The whole dispensational, pre-tribulational movement has always been a Bible study movement," says Dr. Thomas Ice, executive director of the Pre-Trib Research Center.
Dr. Ice is opening a series on the history of the doctrine of the pre-tribulational rapture.
In this first installment, Dr. Ice gives an overview of the subject, looking at ancient statements that shed light on early rapture beliefs.
Dr. Ice also discusses John Nelson Darby's great breakthrough, which was the discovery of the distinction between Israel and the church.
Dr. Ice later details the rapture teachings of Morgan Edwards, the founder of Brown University, showing Edwards' importance to the development of this doctrine.
It is our hope that you will be challenged and encouraged by the insightful lectures in this series.
Whitcomb Ministries is grateful to Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Penn., for the kind permission allowing us to post these messages, which were originally given as part of the annual Barndollar Lectureship Series in September of 2010 (www.bbc.edu/seminary/barndollar.asp).

(See also www.bbc.edu/barndollar/Barndollar_Pre-Darby_Rapture.pdf.)