Doctrine of the Last Things (Part 2): The Rapture Interpretation

Defenders Podcast by William Lane Craig

Aug 5, 20260:18:18Music

Continuing the study of the Second Coming, Dr. William Lane Craig examines the popular "rapture" view — the idea that Christ will secretly return to snatch believers away before a visible Second Coming and the Great Trib...

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