Ephraem The SyrianByzantine Text Discovery:

by Chuck Missler
June 1, 1995

In recent years, many opponents of the pre-tribulation rapture view have made dogmatic assertions that this view was never taught before 1820 A.D.1 There have been attempts to attribute the origin of this view to John N. Darby.

Grant Jeffrey has found an ancient citation from a sermon ascribed to Ephraem of Nisibis (306-373 a.d.), which clearly teaches that believers will be raptured and taken to Heaven before The Tribulation.2

Ephraem of Nisibis was the most important and prolific of the Syrian church fathers and a witness to early Christianity on the fringes of the Roman Empire in the late fourth century.

This sermon is deemed to be one of the most interesting apocalyptic texts of the early Middle Ages. The translation of the sermon includes the following segment:.....

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https://www.khouse.org/articles/1995/39/

 

[mattfivefour]

More proof that the Pre-tribulation Rapture was a belief held by, at least, some in the early Christian Church. It is not some Johnny-come-lately idea of the Modern Church.

 

[Margery]

I LOVE church history, there's so much in there that everyone forgot and it matters!

 

[GLC11]

by Chuck Missler
June 1, 1995

In recent years, many opponents of the pre-tribulation rapture view have made dogmatic assertions that this view was never taught before 1820 A.D.1 There have been attempts to attribute the origin of this view to John N. Darby.

Grant Jeffrey has found an ancient citation from a sermon ascribed to Ephraem of Nisibis (306-373 a.d.), which clearly teaches that believers will be raptured and taken to Heaven before The Tribulation.2

Ephraem of Nisibis was the most important and prolific of the Syrian church fathers and a witness to early Christianity on the fringes of the Roman Empire in the late fourth century.

This sermon is deemed to be one of the most interesting apocalyptic texts of the early Middle Ages. The translation of the sermon includes the following segment:.....

Continue Reading

https://www.khouse.org/articles/1995/39/

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[1LoverofGod]

Is that link working for anyone? I get an error

It looks like it was apparently it was taken down from the site for some reason.
No one can silence God's Word. Jesus said even the stones would cry out, to speak The Word of God. God's Word is Alive.

Here's another link with similar information on the same topic by a different writer on the website
PreTribulation.com

Ephraem the Syrian and the Rapture​

by Grant Jeffrey
(October 5, 1948 – May 11, 2012)

Ephraem the Syrian and the Rapture - Pretribulation Rapture

Rapture: Three Fascinating Discoveries! by Grant Jeffrey (October 5, 1948 – May 11, 2012) “For all the saints and Elect of God are gathered, prior to the Tribulation that is to come, and are taken to the Lord lest they see the confusion that is to overwhelm the world because of our sins” –...

pretribulation.com