# 78 – Did Jesus Believe in the Rapture? | D. Thomas Lancaster

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Podcast: [Messiah Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/messiah-podcast-5670737)
Published: 2025-07-22T09:00:00+00:00
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From 88 Reasons for 1988 to the Thief in the Night films and the Left Behind franchise, the sudden disappearance of the church immediately before a seven-year tribulation has been a popular belief among Evangelicals. But is this idea truly biblical? Will the church be raptured? If so, will it happen pre-trib, mid-trib, or post-trib? Who exactly will be left behind? On this episode of Messiah Podcast, the third in our multi-part series on the End of Days with D. Thomas Lancaster, we delve into...

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