The Christian faith began as a first century apocalyptic cult, and Jesus Christ was just one of many itinerant apocalyptic prophets who roamed the countryside of ancient Palestine. He plainly said that he would be coming back before the people who were standing before him tasted death and before his disciples had made it through the cities of Israel.
Mark 9:1 NKJV
And He said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom of God present with power."
Matthew 10:23 NKJV
When they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For assuredly, I say to you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
The non-return of Jesus Christ was a serious problem by the end of the first century, and that's why the book of 2 Peter was written.
Christians have been recycling end of the world prophecies for centuries, wanting to believe that they are the terminal generation. But not surprisingly, the world stubbornly refuses to end. The list of failed end of the world predictions is long and interesting.
The rapture event is a false doctrine taken from an ancient failed apocalyptic cult. Scripture makes it very clear that the apostle Paul and Jesus Christ and all of the New Testament writers clearly expected the rapture event and the end of the world to occur during their lifetimes, not 2000 years in the future.
The rapture event did not happen during the lifetimes of the apostle Paul and Jesus Christ and the biblical authors and it is never going to happen because it is a fictional mythological religious event.
If you have been caught up in the rapture watching community, walk away and relax. Jesus Christ is long dead, his resurrection is a religious myth, and he is never coming back.
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