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Will
Catholics Be Left Behind?
A Catholic Critique of the Rapture and Today's Prophecy Preachers
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ISBN: 9780898709506
Author: Carl E. Olson
Length: 394 pages
Edition: Paperback
Code: WCBLB-P
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This powerful
and timely book, written by a former Fundamentalist, is a thorough critique
of the popular Fundamentalist notion of the “Rapture”—the
belief that Christians will be removed from earth prior to a time of Tribulation
and the Second Coming. It examines the theological, historical, and Biblical
basis for “premillennial dispensationalism”, the belief system
based around the Rapture, and popularized in the best-selling Left Behind
books and taught by “Bible prophecy” writers Tim LaHaye, Hal Lindsey,
Jack Van Impe, and many others.
Written for both the lay person and the serious student, this book combines
an engaging, popular approach with detailed footnotes and exhaustive research.
Beginning with the big picture, it focuses first on key concepts such as eschatology,
the Parousia, and the relationship between the Kingdom and the Church. It
then examines the Book of Revelation, providing insights into the nature and
purpose of that difficult, final book of the Bible. Another chapter looks
at the concept of the “millennium” and how it has been understood
by various Christians over the centuries. Olson then shows how Left Behind
creator LaHaye’s many works on “Bible prophecy” are filled
with attacks on Catholicism, and often rely on sensationalism, shaky scholarship,
and subjective interpretations of Scripture
Olson, a former dispensationalist who now edits Envoy magazine, also presents
a history of apocalyptic belief and theology, beginning with the Early Church
Fathers and including the Montanists, St. Augustine, Joachim of Fiore, the
Protestant Reformers, and the American Puritans. He shows how John Nelson
Darby, an ex-Anglican priest, developed the premillennial dispensationalist
system, which hinges on the Rapture, in the 1830s and how Darby relied upon
faulty assumptions about Jesus Christ, the Church, and the Bible.
The second part of the book, “A Catholic Critique of Dispensationalism,”
focuses on three important topics: the relationship between Israel, the Church,
and the Kingdom; the interpretation of Scripture; and the nature of the Rapture
event. Filled with a wealth of information drawn from both Protestant and
Catholic sources, this section provides a complete rebuttal to the premillennial
dispensationalist system and the “left behind” theology. The book
concludes with a reflection on the Catholic understanding of the end times,
salvation history, and the final judgement. Glossaries of key persons and
terms are also included.
A strong, but fair, critique of a dangerous and popular belief, Will Catholics
Be “Left Behind”? provides Catholics and Protestants, lay people
and clergy, and students and scholars with important answers and information
about the roots and meaning of the “Rapture”.
“Millions of Americans believe the Lord will snatch them up any day
now, leaving the rest of us to the horrors of a seven-year tribulation. The
hitch is that the ‘Rapture’ has no pedigree. As Carl Olson shows,
no Catholic or Protestant believed in it prior to the nineteenth century.
It is an authentic Fundamentalist ‘invention’.”
—Karl Keating, Author, Catholicism and Fundamentalism
“In this extraordinary book, Carl Olson uses a surgeon’s scalpel
to cut through the mass of confusion that dominates contemporary reflection
on the Last Things. Achieving far more than a refutation of millennialist
errors and other disordered apocalyptic theories, he illumines the Church’s
majestic vision of time and eternity and demonstrates that Jesus Christ is
the Lord of History and its end.”
—Michael O'Brien, Author, Father Elijah
“End times fervor continues to ignite Christians in the twenty-first
century. Prophecy preachers and Rapture proponents abound. Where did these
new ideas come from? How did they become so popular? Are Catholics being left
behind or are they actually way ahead? Olson sorts out the complicated, researches
the history and presents it clearly and simply. He has done us all a great
service, not Catholics only, but all Christians.”
—Steve Ray, Author, Upon This Rock
“Carl Olson has joined personal experience with extensive research to
provide an in-depth examination of today’s ‘prophecy preachers’
and the confused, confusing notions they have packaged as entertainment for
an often-unsuspecting audience.”
—Paul Thigpen, Ph.D., Author, The Rapture Trap
“What a wonderful book on millennial movements. Olson’s book will
help people think carefully through the decisions to take part in millennial
movements rather than allow emotional appeals to determine their decisions.
As an extra benefit, Olson’s research highlights important and frequently
little know data about millennial thoughts.”
—Fr. Mitch Pacwa, S.J.
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