William,

I won't respond point by point, but concerning the pretribulation rapture, maybe you are unaware to what extent this is accepted among evangelicals. It was recently made very popular yet again with Tim LaHayes, and Jerry B. Jenkins, "Left Behind" series.

This is not some fringe movement I used as my example. This is an eschatology dogma among evangelicals.

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