Rapture Fever
by Gary North by Gary North
244 RAPTURE FEVER intellectual, xxxi moral, Xxxv process of, 6-8 questions, 11-14 Parenthesis, 23 (see also Church Age) Passover, xx Pentecost, 149-51 Pentecost, J. Dwight, 136 perfection, 178 pessimillennialism, 62, 126 pessimism, 67-71,82-83,99, 182 Pharisees, 43, 112 pietism, 102, 185 pluralism, 95, 102, 117 polishing brass, 100 pOhiCS, 4,8, 13,40-43,95, 117, 181, 182 positive feedback, xxi, 62 postmillennialism, 71,73-74, 119, 124, 126, 138 power, xvii, xix power religion, 42 premillennialism, 98, 153 progress, 61,62,73, prophecies, 19-20, 123-24, 189- 90 prophecy, 43-44 prophecy clock (see clock of prophecy) Puritanism, 138 Puritans, 62 Rapture any moment, 23-25, 58 date, 210 delayed 1,950 years, 89 deliverance, 206 fading, 102 false hope, 105 helicopter escape, 87-88 impossible, 85 missing word, 183 passivity, 4 pOfitiCS &, 182-83 postponed, 29-31, 191-92 responsibility vs., 60 Russia &, 27-29, Chap. 12 shelved, 1980, 4 Rapture fever blessed hope, 75 contagious, 2 Falwell, 1992,200 ghetto, 10 heart, 22 inside dope, 2-3 newspaper exegesis, 22 older generation, 88 played out?, 18 rationalism, 92 Reagan, 54, 180 scrambled theology, 90 subsided 1991, 189 responsibility blessings &, ix clock of, 39 dispensationalism vs., 109, 128, 192-93 escaping, ix, xxiii, 60 resisting Caesar, 111 victory, xx-xxi, 86 wisdom, xviii representation, xix, 178 rescue mission, 67
estoration, xxiv resurrection, xix Revelation, 44-45 revolution, 140 Robertson, Pat, 187’, 211 Robison, James, 180, 187 Roe vs. Wxie, xxxii, 13, 141 Romania, 208-9 Ruse, Michael j 164 Russia, 27, 31, 188-89, 190-91 Ryrie, 46, 118, 131, 147-48 sacrifices, 48 Sadducees, 43 sanctification corporate, 171 definitive, 178 dispensationalism vs., 172- 79 progressive, 175 Santa Claus, 76 Satan army, xvi covenant, 121 earthly rule, 80 power, 69-’70 power of, xvii representation, xix victor, 65-66 Saucy, Robert, 148 Sauer, Erich, 147 Schaeffer, Francis, 9 schizophrenia, 42 Schnitger, David, 84, 104, 134 scholarship, xxix, xxvi Scofield, C. I. apostles’ rule, xx “2% hand,” 23 Index 245 creation, 163 “gap theory,” xxix, 7’2-73, 163, 166 kingdom, xiii kingdoms, xx sacrifices restored, 50n sayonara, 201 shuffle, 166-67 secession, 198 secular, 95, 100 secular clergy, 97 secularism, xxvi seminaries abortion &, xxxii Big Three, 5 black-out, 155-57 donors, 157 paradigm shift, 14-15 silence, 34, 109 sensationalism, 20, 26, 28, 59, 193 signs, 58 silence Dallas Seminary, 5, 14, 20, 129, 131, 132, 158, 160- 61, 198,219 dispensationalism, xxxi- Xxxii, 221 Grace Seminary, 198 leaders, 125 Lindsay’s teachers, 2 social theory, 141 strategy, xxxi-xxtil, 220 suicidal, XXXV, 160 sin, XVW1, 12-13 Smith, Bailey, 183 social ethics, 92, 119, 206-7
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estoration, xxiv<br />
resurrection, xix<br />
Revelation, 44-45<br />
revolution, 140<br />
Robertson, Pat, 187’, 211<br />
Robison, James, 180, 187<br />
Roe vs. Wxie, xxxii, 13, 141<br />
Romania, 208-9<br />
Ruse, Michael j 164<br />
Russia, 27, 31, 188-89, 190-91<br />
Ryrie, 46, 118, 131, 147-48<br />
sacrifices, 48<br />
Sadducees, 43<br />
sanctification<br />
corporate, 171<br />
definitive, 178<br />
dispensationalism vs., 172-<br />
79<br />
progressive, 175<br />
Santa Claus, 76<br />
Satan<br />
army, xvi<br />
covenant, 121<br />
earthly rule, 80<br />
power, 69-’70<br />
power of, xvii<br />
representation, xix<br />
victor, 65-66<br />
Saucy, Robert, 148<br />
Sauer, Erich, 147<br />
Schaeffer, Francis, 9<br />
schizophrenia, 42<br />
Schnitger, David, 84, 104, 134<br />
scholarship, xxix, xxvi<br />
Scofield, C. I.<br />
apostles’ rule, xx<br />
“2% hand,” 23<br />
Index 245<br />
creation, 163<br />
“gap theory,” xxix, 7’2-73,<br />
163, 166<br />
kingdom, xiii<br />
kingdoms, xx<br />
sacrifices restored, 50n<br />
sayonara, 201<br />
shuffle, 166-67<br />
secession, 198<br />
secular, 95, 100<br />
secular clergy, 97<br />
secularism, xxvi<br />
seminaries<br />
abortion &, xxxii<br />
Big Three, 5<br />
black-out, 155-57<br />
donors, 157<br />
paradigm shift, 14-15<br />
silence, 34, 109<br />
sensationalism, 20, 26, 28, 59,<br />
193<br />
signs, 58<br />
silence<br />
Dallas Seminary, 5, 14, 20,<br />
129, 131, 132, 158, 160-<br />
61, 198,219<br />
dispensationalism, xxxi-<br />
Xxxii, 221<br />
Grace Seminary, 198<br />
leaders, 125<br />
Lindsay’s teachers, 2<br />
social theory, 141<br />
strategy, xxxi-xxtil, 220<br />
suicidal, XXXV, 160<br />
sin, XVW1, 12-13<br />
Smith, Bailey, 183<br />
social ethics, 92, 119, 206-7
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