From Darby to the NAR: Rapture Theology’s Viral Spread Through Prophets & Pulpits | Bob Scott | 445

John and Bob trace the surprising modern origins of rapture theology, showing that it was unknown to the early church and only popularized in the 19th century through John Nelson Darby, the Scofield Bible, and the cultural upheaval of the U.S. Civil War. They explore how dispensationalism provided a foundation for this teaching and how political events and convenient theology kept reshaping it.

The conversation highlights the role of fortune-telling impulses, the Second Great Awakening, the camp-meeting movement, and even the influence of spiritualism on revival culture. John and Bob warn that rapture predictions often prey on fear and the human desire for secret knowledge, diverting believers from the simple call of Jesus to love God and neighbor.

00:00 Introduction
01:03 Where Did the Rapture Idea Come From?
03:00 Failed Prophecies and Modern Disappointments
06:38 Dispensationalism and the Scofield Bible
12:04 “Convenient Theology” and the Human Desire for Escape
15:14 Who Was John Nelson Darby?
20:48 How Dispensationalism Tried to Explain God’s “Changes”
24:00 Fortune-Telling, Fear, and the Roots of Rapture Thinking
25:35 The Civil War and the Spread of Dispensationalism
27:00 Restoration of Israel and the Parallel Theology
30:12 Why Dispensationalism Took Hold
33:04 Scofield’s Revisions and Political Influences
34:36 Revival, Renewal, and Convenient Doctrines
38:01 Darby, Finney, Smith, Miller, and the Burned-Over District
44:00 Cross-Pollination and the Printing Press
47:01 Restorationism and the Rise of Holiness Movements
50:17 Spiritualism, the NAR, and Fortune-Telling in Religion
54:12 Fear, Ego, and the Psychology of False Prophets
58:55 The Camp-Meeting Connection and the Cross-Pollination of Ideas
1:00:39 How to Recognize a Con in the Church
1:01:46 The Simplicity of Christ’s Teaching Versus Secret Knowledge
1:04:12 Final Warnings and Closing Thoughts

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