Throughout church history, eschatological expectation has been both a catalyst for holiness and a crucible for error. From the Montanist movement of the second century to the Millerites of the nineteenth century, anticipation of Christ’s return has at times fostered spiritual excess and social upheaval (Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998).[1] In recent years, a resurgence of end-times enthusiasm, fueled by social media, political uncertainty, and cultural anxiety, has given rise to movements claiming prophetic insight into the timing of the rapture or tribulation. While most evangelicals who affirm a pre-tribulation rapture do so within the bounds of orthodoxy, some of these movements exhibit behavior characteristics of cultic systems. These behaviors include Continue reading →