Maranatha: Our Lord, Come!: A Definitive Study of the Rapture of the Church

MARANATHA: OUR LORD, COME! A Definitive Study of the Rapture of the ChurchThis book is an in-depth study of matters related to the Rapture of the church. It addresses such issues as the birth-pang concept in the Bible and ancient Judaism, the biblical concept of the Day of the Lord, the relationship of the Day of the Lord to the Time of Jacobs Trouble and the Great Tribulation, the identification of the sealed scroll of Revelation 5, the significance of the seals, the imminent coming of Christ, the analogy of John 14:2-3, the relationship of the Rapture to the coming of Christ with His holy angels, the relationship of church saints to the wrath of God, the significance of 2 Thessalonians 2, the implications of both the 70-week prophecy of Daniel 9 and the references to Israel and the church in the Book of the Revelation, the meaning of the last trump, and why the timing of the Rapture has practical implications for daily living and ministry.

RENALD E. SHOWERS is a 1956 Bible Major graduate of Philadelphia College of Bible. He received his B.A. in History from Wheaton College, a Th.M. in Church History from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a Th.D. in Theology from Grace Theological Seminary. He has served in the pastorate, as a member of the faculties of Lancaster Bible College, Moody Bible Institute, and Philadelphia College of Bible, and as a visiting lecturer at Word of Life Bible Institute, Calvary Bible College, and Baptist Bible Theological Seminary. Currently, he serves on the Church Ministries Division staff of The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, Inc., and teaches at the Institute of Jewish Studies, sponsored by The Friends of Israel.

Dr. Showers is a member of Delta Epsilon Chi and the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society. He has been awarded the General Motors Citizenship Award, a National Scholarship, and the Charles Nash Church History Award.