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Someone wrote somewhere above that the rapture concept is new, within the last 150 years. Here is an article by James G. Cammarata showing that it is a very old concept which deceived many people back in 70 A.D.

Posted at two different sites:
The Theory of the Rapture
The Theory of the Rapture

Excerpt:

Many of today's clergy preach that the Body of Christ will be removed from the Earth at the signing of the 7 year treaty the antichrist or at the mid point. These scenarios are utterly false We have provided ample scriptures to show the body of Christ will not Receive their resurrected [bodies] until the wrath of God is complete. The 24th chapter is a two-fold prophecy, part of it applying to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. and the time prior to the second advent of Christ. According to Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus during the time prior to the destruction of Jerusalem there where many who listened to the instructions of the clergy instead of the Lord. Let us now read the account of the destruction of Jerusalem given to us by the historian Flavius Josephus:

"A false prophet was the occasion of these people's destruction, who had made a public proclamation in the city that very day, that God commanded them to get up upon the temple, and that they shall receive miraculous signs of their deliverance. Now, there was then a great number of false prophets suborned by the tyrants to impose upon the people, who denounced this to them, that they shall wait for deliverance from God; and this was in order to keep them from deserting, and that they may be buoyed up above fear and care by such hopes. Now, a man that is in adversity does easily comply with such promises; for when such a seducer makes him believe that he shall be delivered from those miseries which oppress him, then it is that the patient is full of hopes of such deliverance. Thus were the miserable people persuaded by these deceivers, and such as belied God himself; while they did not attend, nor give credit, to the signs that were so evident, and did so plainly foretell their future desolation; but, like men infatuated, without either eyes to see or minds to consider, did not regard the denunciation that God made to them. Thus there was a star resembling a sword, which stood over the city, and a comet, that continued a whole year."

We have just read a historical account of the destruction of Jerusalem, in the last days before the return of Christ such will be the condition of today's church. It is sad to say that many will follow the falsehoods taught by today's clergy, they will reject the signs of our Father and embraced the false prophets.

Today's churches are teaching the same falsehoods that were taught by the false prophets just before the destruction of Jerusalem. Those who put there hope in a pre tribulation, mid tribulation rapture will be greatly disappointed. We are told by the Apostle Paul that after he left savage wolves would attack the church with false teachings. "I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them." (Acts 20:29,30) For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. (1Tim 4:3,4) Yes, today's clergy is evidence to Paul's words almost 2000 years ago.