[aMorePerfectUnion]

apparently it was known before the 1830s - Paul
wrote about it in I Thess 4! And I definitely believe
the Apostle Paul lived before the 1800s...

[DreamsofPolycarp]

apparently it was known before the 1830s - Paul wrote about it in I Thess 4! And I definitely believe the Apostle Paul lived before the 1800s...,

Paul did NOT write about a secret rapture, in I Thess 4 or anywhere else. There is no biblical justification to assume this section refers to some unbiblical first part of a twofold coming of Christ. None whatsoever.