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Hi again... :-)

You were asking about J. Dwight Pentecost’s position on the Rapture...

I know that Wikipedia is not a site for getting good teaching on proper doctrinal analysis on the Bible, but sometimes it’s good for some basic information — and to see “what’s out there”. And in the case of Pentecost, it does show some of his background/history. So, I’ll give some of it here for the other readers, too...

AND, he is Pre-Tribulational in his Rapture understanding.

J. Dwight Pentecost (born April 24, 1915) is a Christian theologian best known for his book Things to Come.

He currently is Distinguished Professor of Bible Exposition, Emeritus, at Dallas Theological Seminary, one of only two so honored. He holds a B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College and Th.M. and Th.D. degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary. During his academic career he has taught biblical subjects for nearly half a century (Philadelphia College of Bible, 1948-55; Dallas Theological Seminary, 1955-present). His nearly twenty books are written mostly for the general Christian reader.

His pastoral career has continued through this period.

- Ordained at Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania (Presbyterian Church) in 1941
- Pastor at the same Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania (Presbyterian Church) from 1941 to 1946
- Pastor at Devon, Pennsylvania (Saint John’s Presbyterian Church) from 1946 to 1951
- Pastor at Dallas, Texas (Grace Bible Church) from 1958 to 1976

He travels worldwide speaking on his specialist subjects.

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Pentecost is possibly best known for his published writings, which are predominantly focused on issues of Christian living and the eschatological scriptures.

Pentecost takes a Premillennial and Pretribulational view of the unfulfilled prophetic passages of the apocalyptic biblical literature. He takes a Dispensationalist position, however his Things to Come (1958) is characterized by a comprehensive review of almost every view on the biblical prophetic subject matter that has any form of prominence.

[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Dwight_Pentecost ]

And so, there you have some information about J. Dwight Pentecost.