Disagree. Where do you think anyone got the idea for there being a "Rapture" outside of Scripture??? Arminianism CAN be disputed BY Scripture as can ALL real heresy. If you don't understand the argument or reject it based upon your own interpretation, then that's your prerogative. Like I said, it's a "disputable" matter and we shouldn't be quarreling about it to the point of insults (i.e., comparing it to "flat earth" proponents) or causing dissension among the body of Christ.
Gary DeMarr, among others, has critiqued the Left Behind eschatology in terms non-specialists can readily grasp. Anyone who isn’t threatened by changing his views on eschatology, etc. will find his books a good introduction to an intellectually responsible analysis of the subject.
The "Left Behind" eschatology is hardly the be-all and end-all to the doctrine of a pre-trib rapture. It's a novel, not a theological treatise. There are plenty of people who are capable of giving an "intellectually" responsible analysis and expounding of the subject. Perhaps it is yourself who shouldn't feel threatened about changing your views? Regardless, you are entitled to your own beliefs and I'm sure you think you have solid grounds for them. Please give others the same courtesy sans the patronizing and condescension. Thanks.
I’m out of the business of trying to educate Freepers out of cherished tribal or cultural historical, theological, economic, or political beliefs.
BTW, I think you misunderstood the “flat earth” reference. It’s an insult directed toward Christians arising out of a fanciful account of Columbus’ history that was concocted by Washington Irving and that is repeated to this day by virtually everyone even though it is falsity is settled. I wasn’t saying that premill dispensational rapturites are “flat earthers”. Rather, I was saying that the doctrine has achieved the same sort of currency in Evangelical circles so that it circulates largely unchallenged even though it is unscriptural. I know you disagree with that point, but it is different from what I think you took me to be saying.