Yes, I noticed this too. It's hard to say you're accurately addressing a doctrine you disagree with when you don't even accurately define that doctrine to begin with. This article isn't really a sound exegesis of Scripture that addresses rapture eschatology, it's more of a Catholic attempt to do so, using information largely derived from popular culture and "folk belief."
Agreed. The author would do himself a service to look at what the early church fathers taught about eschatology. Since so many denominations want to draw upon the teachings of tradition over scripture (or to support their scriptural views), I would suggest a study of the early church teachings on this subject. It would also be helpful to study the Greek in this matter AND to supply the teachings of the New Testament with the Old Testament. Too many people try to interpret what happens in the New and totally disregard the OT prophets as if they never happened, especially Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial, Daniel, and Zechariah. If one doesn’t have a real good understanding of what is being said in those books regarding the millennial kingdom, the purpose of Daniel’s 70th week, etc, one will be lost as a goose in a snowstorm when it comes to 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 15 and all of Revelation.
Bingo.