Did that have anything to do with the range of horrific death sentences ordered by corrupt mainline European churches to anyone disagreeing with them?
To say there is no rapture means interpretation of Revelation has to be done in such a way as to not contradict doctrine... meaning symbolically... which is convenient since symbolism can be invented by clergy to support whichever doctrine one wants.
A more literal reading of Revelation raises the question why between Rev 4 and Christ's return in Rev 19 which is the seven year period of the tribulation does the church/believers only appear in heaven?
I believe every word of scripture, please tell me where in scripture the word “rapture” appears.
No, it didn’t have anything to do with what came before 1830.
The pre-tribulation rapture is a 19th century made up philosophy, that’s why it wasn’t thought of before - you know like the Mormons, the Jehowah’s witnesses etc., the pre-trib rapture is another fake 19th century philosophy