[Dianna]

Were that to occur, the rest of the world would know that something is up, and since there's currently only one prophetic world view that includes the Christians suddenly going "poof," then the world would have a good idea what was up.

Did everyone who saw that Jesus' tomb was empty believe that he was risen from the dead, repent and become Christian?

People largely believe what they want to believe. If a Bill Clinton figure explained that it (the rapture) was some atmospheric event caused by global warming, you don't think people would believe it?

[orionblamblam]

> Did everyone who saw that Jesus' tomb was empty believe that he was risen from the dead,
repent and become Christian?

No, because an empty tomb is hardly proof of anything, apart from a tomb being empty. If I showed you an empty Volkswagon Beetle, woudl you assume that the driver had been borne bodily into Heaven?

> If a Bill Clinton figure explained that it (the
rapture) was some atmospheric event caused by global warming, you don't think people
would believe it?

Not many. Millions or billions of peopel suddenly vanishing would be an unprecedented event, especially as there would be millions or billions of eyewitnesses.

[kjam22]

People largely believe what they want to believe. If a Bill Clinton figure explained that it (the rapture) was some atmospheric event caused by global warming, you don't think people would believe it?

Yep... especially if there were a lot of churches and church people left behind agreeing with him.