Thank you for posting that.
It would seem after reading the ancient church father’s writings, that the claim of the rapture being a recent invention, is itself a recent invention.
I believe it’s an attempt to deflect from certain aspects of Mariology originating in the mid-19th century, myself, that would the reason why the so-called “rapture” is disparaged. It’s clearly a fairly ancient understanding held by some prominent ECF’s. I’m more mid-Trib myself, but understand why those who believe, believe as they do. And, I hope they’re right, but I’m prepared for the worst.
This sounds silly but I first heard of the Rapture reading a Jack Chick comic tract called “The Beast”.
In one scene a distraught husband is in the living room clutching the telephone while in the kitchen unattended pots are boiling over. The shaking man cries out,
“Oh, my God, WHERE’S MY WIFE!!?” The Rapture came, just like she said it would!”
Do I believe in the events of the End Times? Yes!