# Tim LaHaye only person raptured.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 25, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870 "2016-07-25T17:50:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870/1 "2016-07-25T17:50:02Z")

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The[co-author of the Left Behind series](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/07/25/tim-lahaye-co-author-of-the-left-behind-series-has-died/) has shuffled off this mortal coil.

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**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870/2 "2016-07-25T18:01:48Z")

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My running joke for years was also that the rapture had transpired…just it was only Elvis taken.

PS. My dog tinkled on Graceland (through a fence but it still counts).

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**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870/3 "2016-07-25T21:14:40Z")

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I really wish those books had been good, because the basic premise is brilliant.

As for LaHaye…well…speak no ill of the dead, I guess, [nm]

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**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870/4 "2016-07-25T21:53:45Z")

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One less Trump voter

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**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870/5 "2016-07-26T16:01:04Z")

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One less egg to fry. 😃

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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tim-lahaye-only-person-raptured/760870/6 "2016-07-29T11:31:18Z")

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Thank you.

That is all.