The Rapture is not the issue of that claim. Premillenialism is. And the Conciliar Christians are 300 years after the Ancient Christians. Until Constantine’s conversion, belief in the Premillenial return of Christ was quite common & held by various Church Fathers. Greek & Roman contempt for the idea of a restored Jewish Kingdom under Messiah Jesus was a major factor, tho not the only one, in the Orthodox & Catholic Church rejection of Premillenialism.
Btw, Camping is with the Orthodox, Catholic, Reformed tradition in denying a literal Millenial Kingdom & affirming that Christ’s Return brings an end to this world & the beginning of Eternity.
Captain Amazing: I have no more information. If you are referencing something on the web, pls share a link.
FriarTed: Thanks for the clarification. I understand that the Rapture was the same as Dispensational Premillennialism, which is a subset of Premillennialism, which was thought to be a heresy by the [del]Ancient[/del] Conciliar Christians. [1] Have I (finally) got that right?
Also, surely there’s a big difference between the mainline belief that Revelations refers to things that have either already happened or are symbolic and those who think it a valid and helpful guide for the future. Non-preterist fundamentalists believe the latter, AFAIK (which admittedly isn’t that much).
Admittedly, I see that mainline Amillennial doctrine believes in a type of Rapture, whereby Christ returns, believers meet him in the sky before returning to earth in short order and attending Judgment Day. I confess that I had heard of Judgment Day, but was unaware of the remainder of that presentation. Anyway, if I understand it correctly, nobody is left behind for longer than 45 minutes or so [2].
[1] …but Wikipedia dates Conciliarism to the 14th- 16th centuries. Arg! Should we say “Christianity of the First Seven Ecumenical Councils”?
[2] 45 minutes: I made that up. The website says “Shortly”, which I interpret as “A lot shorter than a week, possibly 45 minutes.”