No Rapture? What Orthodox Christians Actually Believe About the End Times
The Eastern Orthodox Church explicitly rejects the doctrine of the “Rapture,” viewing it as a heterodox invention from the mid-19th century that has no basis in Scripture or the tradition of the early Church Fathers. Orthodox eschatology is rooted in the Nicene Creed, which confesses that Jesus Christ will return once in glory to judge the living and the dead, …
