THE RAPTURE IS NOT CATHOLIC OR ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY.
IT IS PROTESTANT FAN FICTION
The idea of a sudden, secret “Rapture” where believers are taken up into heaven before a period of tribulation on earth, is not part of Catholic or Eastern Orthodox theology. It developed within certain streams of Protestantism, especially among Evangelicals influenced by John Nelson Darby (1800–1882) and the dispensationalist movement in the 19th century.
Catholic & Orthodox Churches: They teach that at the Second Coming of Christ, the dead will be raised, the living transformed, and all will face the final judgment. There is no separation into a “raptured” group and a “left behind” group before this.
Protestant Dispensationalists: They introduced the concept of a two-stage return of Christ, first secretly to “rapture” the faithful, then visibly to judge and reign. This became popular through the Scofield Reference Bible (1909) and later through modern books like Left Behind.