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4 unusual facts about Rapture


Irene Steele

Just as Irene is at the height of her desperation, the Rapture occurs.

Nicholas Guyatt

He also wrote a popular book, Have a Nice Doomsday, on Christian fundamentalist belief in the Rapture and how it is changing American foreign policy towards Israel.

Steve Plank

Within two weeks of the Rapture, Plank accepts a post as press secretary for rising international political leader Nicolae Carpathia, and nominates Buck to take his place as senior editor.

Tsion Ben-Judah

Ben-Judah was commissioned by the Israeli government three years before the Rapture to undertake a study as to how the Jews would recognize the Messiah when he comes.


Backfired

Despite Blondie having two number one singles ("The Tide Is High" and "Rapture") and a top 10 album (Autoamerican) within the previous twelve months, "Backfired" failed to make a significant impact on any of the charts, peaking at #32 in the UK.

Ballycotton

Ballycotton was the scene of a major movie called 'Divine Rapture' in summer 1995 which starred Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp and Debra Winger.

BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea

On the eve of the Rapture civil war, Elizabeth (Courtnee Draper) asks him to investigate the disappearance of a young girl named Sally.

Christian eschatological views

Mid-tribulation view holds that the rapture occurs halfway through; Prewrath holds that the rapture occurs some time in the midst of the tribulation in the latter 3.5 years, but before God's wrath is poured out upon the nations.

Prewrath/Mid-tribulation View: The rapture of the church occurs in the midst of the seven-year period.

Divine Rapture

Divine Rapture is an uncompleted film that had been cast in 1995 with Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Debra Winger and John Hurt.

Guy P. Harrison

In the book, Harrison touches on various issues of Christian belief, such as the rapture and the reliability of the Bible.

Higher consciousness

The pursuit of yoga and the Buddhist Jhanas involve feelings of oneness with the world that give rise to a state of rapture.

IiO

These included the 2006 number one Billboard Hot Dance Club Play single "Is It Love?", the 2007 remix album Reconstruction Time: The Best of iiO Remixed, and the 2008 compilation Rapture Reconstruction: Platinum Edition.

Following the success of "Rapture", iiO released several singles and the studio album Poetica in 2005.

Ivan Zulueta

His work spanned different fields such as art designer in movies or music and he was mainly known for writing and directing the film Arrebato (Rapture), and for designing the posters and promotion of Pedro Almodóvar's first movies.

Morning Sedition

"Rapture Watch", where 'Milf Cardinal Milfington' (staff writer Jim Earl), with florid pseudo-religious gobbledegook (including tongues), cited actual events that portend the End of Days.

No Divine Rapture

No Divine Rapture is an album by the Swedish death metal band Paganizer.

Once More into the Bleach

On the US edition of the album track five "Rapture" (Bonus Beats) is replaced with the original vesrion of "Atomic" from the album Eat to the Beat.

Rapture Ready

Rapture Ready's stated purposes include warning those non-Christians who, according to the Pre-tribulation system of Evangelical Christian eschatology, will be left behind after the rapture to repent of their sins and turn to God.

Rapture Ruckus

I Believe won an award for Best Gospel/Christian Album at the New Zealand Music Awards, Rapture Ruckus Live at World's End debuted at No.

Religious Procession in Kursk Province

The painting was bought by the leading collector Pavel Tretyakov for a record 10,000 roubles, but Tretyakov wanted Repin to replace the maids carrying the empty icon-case with "a beautiful young girl, exuding spiritual rapture".

Riddley Walker

"The Rapture of Riddley Walker" is the eighth song on the Clutch album From Beale Street to Oblivion (2007).

Tom Broecker

His Broadway credits include Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America, A Final Night with George W Bush, David Mamet's Race, Side Man and Everyday Rapture.


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