Is the rapture in the book of Revelation?

Chuck Smith read Revelation 4 as the church's exit from the earthly scene: "as we enter then into the fourth chapter, we enter into the post-church era upon the earth." He held this as a conviction drawn from the pattern, not a stated proof text. John hears a trumpet voice say "Come up hither" (Revelation 4:1). Read Chuck on Revelation 4:1 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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