The Rapture, the Antichrist, and the Tribulation

An End-Times Countdown and What Happens Next

By: Rick Renner

Narrated by: Rick Renner

Featuring an Exclusive 30 Minute Interview Chapter Packed with Insights.

YOU’VE HEARD OF THE RAPTURE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

In this book, Rick Renner takes you on a deep dive into Scripture to show you that Christ’s rapture of His Church is the domino-event that will set in motion the next phase in God’s prophetic timeline.

The Rapture is the event God’s people should desirously anticipate as they prepare to meet Him face to face. But the Rapture, Heaven, and the Marriage Supper of the Lamb are not the end for true believers in Christ, as Rick vividly explains. Inside, you’ll learn:

• Which group of saints will be raised first to meet Jesus in the Rapture.
• The identity of those who “are alive and remain” that will be raised next.
• The origin of the word “rapture” and every Greek instance of this word in the New Testament.
• How to be prepared for the Rapture in the dark last hours of time.
• What it will look like when mortal bodies “put on” immortality.
• The identity of the “restrainer” that withstands the onslaught of evil on the earth right now.
• The Antichrist’s attributes according to Scripture and when he will finally be revealed.
• How to avoid contamination by the spirit of the Antichrist that is already in the world.
• Five differences between the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ.
• Who will be affected by the horrific “bowls of judgment” in the Great Tribulation to come.
• And much more!

This will answer many of your questions about end-time events and surprise you with information on this subject you probably didn’t know existed. In fact, this may be the most comprehensive look at all three topics—the Rapture, the Antichrist, and the Tribulation—in just one book!

©2025 Rick Renner (P)2025 Harrison House Publishers

Absolutely amazing book. Filled with mind opening Knowledge.

Rick is an amazing Greek Scholar of Bible eschatology. I love his work and this powerful book.

His understanding of the Greek language and of the scriptures.

There was a lot of repetition - but as my Pastor says, never fear repetition. We need it - so we can finally receive revelation!

Must read

This book helped me understand certain parts of the Bible I was having issues with this is definitely a good read

Balanced, avoids speculation, not truly narrated

Specific to the audio version.

The material is mostly Rick Renner's typically balanced approach - the issue that God spoke to His Church about these things not to frighten us but to prepare us. Rick has a gift for putting scholarly material in everyday language and it is on display here. He is careful to note that we in the Church need to stop speculating about the date of the Rapture and the identity of the Antichrist and backs that point up scripturally. On a personal note, I found his listing of various Antichrist speculations amusing in hindsight from having witnessed some of that speculation myself.

While Rick obviously has an opinion about the issues (he is pre-tribulation and millennial) he does not get dogmatic about it. I especially appreciate his reminder that the American church may well undergo persecution that will seem like tribulation to us, but that this is distinct from God's Wrath. I do have to note he avoids - whether deliberately or out of ignorance - a few of the opposing verses and texts. This is balanced by an unusually good breakdown of the Ten Virgins and the caution against building an entire doctrine around that parable.

The audio, however, is flawed. Whether or not the entire work was done by some form of automated narration, parts of it definitely and unmistakably were. This is most noticeable in an audio loop in one of the later chapters where the same few words are repeated multiple times. While not consistent, there are spots where the typical flaws of using these tools kicks it (like obvious mispronunciations of common Biblical words, awkward pauses in the middle of sentences that are followed as if a sentence just started, and the tool misreading chapter\verse notion as punctation). Whoever was responsible for the audio version dropped the ball on editing this.

Annoying

Oh my ,how many times does the guy repeat the same words..It's like listening to Webster's dictionary.
it drags on and one and on. There's nothing new here.