The Prophecy Behind the Novel

From a missile base in 1967 to the middle of the seven years

The Bride Is Taken opens with a real Cold War incident in 1967, begins its story about two and a half years before the rapture, and runs through the first half of the seven years foretold in Daniel and Revelation.

1. 1967A real night at a nuclear missile base in Montana
2. The years beforeThe story begins, and the signs start
3. The raptureIn the twinkling of an eye, millions vanish
4. The covenantThe seven years begin
5. The midpointBook One ends
6. Books Two and ThreeTo the return of Christ

Pre-tribulation, premillennial, and a literal seven years

The novel holds a pre-tribulation, premillennial view and a literal seven years. The rapture comes first. The seven years begin later, with a covenant with Israel, and the key dates fall on the Hebrew calendar.

Faithful believers read these passages in other ways, too. Rapture vs. Second Coming and Will Christians go through the tribulation? lay out the main views.