Does Billy Graham believe in a pre-tribulation rapture?

Answer 1

A:

The 'Rapture' is a theological invention of John Nelson Darby, the nineteenth-century founder of the Plymouth Brethren. Although few people belong the the Plymouth Brethren Church, many Christians believe in Darby's most enduring theological creation, the Rapture. Billy Graham says that he believes in the Rapture theology, but he does not emphasise it.

The belief that Jesus will come again is not new, and Christians have always taught that Jesus will return to earth and that believers should live in anticipation of his second coming. Darby's new teaching was that Christ would return twice. The first return would be in secret, to "Rapture" his church out of the world and up to heaven. Christ would return a second time after years of global tribulation for non-believers, to establish a Jerusalem-based kingdom on earth. The Rapture has no genuine biblical support, and Billy Graham is careful not to insist on belief that these events will actually occur. However, the Rapture is consistent with his overall religious teaching.

Answer 2

He has passed on