Abstract:
The research topic is the relevance of the doctrine of the pre-tribulation rapture of the church for the Assembly of God church in Brazil. The research focuses on the relationship between the biblical-theological basis of the pre-tribulation rapture and its doctrinal foundations in the Declaration of Faith of the Assemblies of God. The pre-tribulation rapture has become a crucial identity mark of the Assembly of God faith, as has the Pentecostal understanding of the baptism in the Holy Spirit. The doctrine is historically supported by the church, evidenced in official documents and regular teachings through literature and publications of the Assembly of God. The thesis emphasizes that the doctrine of the rapture is not just an academic issue, but a vital hope for Christians, emphasizing the expectation of the rapture of the church. This research is bibliographic in nature, based on the literature chosen for each chapter. For the first chapter, the bibliography includes reference works for the dispensationalist tradition. For the second chapter, the reference bibliography includes dispensationalist works and exegetical commentaries from different theological lines. For the third chapter, the main bibliography is the Declaration of Faith of the Assemblies of God, works by Assemblies of God and dispensationalist theologians. The thesis is divided into three chapters, in addition to the introduction and conclusion. The first chapter deals with dispensationalism and the dispensationalist tradition. We present the foundations of this theological system and briefly consider its history and objections. The second chapter presents the biblical-theological foundation for the pretribulational rapture of the church. The third chapter addresses the eschatology of the Declaration of Faith of the Assemblies of God in Brazil and presents the importance of pretribulationism for the faith and spirituality of the Assemblies of God in Brazil.
