Well, I say, the only problem with the rapture is that it's not in the Bible. I have had some people startled when I said that, even here at the seminary. Yes, and it's a perennial topic of interest. And it's a worthy topic. I think that the neglect of the study of eschatology in the church is a serious mistake, and it's one of the reasons that stuff like Left Behind becomes so popular.
People are hungry to have some information about what the Bible says about the future.
And if you don't give them something good to eat, they'll eat junk food. You have got people who haven't thought through the morality of all this and what this all means. Also, the view of God that comes out of this is in some ways quite chilling. Hal Lindsey has often been wrong and yet he still continues to sell books. There is always some kind of recalculation to make, there is always a way at looking at things differently.