It was the footnotes in the reference Bible of C.I. Scofield that made popular the false doctrine of the "secret rapture"/ dispensational premillenialism at the turn of the last century.
Below you can see where he clearly made a mistake in his interpretation which helped lead to this doctinal error within Christianity.
"In Revelation 4:1 a heavenly voice beckons to John: “Come up hither.” Supposedly, this is a reference to the rapture of the church.
In the footnote of his Reference Bible, C. I. Scofield commented on this passage: “This call seems clearly to indicate the fulfillment of 1 Thes. 4:14-17. The word ‘church’ does not again occur in the Revelation till all is fulfilled.”
So what? The word “church” does not occur in 2 Timothy, Titus, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, or Jude. But what would such omissions indicate about an alleged rapture? The mere absence of a word within a given context provides no evidence at all." ChristianCourier
All the fuss is over this verse.....
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Revelation 4:1
Sounds to me like this is spoken to John to "Come up hither" to see the things of the vision...and only John
Below you can see where he clearly made a mistake in his interpretation which helped lead to this doctinal error within Christianity.
"In Revelation 4:1 a heavenly voice beckons to John: “Come up hither.” Supposedly, this is a reference to the rapture of the church.
In the footnote of his Reference Bible, C. I. Scofield commented on this passage: “This call seems clearly to indicate the fulfillment of 1 Thes. 4:14-17. The word ‘church’ does not again occur in the Revelation till all is fulfilled.”
So what? The word “church” does not occur in 2 Timothy, Titus, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, or Jude. But what would such omissions indicate about an alleged rapture? The mere absence of a word within a given context provides no evidence at all." ChristianCourier
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Revelation 4:1
Sounds to me like this is spoken to John to "Come up hither" to see the things of the vision...and only John