Person

Edgar C. Whisenant

Author of 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988 (1988).

Edgar Whisenant (1932 to 2001) was an author from the American South who self-published, through the World Bible Society, the booklet 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988. He was widely described in the press as a former NASA engineer.

The booklet gave Rosh Hashanah 1988 as the date. After it passed he issued follow-up titles for 1989 and later years.

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September 11–13, 1988 Edgar Whisenant and 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988 Edgar C. Whisenant · Later revised Edgar Whisenant's booklet 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988 named Rosh Hashanah, September 11 to 13, 1988, as the date. Large numbers of copies were distributed, including to churches.