Rapture (disambiguation)
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Rapture may refer to:
In religion:
- Rapture, a predicted event in certain systems of Christian eschatology
- Rapture (Buddhism), a common translation of the Pali word, piti, which is a factor of meditative absorption
In literature:
- Rapture (book), book by David S. Sosnowski
- The Rapture (Doctor Who audio), Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
- The Rapture (Left Behind), the fifteenth book in the Left Behind series written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
In music:
- Rapture of the Deep, 2005 album by Deep Purple
- Rapture (album), 1986 album by Anita Baker
- Rapture (band), Finland-based doom metal band
- Rapture (Bradley Joseph album), 1997 album by Bradley Joseph
- Rapture (Dragonlord album), the first album by the Black metal band Dragonlord
- "Rapture" (Hurt), song by metal band Hurt
- "Rapture" (Morbid Angel), the opening track from Morbid Angel's album Covenant
- "Rapture" (song), 1980 hit single by Blondie
- Rapture (iiO song), 2001 single by New York City-based trance duo iiO
- The Rapture (band), New York City-based rock band
- The Rapture (album), album by Siouxsie and the Banshees
- "Rapture of the Deep", a song on the 2007 Delta-S album Voyage to Isis
In television:
- "Rapture" (DS9 episode), fifth season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- "Rapture" (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
- Rapture TV, UK television station
In other media:
- Rapture, fictitious underwater city from the video game BioShock
- Rapture (comics), supporting character in Image Comics Savage Dragon comic book series
- The Rapture (film), 1991 film starring Mimi Rogers
- Rapture (video game) is codename for Square Enix's upcoming MMORPG video game.
In other fields:
- Rapture (engine), the proprietary engine of Iron Realms Entertainment which handles networking issues and supports C-like script
- Rapture of the deep, reversible alteration in consciousness producing a state similar to alcohol intoxication in scuba divers at depth