because rapture theology is often actually just Escapism, it is almost ALWAYS used as an excuse to avoid actually dealing with real, systemic issues like racism, transphobia, homophobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, Islamophobia, heterosexism, police brutality, etc...

after all, if we live our whole lives believing we can just sit back and wait for Jesus to come and snatch us up, why do any of the hard work? Jesus will make things right, & that means I don't have to.

Escapism, conscious or not, is complicity in oppression.

"how is it complacent?? or complicit in oppression??

check in with ANY of your friends who believe in the rapture. what are they doing to pursue justice for their neighbors? what are they doing to protect the oppressed? the answer is almost ALWAYS this: very little.

they'll say things like:
-I've been praying for victims of human trafficking a lot lately.
-I know Jesus will heal "our land"
-I hope Jesus comes soon so racism won't exist anymore.
-Jesus will make things right, and the poor will be at the top of the kingdom of God.

they'll SAY these things, but what they're really MEANING is:

"I don't want to actually do any of the work to fix these problems here and now, so I'm just going to pray about it and continue living my comfortable life of privilege, and hope God does something about it."

GOD DID DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. GOD MADE YOU.

and while its not bad to hope that Jesus will make things right, IT IS STILL ABSOLUTELY OUR DUTY TO PURSUE JUSTICE AND LIBERATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING HERE AND NOW. we are called into PARTNERSHIP with God's liberating work, not to be complacent while our neighbors suffer.

so let me just take a moment to remind us all that complacency in a system that causes abuse, oppression, and harm to your neighbors IS COMPLICITY IN THEIR OPPRESSION.

complacency is oppressive.

lastly, rapture theology is deeply linked with an apocalyptic End Times theology, a theology that also is not found (contextually) within Scripture.
see tangent below \\/

idk who needs to hear this, but the book of Revelation is a metaphor, & it uses graphic imagery to directly critique the Roman Empire around mid 1st century AD, under Nero's rule.

IT IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT MODERN, 2020 EVENTS. STOP USING IT LIKE THAT, DAMMIT.

so, yeah.

also, people have been claiming it's the "End Times" for 2000 years. get over it already.

in summary, rapture theology is a theology of privilege, in that it encourages one to remain complacent while their neighbors suffer. it favors inaction over action, comfort over discomfort, and in doing so is implicitly oppressive.