what about the rapture?

it's not an exclusively christian concept, nor is it a one time event.  this is the culmination of a lifetime's (or many lifetimes') spiritual work, like being drafted to the nba.  indians call these chosen ones buddhas, muslims believe mohammed was.  ancient egyptians had an entire complex process that they believed gave their pharoahs a ship to heaven.  a long time ago, some people believed they could accomplish this themselves, thus the tower of babil story.