John Nelson Darby was a Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern dispensationalism and futurism. Pre-tribulation rapture theology was popularized extensively in the 1830s by Darby and the Plymouth Brethren, and further popularized in the United States in the early 20th century by the wide circulation of the Scofield Reference Bible.
- Occupation
- theologian, translator, Bible translator, pastor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- November 18, 1800
- Died
- April 29, 1882
