Robert D. Van Kampen (December 16, 1938 – October 29, 1999) was an American businessman, who served as a member of various organizational boards in the business world and Christian ministry.
[3][4] As an evangelical Christian, Van Kampen was known for applying biblical principles to the running of his business, and there was a strict code of personal conduct among his many employees.
[2] In the 1990s, Van Kampen developed what is known today in evangelical Christian eschatology as the "Pre-Wrath” rapture position, authoring three books on the subject.
[1][2] His family foundation owns one of the largest private collections of rare and antique Bibles in North America, which was housed in the Scriptorium at the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida.
Van Kampen died on October 29, 1999, at the age of 60 in Loyola University Medical Center while waiting for a heart transplant.