Funny how the Rapture only entered Christian theology in the 19th century. Must have slipped past the Church Fathers.

I can't wait to hear what this guy says tomorrow.

He'll say what he said the LAST TIME he made this sort of prediction in 1994--

That he "made a mathematical error," and in a few years, we'll hear the same thing, not counting all the 12/21/12 junk.

So today's the day

Maple, I have come to the conclusion that the word you give others is often the word you need yourself.

Well, it's 3:05am here in Los Angeles County, and I'm still here...no sign the Christians on the block have vanished, no Antichrist or war has appeared or started, no Jesus yet...

How are we doing across the globe, Englanders/East Coasters? Maybe this is a regional thing, it starts at the same time, just like a TV schedule...

"The Rapture! Tonight at 8, 7 Central!" ;)

Nothing yet at GMT+1... but hey, I'm not evangelical.

And I bet there will be some GREAT Diplomacy players there...

Seriously...I'm failing at "Forum" these days. Disregard that...and everything I write...ever...

Are we supposed to disregard you saying to disregard it?

They better hurry up, less than three hours to go here until Sunday. And you know, hell seems like a much more interesting place than heaven.

Well, if "Hell is other people," I imagine heaven's rather boring...

You're there...by yourself...in a white robe...with a cloud and a harp and...?

Sounds like a boring cult--and Dante's First Circle of Hell seems pretty cool, it's jsut the beest folks who were never Christian hanging out in their own private castle near a forest...

Personally, given the choice between white robes and harp lessons and the chance to listen to Plato and Aristotle harp on and on...I'll take the toga-wearing Greek fratboy-philosophers (I can see it now...wow, Epicurus is sure tapping the hell out of that kegger...Hell's the place for Epicureanism!) :p

Well then, perhaps you should read Deadline by Randy Alcorn. Hell as in a fiery pit where demons poke sinners is a somewhat romanticized version of the place. Truth to be told, we don't actually know how hell will be. Jesus also speaks of 'outer darkness' where there will be 'weeping and gnashing of teeth':

"11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Matthew 8:11,12 KJV

I certainly wouldn't like that one bit.

life would be pretty boring without something to cause weeping and gnashing of teeth.

i mean suffering is important, it allow us see problems with which we need to deal. anger is important, it fuels change, you need to care about something to get angry. conflict is useful, it is how we resolve problems, without it we merely ignore problems.

these are useful things which we need to embrace not ignore.

"The Rupture of the Rapture" ;)
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also, 12/21/2012???

frack, i hate you americans.

12th day of 21st month of 2012th year.
i know the formatting is different in america, and that it is based on "dec 12th, 2012". but it is still stupid when you write it left to right without any english inbetween. (in speech you could say the 12th day of Dec OR Dec 12th, both are equally valid, but in writing EVERYWHERE else, you have either big to small OR small to big.... digital watches being the only other example i can think of... stupid convention!!! god damn it i hope God rapturesthe lots of you!!)

@SD - I would say "yes" but even that would have to be disregarded.

WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS?!

Have I raptured yet?

is it only your soul which leaves your body? cause i think i left mine at the royal wedding a few weeks ago....

no wait, that was my dignity..

hahahah

Actually, I'm completely wrong. The rapture totally did hit Canada, or at least Montreal. All the conservative christian nutjobs have disappeared. I haven't seen a single one all day!