From Rapture Ready

[Roadtoad]

What are you talking about? God does not bow down to anyones wants. We either believe him and take him at his word or we don't. I believe the Bible and it is very clear that the return of Christ will be for him to come back and judge the world. Beter to receive his forgiveness and avoid the white thrown than not.

I love Jesus for the sacrifice he made to redeem the lost. I have a heart to know him, that's the difference between me and you. I love him because he first loved me.

And as for being rapture ready, I am praying "Come Lord" as all of this world is crying out for new life. How much more evil can this world stand?

Clearly quite a bit since you're contributing to it.

 

[Roadtoad]

Your claim sounded hard to believe so I poked around in the sticky Flu thread, and did find one person that closed his message with a cheering smiley. So bizarre. To be fair the number of people that described it as frightening far outnumbered the number of people who were buoyed by the outbreak.

I also found someone who washed her credit card in the dishwasher and this gem: "Imagine if it had started up a few weeks ago, when everyone was on spring break. I think God was merciful on his timing with this."

L-man, you might want to read Kathy's latest missive...

 

[GeeMack]

And as for being rapture ready, I am praying "Come Lord" as all of this world is crying out for new life. How much more evil can this world stand?

I still want to know if you're just as prepared to burn in Hell forever if your pick of which invisible monster to worship is off by one.

 

[Ladewig]

L-man, you might want to read Kathy's latest missive...

Yes. It can be comforting to think of KK as a distant outlier on the religious spectrum, but I have looked at enough Gallup polls to know that she is part of a sizable community.

 

[Ladewig]

What are you talking about? God does not bow down to anyones wants. We either believe him and take him at his word or we don't. I believe the Bible and it is very clear that the return of Christ will be for him to come back and judge the world. Better to receive his forgiveness and avoid the white thrown judgement than not.

I love Jesus for the sacrifice he made to redeem the lost. I have a heart to know him, that's the difference between me and you. I love him because he first loved me.

And as for being rapture ready, I am praying "Come Lord" as all of this world is crying out for new life. How much more evil can this world stand?

A thread has been started in your honor, KK. Have a look at the first post when you have a moment. http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142082

 

[Paulhoff]

What are you talking about? God does not bow down to anyones wants. We either believe him and take him at his word or we don't. I believe the Bible and it is very clear that the return of Christ will be for him to come back and judge the world. Better to receive his forgiveness and avoid the white thrown judgement than not.

I love Jesus for the sacrifice he made to redeem the lost. I have a heart to know him, that's the difference between me and you. I love him because he first loved me.

And as for being rapture ready, I am praying "Come Lord" as all of this world is crying out for new life. How much more evil can this world stand?

There is no so-called god to bow down to anything. It only lives in you brain KK. And your Jesus is about 2,000 years late, I'm not about to forgive him for that.

Paul

 

[aggle-rithm]

I believe the Bible and it is very clear that the return of Christ will be for him to come back and judge the world.

Do you believe the part that says this should have happened almost two thousand years ago?

ETA: Matthew 16:27-28.

 

[Moochie]

Yes. It can be comforting to think of KK as a distant outlier on the religious spectrum, but I have looked at enough Gallup polls to know that she is part of a sizable community.

Define "sizable." I think KK and CD and thinkers like them are a distinct minority. But if you're referring to fanaticism in general, then yes, I think fanatics are a sizable quanta. I hesitate to call them a community because they aren't. They're more likely the extremes of misfiring intellects of a range of communities, including yours and mine.


M.

 

[Ladewig]

Define "sizable." I think KK and CD and thinkers like them are a distinct minority. But if you're referring to fanaticism in general, then yes, I think fanatics are a sizable quanta. I hesitate to call them a community because they aren't. They're more likely the extremes of misfiring intellects of a range of communities, including yours and mine.


M.

Thirty percent of Americans believe that the Bible is the inerrant and literal Word of God.
They believe that the Earth and all life upon it is less than 10,000 years old.

 

[Monster Machine]

And as for being rapture ready, I am praying "Come Lord" as all of this world is crying out for new life. How much more evil can this world stand?

You obviously are as clueless about your history as you are about your bible. This is UTOPIA compared to medieval times.


Simple question, Kathy:

What are you doing to change it besides crying wolf on a message board? Or do you genuinely believe you need to do nothing, that the lord will be here next Tuesday, say noon-ish?


My house needs a new roof. Should just abandon it and move somewhere else? By your logic, that would seem to be the right choice.

Kathy, I understand your belief and zealousness in "preaching the Good News!" But the more I read from you, the more I realize that you'll likely be in the pile of "depart from Me you worker of lawlessness, I never knew you."


Monster

 

[joobz]

And as for being rapture ready, I am praying "Come Lord" as all of this world is crying out for new life. How much more evil can this world stand?

Praying for the end of this world seems to be about the most evil thing I could think of anyone wishing for.

If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were a satanist.

 

[Lucian]

You obviously are as clueless about your history as you are about your bible. This is UTOPIA compared to medieval times.

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Monster

You know, the more I hear about the "end times," the more I think the world must have ended in the 14th century. That was a sucky century: beginning of the little ice age; catastrophic and weird weather; beaucoups natural disasters; wars; rumors of wars; more wars; Great Famine; and the Black Death: BEST WORST. PANDEMIC. EVER. (well, in recorded history, as far as I know).

Sure, no one got raptured because the Rapture hadn't been invented yet, but maybe the end came and nobody noticed. They just picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and got on with their (presumably) imaginary lives.

 

[Moochie]

Thirty percent of Americans believe that the Bible is the inerrant and literal Word of God.
They believe that the Earth and all life upon it is less than 10,000 years old.

Yes, apparently 30% of Americans said this in response to a question from a stranger. Who the ◊◊◊◊ knows what anyone actually believes?

I go on record here and say I believe the planet's in deep doo-doo (and having to use such childish euphemisms is part of the problem, IMO), and that I do not see anyone doing anything about it, except for publishing scholarly works that sell mainly to libraries and the education departments of some states.

As far as I can see, the general population doesn't have a clue.

It's a folie-a-everyone. We all support each other in our disbelief. Meanwhile, the Earth bleeds.


M.

 

[six7s]

I go on record here and say I believe the planet's in deep doo-doo

The planet? Really?

Or do you mean certain orders / families / genera / species?

 

[kurious_kathy]

You obviously are as clueless about your history as you are about your bible. This is UTOPIA compared to medieval times.


Simple question, Kathy:

What are you doing to change it besides crying wolf on a message board? Or do you genuinely believe you need to do nothing, that the lord will be here next Tuesday, say noon-ish?


My house needs a new roof. Should just abandon it and move somewhere else? By your logic, that would seem to be the right choice.

Kathy, I understand your belief and zealousness in "preaching the Good News!" But the more I read from you, the more I realize that you'll likely be in the pile of "depart from Me you worker of lawlessness, I never knew you."


Monster

Are you judging me now? I would watch out for that if I were you as only God has the right to do that. I'm not perfect and neither is anyone else, this is why Jesus came to save us.

I am still recovering from 2 sergeries so getting out again is a slow process but I am working on it. My body is just not able to go and do like it use to. I also think there are others ways to serve God besides doing things that take physical stamina. Sharing the truth with others every chance I get is one way I believe I am serving God, afterall isn't it the truth that sets a person free?

P.S.Do you know who Joni Erikson' Tada is? She is such an inspiration to me. I'm not sure if she's done books on the rapture, but I love some of the others she has done like,"Heaven Our Real Home" and "When God Weeps."

 

[Roadtoad]

Are you judging me now? I would watch out for that if I were you as only God has the right to do that. I'm not perfect and neither is anyone else, this is why Jesus came to save us.

You presume to judge us. "Physician, heal thyself." Seems to me you have made a lot of claims you have yet to even attempt to provide evidence for.

I am still recovering from 2 sergeries so getting out again is a slow process but I am working on it. My body is just not able to go and do like it use to. I also think there are others ways to serve God besides doing things that take physical stamina. Sharing the truth with others every chance I get is one way I believe I am serving God, afterall isn't it the truth that sets a person free?

Once more, we're back to the appealing to emotion crap. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE VIEWED AS A LIAR AND A TROLL!

P.S.Do you know who Joni Erikson' Tada is? She is such an inspiration to me. I'm not sure if she's done books on the rapture, but I love some of the others she has done like,"Heaven Our Real Home" and "When God Weeps."

BEFORE you even THINK of invoking Joni Tada's name, (and SPELL IT RIGHT FOR ONCE!), you had BETTER start looking at what SHE did with HER life, and how YOU are spending YOURS! If Joni Eareckson Tada rolled into the room right now, I'd stand up, and I'd be the first in line to shake her hand.

If YOU walked in, I'd spit.

 

[AWPrime]

The more fanatical the believer the more doubt they have in their faith. They scream out their faith in a continuous battle against the remaining logic in their own minds.

They would follow the most wicked people on this earth to keep their cursed faith.

 

[Piscivore]

How much more evil can this world stand?

Wait until my kids are adults. Heh

 

[themagicwand]

What I want to know is this: when the day of Rapture arrives and all the good Christian folk fly away up to heaven, will they wave down to us or will they act all self-important and try to pretend that they can't see us on the ground waving up to them? A bit like the people sitting in first class on trains - they never wave back either.

 

[Nogbad]

You know, the more I hear about the "end times," the more I think the world must have ended in the 14th century. That was a sucky century: beginning of the little ice age; catastrophic and weird weather; beaucoups natural disasters; wars; rumors of wars; more wars; Great Famine; and the Black Death: BEST WORST. PANDEMIC. EVER. (well, in recorded history, as far as I know).

Sure, no one got raptured because the Rapture hadn't been invented yet, but maybe the end came and nobody noticed. They just picked themselves up, dusted themselves off and got on with their (presumably) imaginary lives.

You missed the ergot on the rye caused by the damp weather - so they were all out of their trees while the bad **** was happening too.