How do you know the Rapture did not occur

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<p>What makes everyone so sure the Rapture did not occur?</p>

<p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>

<p>The first event may or may not be seen (which is not a primary issue), and is called the Rapture, when the saved are to be ‘caught up,’ from whence the term “Rapture” is taken. The “Second Coming” is a public event, wherein Christ’s presence is prophesied to be clearly seen by all,</p>

<p>We all may be going to HELL</p>

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<p>No, sorry. I’m going shopping. (This is in response to where we all may be going.)</p>

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<p>Two reasons:</p>

<p>1) The idiot that “predicted” this previously predicted that the Rapture would occur in 1994. Obviously he’s not a reliable source.</p>

<p>2) Despite the fact that he has “studied Scripture for years”, he has apparently missed the three or so passages that state that NOBODY, not even the angels in heaven, know when the world is going to end.</p>

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<p>Because Christian mythology is… a myth?</p>

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<p>The guy that predicted it said it would start with a 10.0 earthquake. Also, if he predicted correctly, it means God did tell him, and I would assume that he would be raptured. That said, by his behavior, he does not seem to be a “prophet” compatible with the Christian God anyway, so it’s a moot point.</p>

<p>Not the rapture as it is conceived in these scenarios rises necessarily from Christianity.</p>

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<p>Polarscribe–well said.</p>

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<p>There were still babies and toddlers in the church nursery the next morning.</p>

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<p>Agree with Polarscribe.</p>

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<p>Missypie has my vote. Very true!!</p>

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<p>LOL, just saw on CNN that the pastor that predicted the rapture says he “miscalculated” the date, and the real date will be October 21, 2011. Just another day to wear the tiara and drink I suppose.</p>

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<p>[Facepalm]</p>

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<p>Camping also said that the 21st was an ‘invisible Rapture’ and that he stands by his Oct. 21 end of the world date. I guess God’s just holding off on the Tribulation until after the Stanley Cup? As I thought, God’s Canadian.</p>

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<p>Yes, the balloon popped yesterday. That is considered a rapture. See Rapture vs. Rupture.
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<p>Because this one guy represents… all of Christianity?</p>

<p>:rolleyes:</p>

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<p>I think that between them polarscribe and missypie have answered the question. :)</p>

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<p>ThisCouldBeHeavn: I didn’t say that. But anything extrapolated from a supposedly-magic book written 2,000 years ago is… mythology.</p>

<p>Zeus didn’t actually sit up in the sky and hurl thunderbolts at people. Nor did God cause a worldwide flood. Christianity is no more or less than another set of creation myths developed by a people who needed explanations for the natural world.</p>

<p>To the extent that people find comfort in that belief, awesome. But attempting to apply 2,000-year-old myths to modern society is, yeah, a recipe for madness.</p>

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<p>I know the Rapture didn’t happen because I am still on this earth and not in heaven.</p>

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<p>But we’re talking about something a crackpot cooked up 20 years ago, not 2000 year old myths.</p>

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<p>There is no such thing as the Rapture.</p>

<pre><code>Meanwhile that guy put off the end of the world til October.
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<p>Love this, Novelisto:

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