The Rapture

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<p>What do you people think about the Rapture?</p>

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<p>ehh…what’s that?</p>

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<p>Do you mean in the fundamentalist Protestant Christian sense, or are you speaking of some kind of musical act?</p>

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<p>I find because of the Regan era cuts in the arts Raptunes came about as a new form of expression. Fewer music programs, teaching kids to actually play an instrument fell to Federal Buget cuts. If only Ronnie had played an instrument, then we’d have musicians who could actually play on albums rather than scratch them.</p>

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<p>The fundamentalist Protestant Christian belief</p>

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<p>A bunch of hooey</p>

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<p>In that case, I must concur with Angljc1: It’s a bunch of crap. The Rapture is a fundie invention that sprouted up from a misinterpretation of a passage in the Book of Revelation in the late 19th century, and nothing more. It’s probably one of the most successful Christian heresies ever – and has certainly been given a second wind in recent years by the inexplicably popular Left Behind novels – but a heresy nonetheless. </p>

<p>In short, there is no Rapture. There is a Second Coming of Christ, but that’s a completely different thing, a central doctrine of Christianity since day one.</p>

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<p>I believe it will happen.</p>

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<p>why?</p>

<p>I’m open to change my mind</p>

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<p>Why do I believe in it?</p>

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<p>I’m all ears, NDB. Why do you believe in it?</p>

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<p>What in the bible persuaded you?</p>

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<p>Jesus is coming, hide teh pron</p>

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<p>Okay, well I believe in it for many reasons; some secular other religious (mostly religious reasons, though). My main reasons come straight from the Bible. I believe there are sixteen big sings in total- fifteen of them have already occured</p>

<p>Now, I’m not one of those crazies who stand on the street preaching at you in your car, but I do believe the Protestant belief is accurate.</p>

<p>Note: I had a list of websites was gathering for you, but they seem vague and bias :(</p>

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<p>i would like to see any info</p>

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<p>You’ll probaly laugh at the names of the sites ( I know I did)
<a href=“http://www.raptureready.com%5B/url%5D”>www.raptureready.com</a>
<a href=“http://www.fundamentalbiblechurch.org%5B/url%5D”>www.fundamentalbiblechurch.org</a>
<a href=“http://www.allspiritual.com%5B/url%5D”>www.allspiritual.com</a>
<a href=“http://www.satansrapture.com%5B/url%5D”>www.satansrapture.com</a>
<a href=“http://www.rapturealert.com%5B/url%5D”>www.rapturealert.com</a></p>

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<p>^^^ Those probaly aren’t the best guides to the subject,however I found many of the other websites to be creepy.</p>

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<p>Well, good luck to you with all that. For myself, my knowledge of the Bible and Christian theology, and my unwavering conviction that Catholicism is the true Christian path, leads me to reject such revisionist ideas of the End Times.</p>

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<p>10101010101010101010</p>

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<p>**Madison questioned the man who looked like Jesus and discovered that he was dressed up as Jesus and was on his way to a toga costume party when the tarp covering the bed of his pickup truck came loose and released twelve blowup dolls filled with helium which floated up into the air. </p>

<p>Ernie Jenkins, 32, of Fort Smith, who’s been told by several of his friends that he looks like Jesus, pulled over and lifted his arms into the air in frustration, and said “Come back here,” just as the Williams’ car passed him.**</p>

<p>LOL.</p>