As I'm sure you all know, the last couple of days have been filled with rumours of the rapture, and I've spent a vast amount of time thinking about it. On one hand, I find it humourous to see how many people believe the world is going to end. I think it is incredibly naive to believe that anyone can predict the exact date and time that our planet is going to come to an end. On the other hand, it makes me terribly sad.
"In every time zone, at the turning of the globe, 6PM comes and goes - then a false prophet is exposed, while God's word is mocked. I am troubled. I haven't had the heart to join in the mocking. It grieves me - arrogant, unbiblical proclamations have real, negative consequences." Dave SilkerI saw this quote on someone's status on Facebook and it hit me just how true it was. Now, I'm guilty of taking part in the mockery of these days, but that goes back to how I find it humourous. That does not, however, give me a valid excuse for doing so. It is not true to my faith, nor to my personal convictions, and for that, I am ashamed.
Just to set things straight, I do not believe in all of these rumours about the days that the believers are supposed to be whisked away or the multitude of days of torture that the rest of the planet is supposed to experience or really any of these statements that people seem so apt to fall for. I just don't think that everybody needs to make such a big deal out of it. Each time one of these claims are made everybody goes all haywire and makes a big deal out of it. Do you really believe that it is going to happen? If you don't, then what is the point in saying anything about it?
I guess I'm just confused as to why all of these dates turn into such a big deal. I survived, you survived, and while we are slowly killing our planet, as far as I can tell, it has survived thus far too.
What do you think? Comment here, send me a message or whatever, and let me know.
K.
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