Everyday the World Ends for Someone...?

Question

Why do many "End Time Prophets" over look this "minor" detail in their philosophies?
Everyday the world ends for thousands of "someones" on this planet, and inevitably one day it will be you and me.
My question is what are you going to do to leave this world a better place before you go?
What memories will you hold most dearly?

Answer 1

I really don't think the end time prophets over look it, but I do think that all people over look it. Most people strive to always get ahead. They are for me, me, me. I hope that if I leave this world before the Lord comes that I did everything I could to bring as many others to Christ, especally my own family. They are the hardest to witness to. I am the only Christian in my family, and it's hard for them to understand. It is my hope that I will someday get them to see Jesus as I do before it is too late.
In the meantime, my main focus is my 5 children, 4 of whom I recently adopted. And as time goes by and I am still here I hope to be able to help more children as God wills.

Answer 2

When I was pastoring I would always get the Tim LaHaye enthusiasts who wanted my opinion on when the end of the world would come. I would always answer the same way, "It's certain the end of your world is coming in your lifetime. Live accordingly."

So your question, "What are you going to do to leave the world a better place" is a lot more pertinent than, "When is Jesus coming back?" Christians have waited and predicted and re-predicted and continued to wait, and expended all manner of time, energy and effort on the question of the parousia that could have been better invested in what St. James called "religion pure and undefiled", i.e. caring for widows and orphans, engaging in the charitable and compassionate conduct that James saw as a religious duty and spiritual practice.

Consider the impact if all the hours and money spent on the "Left Behind" nonsense had instead been spent on volunteering with Meals on Wheels, the local food bank, raising money for juvenile diabetes, etc. All of which would have much more to do "impacting the world for Christ" ("When you have done it to the least of these, you have done it to me.") than attending a thousand "prophecy" conferences.

So my efforts go to autism, children with cerebral palsy, latch key kids, and getting those who share my Gene Roddenberry vision of the future elected to office. I treasure the thank you notes and drawings I get from kids whose programs I've supported and what their parents have had to say about how it's changed their lives. That's a lot more meaningful than anything religion has to offer. I treasure the daughter I adopted and watching her walk down the aisle at her college graduation last year. As I breathe my last, these will be the things I remember as the experiences that brought me joy, purpose and meaning, and that will be enough.

Answer 3

No the world continues without them, they may end but not this world. The dead don't have memories so you needn't speculate about that.