Because, according to my Bible, it should have all gone kablooey about 96 CE. (That's AD for the Catholics)
2007-05-21 08:34:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
chance likely,
Or "Repent For The End Is Far Off!"
Just doesn't have the same ring to it.
2007-05-21 08:38:16 · update #1
Depends on who you ask.
The Ol' Hippie Jesus Freak
Grace and Peace
Peg
2007-05-21 08:37:48 · answer #1 · answered by Dust in the Wind 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's all a marketing tactic. Just like any sales person they create the false sense of urgency & tell you what you need to do to be safe. Nobody would buy into religion if they said "The world's never going to end.... take your time & make an informed decision on whether christianity is right for you!" Just like any business, they want their numbers to rise. They want more "customers" to contribute.
It's like those infomercials you see on TV. "Are you tired of wiping your own @ss? Get the @sswiper 4000"..... but their pitch is "Not sure where you're going when the world ends? (and it IS ending soon!) Repent and join god's children and you will bathe in the rewards in your afterlife! You must act now, time is limited!"
It's like the guy who writes about nostradamus' predictions..... John Hogue ...... He wrote a book about the predictions where he claimed some guy was the antichrist... I don't remember who it was he determined based on the "clues" nostradamus left ... Well the guy he predicted wound up dying.... So he published another book... The book was almost EXACTLY the same with the exception of the anti-christ prediction... It had changed to saddam hussein... and now that saddam is dead... I'm sure he'll probably have another book coming out with another prediction.
it's the same with these "end of times" looneys..... when the date passes & the world doesn't end they make up excuses or say they mistranslated or there was a miscalculation.... basically when the prediction fails they re-write it to compensate and change the date. You can't change the dates on a prediction, come on! That's like the psychic saying "what i meant was...." when they tell you something that's not true.
The world ISN'T going to end.... It's just a sales tactic by the religions to get people to come running to them for comfort. Nothing more. :-)
2007-05-21 15:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude...
The end was near.
THAT end came when Jerusalem was destroyed.
Jesus said this would happen before his generation passed. A generation is 40 years. He died in 33 or so. Jerusalem was destroyed, just as he said it would, in 70.
That whole section that the "rapture" people believe means the "good Christians" will be lifted up to God before the time of tribulation?
All taken out of context.
It pertained to the destruction of Jerusalem. Jesus foretold of it. The people who listened to him and did as he said - essentially, run for the hills and don't look back - lived. Everyone else was slaughtered. All that's left is the Wailing Wall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_Jerusalem
I miss the days when Fr. Guido was funny.
2007-05-21 15:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Max Marie, OFS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I can't give an informed answer, I don't speak christianese, however I am fluent in Truth and Reality. Peace
2007-05-22 06:20:33 · answer #4 · answered by mia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's because "Repent: The End Has Been Nigh For Two Millennia" doesn't fit on a sandwich board.
2007-05-21 15:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, with the fundies, it's more like "Repent because we're all getting raptured out and you'll be left behind to face 7 years of horror; and you'll have to get your head cut off or be hanged in order to get to heaven then"
But, that's been preached for over a century now, so it's old too.
I dunno, you'd think they'd update the sales tactics to match the 21st century.
2007-05-21 16:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Kallan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It surely must--Jesus said "this generation" to those around him--Paul said "soon"--& scaremonger preachers have been saying "the end is neigh"--ever since!!
Some Christian tribes have even put a specific date on it--only to see that date come & go--like any other day--I think the JW's hold the record--6 failed dates---so far!!---LOL--:]
2007-05-21 15:42:40 · answer #7 · answered by huffyb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christianese, I haven't heard that one in a while.
2007-05-21 15:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"There is no doubt that the Antichrist has already been born. Firmly established already in his early years, he will, after reaching maturity, achieve supreme power." - St. Martin of Tours, 4th century.
2007-05-21 15:37:37 · answer #9 · answered by eldad9 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think you are right; "repent, you've got lots of time" is not as effective.
2007-05-21 15:43:47 · answer #10 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋