2007-06-23 19:30:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Roughly half the US population believes that the Rapture will happen within the next 50 years.
A significant portion of these people have held that belief all their lives and are now older than 50 years old.
You have to wonder how long it will take before common sense kicks in and they realize that they were wrong.
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A note to Juji: It's already too late for that. I know I wasn't alive when Israel became a nation. That was back in the time of my grandparents. All my grandparents are now dead, as are the vast majority of the people who were alive then. That prophecy has already been proved wrong.
2007-06-23 19:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by scifiguy 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
I don't believe in a rapture as such. I think when I die I will go to the end of my world. I think the rapture is a heresy taught mainly by American fundamentalists who have not seriously questioned the teaching. See articles below.
here is an example of how bad theology makes for terrible foreign policy
Once you begin thinking of the implications involved, you begin to see why this doctrine is so dangerous to everybody. Dispensationalists seem to have a preoccupation with war. In fact, right now, dispensationalist mega-church pastor John Hagee is preaching that a war with Iran is not only the right thing to do, but is prophetically inevitable. Apparently, Bible prophecy demands a showdown with Iran. You see, if you aren’t on the side of war, then you aren’t on the side of God. Talk of peace now becomes irrelevant. It’s God’s will that we be militarists. In fairness, not all dispensationalists are militarists. Our own Laurence Vance is an example. But they are in a definite minority. The prevailing worldview of dispensationalism glorifies war, militarism, and the State.
The dispensationalist view of Daniel 9:27 provides some troubling implications as well. They don’t care that tearing down the al-Aqsa mosque would result in a regional war and cause all sorts of global distress. This would not be a bad thing in their minds. They believe that it was all foreordained and is a sign that the end of the world would be soon upon us.
Also, if you buy into these interpretations, talks of peace in the Middle East are futile. Jews and Muslims must continue killing each other at high rates. And who will be the one bringing peace to the Middle East in this popular end-time paradigm? Not Jesus, but the Antichrist. Therefore, talk of Middle East peace during this current "dispensation" is not from Jesus, but the Antichrist. When dispensationalists hear talk of peace summits or treaties in the Middle East, they assume it must have evil origins and be antichristic. If that’s the cause, why bother trying to make the world a better place? All we need to do is be good Christians and wait for our ticket out of this earth and make way for the Antichrist.
2007-06-23 19:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by pwwatson8888 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
WITHOUT A DOUBT!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Bible (We use the KJV) speaks of when the fig tree blossoms! That is Israel - One Generation - Israel became a Nation for the first time in over 2500 years in 1948!
If ANYTHING - I think that we are living on 'borrowed time!'
And, now with the president (small letter on purpose) of Iran calling for Israel to wiped off the Map of the World! That - IS Prophesied in the Book of Daniel.
"Hither Up" - "Twinkling of an eye" - "One with be left in the field and the Other will be taken up"! Need I say more???
Be at Peace - The Grace of God Upon You!
Take Care and God Bless!
2007-06-23 21:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm not even sure what the Rapture IS.. I don't find anything in the Bible or the Book of Mormon about it.
2007-06-23 19:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, since ancient times rapture has been prophesied as being right around the corner. Every prediction has been wrong.
2007-06-23 19:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by liberty11235 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
only God know the time ....We are all like little children in the back seat going "Are we there Yet" only time well tell but it sure would be nice to be raptured
2007-06-23 19:44:32 · answer #6 · answered by truely human 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There are no spiritual scriptures or religious text that contain the term rapture!
2007-06-23 19:38:34 · answer #7 · answered by WillRogerswannabe 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We have more reason to believe that it COULD happen in our lifetime that any other lifetime before us.... COULD happen. The stage is being set....only time will tell.....
2007-06-23 19:37:14 · answer #8 · answered by Theresa B 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I really do....Israel reinstated as a nation is pretty hard to over look...and Jesus said that this generation to see this would not pass away until all has been fulfilled
2007-06-23 19:36:53 · answer #9 · answered by ✞ Ephesians 2:8 ✞ 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
every christian has believed that for 2000 years
Don't hold your breath waiting for it
2007-06-23 19:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋