Did you ever notice the ones that call themselves "true Christians" are the ones that seem to be so wrapped up in the end times, the coming of Jesus..ect? They quote scripture trying to find out when it will happen. If your a "true Christian" and have done all the right things why can't you just be "pleasantly surprised" when it happens...why worry about it...why try to figure out when it will happen?
Any thoughts on this? :)
2007-07-19 05:20:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good points.
I have another path of though for you to go down. Why do historians call the time between 1000-1800 the "Middle Ages" or "Medieval Age?" Logically, if those were the middle, the following the middle is the "End" or "Revelations." Personally, I think civilization will continue another 10,000 years to which I wonder what that time from 1000 to 1800's will be re-named.
There is the phoneme that the words we use can create prophesies. I can be a healthy person with a postive outlook. However, if I get a person in my life who tells me "You're worthless" ... and I hear this enough ... I am most certainly likly to accept that "I'm worthless". Flip side ... when I hear, "You're the best" ... then I accept that "I'm the best". So, too with calling the "Middle - Ages" the "Middle -Ages". We might subconcisously accept we're in the end times, and thus blow ourselves up becase of the power of words.
2007-07-19 05:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The far bigger issue is that too many Christians live in the now! They have become so engrossed with this life that they live as if eternity will never come.
We are to live in the now to the extent that we serve God and our fellowman, but we need to have our eyes on eternity too because everyone will die and eternity could be immediate for many who we associate with on a daily basis.
It has been estimated that over 8400 people die every minute, and most of them are not ready for death because they have not repented of their sin and died without Christ and without hope. The prophecies concerning Christ's second coming abound with much of what is happening in this day and age, and this heightens the hope for Christians who love the Lord and want to see Him return and abolish evil forever.
Most Christians don't worry about it. MY THOUGHTS ON THIS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I care little for the theories of pre-tribulation, mid-tribulation or post-tribulation raptures of the people of God. I believe in "pan-tribulation" meaning that if I stick close to the Lord it won't matter whether I go before, in the middle or at the end of the tribulation - He will sustain me in any case and it will all "pan" out.
The only thing I don't like about the impending return is that so many people are not ready to meet the Lord, and many of them are people I care about within my sphere of life. I am sure all Christians could say the same thing.
2007-07-19 06:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hear, hear, People are way too preoccupied with this. Especially if you use the Bible as your reference point, there is no possible way you can be certain about what will happen- it is not only vague but also full of metaphors that we just don't get.
I have my own ideas and theologies about the end time (I'm a fan of amillenialism myself) but it is one of my least favorite topics in theology. There are much better things we could talk about. Besides, people are so set in their views that there's no point discussing it.
2007-07-19 05:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The people obssesed with the end times, are probably not truly Christian.
If one is a Christian, they should be full of joy.
If one is a Christian, they should have their sites set on God...and not on the failures of man.
If one is a Christian, they should appreciate the beauty of the earth, and the blessings God has given us here.
I have a bet that these doomsday prophets, have little to live for on earth....they have failed miserably, or haven't tried at all...so, their only way out of the mess they have made of their lives, is to look forward to the end times...they will not commit suicide because they feel that to be a sin...but, they can justify wishing for the end of their life, by looking forward to the rapture....it is quite pathetic....and not truly of God.
2007-07-19 05:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by G.C. 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There are going to be trials that the face of the earth has never seen the likes of before. We must prepare so that when those trials come we will be ready to clock out the storm of evil, war and things to numerous and horrible to mention.. Preparedness is the key
2007-07-19 05:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by DJ_surfer 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You are so right, my friend. There is nothing to worry for true Christians. But for those who are not saved yet, there is a lot to worry about. And maybe Christians are in fact worry about them I understand that Christians talk about it seam annoyingly obsessive but that is maybe because in fact you deep in your heart are worried .
2007-07-19 05:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by Even Haazer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the term, "end times," is a bit of an enigma in the gospel of Matthew. Jesus predicts that a sign will be the destruction of the temple which happened in 70 AD. I think that the gospel is considering the ransacking by Rome at that time to be the, "end times."
2007-07-19 05:25:46 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I am a Christian, queen, and I am with you.
Amen!
I don't think about it. I just live my life the way I think Jesus would want me to and go about my business.
2007-07-19 09:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think its a fixation that actually helps them control the followers. It's a goal, something to work towards. The light at the end of the tunnel. A threat to hold over everyone's heads. At least for those gullible enough to buy it.
2007-07-19 05:25:36 · answer #9 · answered by daisy mcpoo 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Their religion is dying. So they are praying for the end times before they are forced to admit that their beliefs are wrong.
This is the same thing that happened with the Hale Bopp(sp) comet people a few years back. They knew, deep in their hearts, that salvation was not coming on that comet. So they killed themseves rather than face the truth that they were living a lie.
2007-07-19 05:24:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 4⤋