WWW, January 2011 - It does not matter that the bible clearly states that "no man knows just exactly when the things will happen that are prophesied in the book, here we have a "pastor" that leads the sheep away from simply faith in Jesus Christ. He tries to make people believe that the rapture and subsequent destruction of creation will take place in the period from May to October in this year, that is 2011.
There are always groups and individuals who claim the end of the world on a certain date, obviously they've all become exposed later but not after they did indeed fool sometimes masses into selling their goods and wait for the pye in the sky.
This "pastor" is not the only one that claims the dat, by the way. Another one called Harold Camping is also among those that have fallen into deceiving the people with their strange predictions:
Note the fact that there are even people wearing T-shirts with the date "May 21, 2011" on their backs...
If such an event ever does take place in our lifetimes, the 'Apocalypse' that the religious promise will rain down on the rest of us is much more likely to land on their own heads first, hard and heavy!
ReplyDeleteChristian history is all theological. A human intellectual construct, attempting to know the mind of God without that mind being revealed by God and has been in perpetual disagreement for most of its' history. Thus unlikely to have anything to do with God. No more than the intellectual pretensions, vain imagination and folly and empty hopes. But I suppose it's good to have an occasional example of what is really false, just in case something true actually even happens!
The bottom line is that if a second coming should take place in any form, what must be among the first priorities for such personage is to expose those theological claims which are no better than chasing after wind. And to do so, such a person would have to 'reveal' a message at odds with all existing orthodoxy? Rapture could quickly turn to nightmare! And blow two thousand years of religious status quo right out of the water. From Rome to Mr. Camping and everything in between. That long over due revolution may already be getting started? Check out http://www.energon.org.uk
http://www.opednews.com/Diary/May-21-2011-----what-i-by-R-A-Landbeck-110105-188.html
Stamping Out Harold Camping
ReplyDeleteIs Second Coming date-setter Harold Camping worthy of death? He already has a zero batting average after his September 1994 prediction fizzle and, according to the Bible, is a false prophet.
Nevertheless that California shaman, who should be ashamed, claims he's found out that Christ's return will be on May 21, 2011 even though Matt. 24:36 says that no one knows the "day" or "hour" of it!
A Google article ("Obama Fulfilling the Bible") points out that "Deut. 18:20-22 in the Old Testament requires the death penalty for false prophets."
The same article reveals that "Christians are commanded to ask God to send severe judgment on persons who commit and support the worst forms of evil (see I Cor. 5 and note 'taken away')."
Theologically radioactive Harold Camping and his ga-ga groupies (with their billboards featuring "May 21, 2011") should worry about being "stamped out" if many persons decide to follow the I Cor. 5 command.
The above article concludes: "False prophets in the OT were stoned to death. Today they are just stoned!"
PS - For many years Camping was not known as a pretrib rapture teacher. But now, for $ome my$teriou$ rea$on, he seeks support from those who believe in and teach an imminent, pretrib rapture which supposedly will occur SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE the traditional SECOND COMING to earth! For a behind-the-scenes, documented look at the 181-year-old pretrib rapture belief (which was never a part of any official theology or organized church before 1830!), Google "Pretrib Rapture Dishonesty," "Pretrib Rapture Diehards" and "Pretrib Rapture - Hidden Facts."
(above was observed on the net by me, Amity)