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Seriously, give it a rest. People have been hearing this their whole lives. People have been hearing it since the bible. In fact, according to scripture, there's a case to be made that they thought the end times was going to come within the lifetimes of the people that knew Jesus!
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. Luke 9:27
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. Matthew 23:36
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/end.html
It's been 2000 ******** years and all this time the end times are supposed to be 'soon'
I've seen so many events interpreted as signs that the end is near. Pretty much anytime trouble kicks up in the Middle East (as the host of TYT points out, this is pretty much constant). Natural disasters are pointed to as signs of the end times (and again, natural disasters are common). Hurricane Katrina in 2005? Surely a sign of the end! And taken very seriously by news outlets, apparently.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9731623/n...long_road_back/t/apocalypse-now/#.UjBbjNKsiSo
I've seen just about any sort of social change pointed to as a sign of the end times. A quick search on google will turn up nonsense sentences like, 'Along with ordaining Priestesses, the present Apostasy of homosexual clergy is a sure sign of the End Times Church'.
Harold Camping was positive the world would end 2 years ago, basing it on his interpretation of the bible. He was so sure about it, and thousands of people believed him. He hurt quite a lot of people. People quit their jobs and sold their possessions, they were that sure about it.
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Here's a fantastic website with detailed timelines on all sorts of end times/doomsday prophecies.
http://www.abhota.info/end1.htm
Many people thought the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world in 2012. It's weird when you go on the forums for people that believe this stuff - the people that make excuses (oh, it really meant some sort of spiritual shift), the people that push their failed predictions back, and the people actually disappointed the world didn't end. Yep, disappointed.
Give it a rest already. There's so many ways you can interpret this material, and even if you could find an objective interpretation for when the end is supposed to come either biblical or through some other ancient text, it doesn't mean anything!! Stop wishing for the world to end. It's frightening that so many take it seriously, like the people that buy the rapture ready books, and the Left Behind series.
The politicians that take it seriously, the news organizations that treat it seriously and invite on guests that take it seriously, poisoning the public discourse with superstitious nonsense.
Stop it!
Seriously, give it a rest. People have been hearing this their whole lives. People have been hearing it since the bible. In fact, according to scripture, there's a case to be made that they thought the end times was going to come within the lifetimes of the people that knew Jesus!
But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. Luke 9:27
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. Matthew 23:36
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/says_about/end.html
It's been 2000 ******** years and all this time the end times are supposed to be 'soon'
I've seen so many events interpreted as signs that the end is near. Pretty much anytime trouble kicks up in the Middle East (as the host of TYT points out, this is pretty much constant). Natural disasters are pointed to as signs of the end times (and again, natural disasters are common). Hurricane Katrina in 2005? Surely a sign of the end! And taken very seriously by news outlets, apparently.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/9731623/n...long_road_back/t/apocalypse-now/#.UjBbjNKsiSo
I've seen just about any sort of social change pointed to as a sign of the end times. A quick search on google will turn up nonsense sentences like, 'Along with ordaining Priestesses, the present Apostasy of homosexual clergy is a sure sign of the End Times Church'.
Harold Camping was positive the world would end 2 years ago, basing it on his interpretation of the bible. He was so sure about it, and thousands of people believed him. He hurt quite a lot of people. People quit their jobs and sold their possessions, they were that sure about it.
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Here's a fantastic website with detailed timelines on all sorts of end times/doomsday prophecies.
http://www.abhota.info/end1.htm
Many people thought the Mayan calendar predicted the end of the world in 2012. It's weird when you go on the forums for people that believe this stuff - the people that make excuses (oh, it really meant some sort of spiritual shift), the people that push their failed predictions back, and the people actually disappointed the world didn't end. Yep, disappointed.
Give it a rest already. There's so many ways you can interpret this material, and even if you could find an objective interpretation for when the end is supposed to come either biblical or through some other ancient text, it doesn't mean anything!! Stop wishing for the world to end. It's frightening that so many take it seriously, like the people that buy the rapture ready books, and the Left Behind series.
The politicians that take it seriously, the news organizations that treat it seriously and invite on guests that take it seriously, poisoning the public discourse with superstitious nonsense.
Stop it!
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