Hopefully you've had a go at validating HC's calculations, or better still derived your own date, so now you can move on to the next stage. If you haven't managed to do the calculations then HC's own effort will do.
There are two ways of doing the next bit - Get the telephone numbers of two or three leaders of local churches or fellowships (have you got your Yellow Pages?) or go up the chain to someone higher and telephone them with the date and ask them whether you should be worried (that you probably are or are not going) and what they think about the situation.
I've asked a couple of people, one from a mainstream denomination and one from a trickle and got told that there is nothing in the predictions and that there might be (respectively). I've also tried this on a JW friend and he thought the issue was more about HC than the date or predicting (mind you being a JW doesn't encourage you to make predictions about the world's end now, does it?).
It is handy to drop in a few of the numerology bits as this was questioned by the mainstream person and totally taken onboard by the other, which is perhaps the development of a litmus test for wackiness (a serendipitous event indeed)!
I have found this exercise rather useful in that you get to understand just how ridiculously difficult, if not impossible, the whole idea of calculating the date of the rapture is (and that's without getting into the Bible - which is next) and has given me an ability to both challenge and enlighten others from a place of understanding of the complexity (and futility) of the task. The numerology was fun to see how many I could remember from a series of lectures that dealt with it from a Biblical and misapplication stance.
Hope those who are playing this game are finding it equally enlightening and enjoyable.
Pax
2 comments:
Good morning,
having chanced across this blog I have to say that I think you might be one of the most effective wooden horses around at this time.
You portray yourself as someone who doesn't do deep theology and claim to be an "Average dog collar" and yet are obviously anything but.
I have perused a number of your blog entries and from your dealings regarding other groups, your take on the Trinity and even the apparently shortly to be with us rapture, you challenge, inform and lead others into, albeit very much peculiarly 'you' manner, places where they would not otherwise go and with thoughts that otherwise they might never entertain.
As someone who has been made to laugh, think and examine oneself this morning I 'Thank You'.
Andy
Yeshua will fulfill the Feast of Trumpets on the Feast of Trumpets. His return will be announced with a loud blast of the trumpets and that is all there is to it. Once again good ole Camping is leading people astray and will be justly rewarded for his false teachings. I hope he enjoys his reward or turns back and repents quickly or he WILL pay the ultimate price as will all who teach the false doctrines. In case anyone wants to know when the Feast of Trumpets is...it is the first day of the seventh month according to scripture. Look it up!!
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