I have been trying hard to get people to think about what Harold Camping has predicted regarding the New Revised Rapture (NRR) date of October 21st and hoped that people might at least learn from the surrounding bits and pieces and refrain from getting around to some form of vehement or vitriolic (alliterative excellence noted) rejoinders, the problem is that Christians are getting fed up with the 'Ready to Go?' and the 'didn't happen last time, won't happen this time - in fact it's never going to happen!' comments from non-Christians.
Watching the ITN report (below) I was most taken up by the word 'probably' - seems to me that this isn't a place for probably. The word that we need to use is 'definitely' with the suffix, 'but we don't know when'!
I'm not expecting the rapture this Friday (but I'd welcome it) but I know that the day is coming when the Lord returns. I look at the things that are going on in this world - natural and man-made - and see the 'birth pangs', the contractions appear to be closer together and deeper and pray for the day when war is no more, when death is done with and all created things live as they were intended.
Today - if you feel like abusing Camping (the man, not the hobby) turn that into a prayer for those who mock the man and deny that Christ will ever return.
Today - when you feel that you've given all you can, think of those who have given all they have and sacrificed themselves (and their families) on the altar of this sad and misplaced campaign and thank God for the place you are in and pray for those who (once more) will be confounded when the rapture doesn't happen.
Today - take the opportunity to share the Gospel because of the publicity that Camping and his crew have gained. After all, there's no such thing as bad publicity and the opportunity to speak of Christ, the Cross and His return may no be as strong as this week.
Pax
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