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Well, Duh. We're still here and Harold Camping is obviously as much of a lunatic as we knew he was. The problem with this? He called himself a Christian. That's embarrassing. So, let's just break this down. I like simplicity.
What does the Bible say?
NO ONE KNOWS WHEN!
Mark 13:32-33, 35-37 "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come. / Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning— lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."
There will be False Prophets. There are many places in Scripture that talk about false prophets. Warnings.
Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
II Peter 2:1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
What about Harold Camping? If you refer to Scripture, you will quickly find that our buddy HC is making stuff up! The Bible clearly states that we will NOT know. It doesn't say that someday, someone will be smart enough to figure it out.
What about his followers? Sadly, they were lured by a cult. There's nothing new under the sun. There's really no excuse either, because in the last 60 years we've dealt with David Koresh, Jim Jones and the Koolaid, HaleBop, Harold Camping v.1 (once wasn't enough?), and even Charles Manson.
If they had done their homework and read their Bibles, they would have found out about these similar scenarios, instead of just listening to their leader. Unfortunately, the fault lies with them.
What about Christians? We were never threatened by this, because we could see through his lies. If he did manage to coerce any Christians, we might speculate that they never had a real understanding of Jesus Christ and His saving work on the cross. The Holy Spirit gives us discernment and we have the Word to show us the truth.
What about Non-believers? Things like this cause much mockery of all Christians (because HC called himself one and ran a "Christian" radio station). If they don't know the Bible, they can't separate truth from lies, so it all sounds like a big crock. If you read through some of the commentary after the articles about HC online, mockery runs rampant. Along with the mockery comes more disbelief and pushes them farther from the truth. God can use anything, though. Maybe some will choose to check into it a little more?
Ultimately, though, God is the creator, He created us to glorify Him and enjoy Him forever. He gave us His own Son, who died on a cross, and rose 3 days later. He IS coming again, at an unknown time, for a final judgement.
Romans 14:11-12
As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. |
Black Pawn ___________________________________________________________ |
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