Tired of Waiting for the Beginning of the End Times?
If you ever get one of these letters then..uh-oh…
Dear Floyd;
This message has been sent to you by a friend or a relative who has recently disappeared along with millions and millions of people around the world. The reason they chose to send you this letter is because they cared about you and would like you to know the truth about where they went. This may come as a sho
ck to you, but the one who sent you this has been taken up to heaven.
I f you read a Bible, you will see that after chapter three in the book of Revelation, the church is no longer mentioned as being on earth. (The church are the believers in Jesus Christ, not the buildings in which people meet.)
In the Bible, 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 verses 16 and 17 tell how Jesus came to take away His church. But, you have to believe the Bible is the Word of God in order to believe this.
I am sure that there will be a lot of speculation as to what happened to all these people. The theories of some scientists and world leaders will have so much credibility that most of the world will believe them.It will sound like the truth!
But, there is only one truth. And, that truth is that Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, came back to earth and took with Him to Heaven all who believed in Him and made Him their Lord.
If you would like to give your life to Jesus Christ and be born again, it is not too late. First you must pray to God saying“Father I admit I am a sinner, and I will turn from my sin and do good. I believe that Jesus was your son and that He came here to die for me so that my sins would be forgiven. I ask you to forgive me and I will repent of my sins. In Jesus name I pray.”
If you just prayed that prayer and meant it with all your heart, then God will know you as one of His own. You should now seek out others who have also given their lives to Christ, read a Bible daily, and do your best to bring others to Christ.
God bless you,
Aunt Bea
Yep. That’s right. There is a website called Raptureletters.com where people can sign up to have an e-mail sent to their ‘left behind’ friends explaining where they are and what the hell heck just happened:
And if you decide to ignor
e this heartfelt warning? This is what the Prince of Peace has in store for you:
Men and women soldiers and horses seemed to explode where they stood. It was as if the very words of the Lord had superheated their blood, causing it to burst through their veins and skin…Their innards and entrails gushed to the desert floor, and as those around them turned to run, they too were slain, their blood pooling and rising in the unforgiving brightness of the glory of Christ. (“Glorious Appearing”, Jenkins and LaHaye)
Great stuff, huh. I can’t wait. But if I’m raptured, won’t I miss out on all the fun? (I know what you’re thinking:“If I were you I wouldn’t worry”.) Will the raptured have good seats for all the action? Since we’ll still have our bodies, will popcorn be available? Will we be naked and if so will we all be issued Grace Goggles? For answers to more questions like these check out: Rapture Ready.Com It’s got the answers to all your Pre-Trib concerns AND it’s full of fun facts like these:
The Bible predicts that the Jewish Temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem. Ever since the 70 AD destruction, one major roadblock barring the reconstruction of the Temple is the fact that the Temple Mount area has been defiled by warfare. In order to cleanse the tribulation Temple Mount for worship, the Jews will need the ashes of a pure red heifer. Numbers chapter 19 describes
how King Solomon cleansed the first Temple with the ashes of a specially prepared Red Heifer.
(Numbers 19:2-9)
(Israeli scientists have been working for years to genetically engineer a red calf. But why would they want to kick-off the Tribulation?)
Replacement theology is the view that Israel, having failed God, has been replaced by the Church around 70 AD. The Church is now seen as spiritual Israel and spiritual Jerusalem. This teaching claims that all the promises and blessings, in fact Israel’s entire inheritance, now belongs to the Church. However, all is not lost for Israel; it gets to keep all the curses.
Lucky them.
During the latter part of the tribulation an Oriental army of some 200 million strong, will move into the Middle East, crossing over the dried up Euphrates River. This army, guided by four demonic angels, will kill one third of mankind.
You certainly don’t want to be hanging around for that. Reminds me of an old joke; 200 million Chinese guys walk into a bar and order a drink…..uh, I forget the rest.
I know a lot of good folks who waste a lot of good time with all this hooey. I wonder what they would think if they knew that these cherished ‘biblical truths’ have only been around for about 100 years or so and are mostly the result of a ne’er-do-well-cum-Evangelical-huckster’s popularization of an imaginative Anglo-Irish minister’s ruminations.
I read like 8 of those Left Behind books–those Left Behind had a pretty exciting life. I mean, who wouldn’t want to tool around in a custom Hummer, work on a super-advanced computer, and be respected by millions.
Jerry treats his protagonists very well, considering they were “Left Behind.” And the funniest part–the main guys (the pilot and the writer) work directly for the Anti-Christ himself.
Not a bad life for those Left Behind.
And what about their names? Buck Williams, Ray Steele, Bruce Barns, Chang Wong, Ming Toy… Sounds like the cast of a porn movie.
It’s interesting that those who are left behind really don’t feel too much “Christian” compassion for all those who have been misled by dum-dum-dum-doom- Nicolai Carpathia and then slaughtered. Perhaps that’s why they missed the first bus to heaven.
And all of it paid for with the Anti-Christ’s credit card.
I think it was either unbelief or an insincerely prayed Sinner’s Prayer.
Jenkins said he got the names from the New York Mets players of the 1960s.
In retrospect, the whole thing was a great comedy.
I really got into the books, and the radio play.
On the other hand, my son and I had some bonding with the books.
Hey, nothing wrong with pop culture. I like to read John Sandford, Robert Crais and Lee Child. Good action stories and nothing terribly ‘redeeming’ about them (though they are much better writers than Jenkins and LaHaye). But I think a lot of people have had their theology formed by Christian pop culture.
Okay–but the books were not sold as Christian
pop-culture; they were sold as tracts, so to speak.
They were also vents for LaHaye’s views on eschatology.
I’m getting mighty lonely out here!
Ah, been busy. Worked a show at the castle last night and getting ready for the Marine to fly in this evening. Never much action around the holidays.
BTW- sorry for not getting back to you about your vacation notes. Sheesh You should turn that into a book. I’d buy it.
Well–I’m mulling this over. I will give it a try after I work on syllabi next week.
Three more days of abject laziness, then I’ll try some self-motivated productivity.
When I work on syllabi, that is.
It warms my heart to encounter another rapid anti-dispensationalist. See you at the resurrection where we can joyously celebrate deliverance from ALL of OUR bad theology!, Lustus
Nice way of putting it, lustus. Welcome to Sharp Iron.
Lol this is great