By now you have heard of Harold Camping's prediction that the rapture will take place this coming Saturday. According to the 89 year old engineer Camping, this is the day based on calculations he has made that include a wide variety of factors - from Biblical prophecies to the founding of Israel in 1948 to data he has gotten from tree rings.
Camping is not the first to set a date on the rapture, though he has spent the most money announcing his prediction in media and advertising. He will not be the last. The response of people has ranged for all out belief and preparation for the end to mocking ridicule. A local chapter of the American Humanist Association is hosting a two day party, Saturday and Sunday. An atheist in New England has started a business offering to take care of raptured Christian's pets after they are gone - $135 for 10 years of care, up front of course.
I remember reading of another time of dire predictions about the end times based on strange signs in the heavens including an unexplained darkness in mid-day. One legislative body was debating about ending their session during this darkness, when one wise man argued they continue. He stated, if this was the end and he was about to meet his Maker, he wanted to "be found at my post."
Jesus is coming back but I am preparing my sermon for Sunday. It is about "What Happens When You Read the Bible." I plan to see you there.
For the journey...
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