What do you think about the rapture story told by christians?
952062
Every religion has an armageddon story. Every religion promises some sort of ascension... but the details of the story differs... every religion's mystical prophecies is humbug to somebody
528212
Who cares? It's just a story. And if it does, so what? They're only Christians.\n\n-SD-
148578
Jesus was not the messiah, and will not come back, as he is dead. Nor will he rise from the dead, or return from elsewhere. THis will be impossible for xtians to accept, I realize this, but someone has got to get them to see truth somehow. I might as well be speaking to a brick wall. I dont know why I bother, actually. Oh well. And if you think youre going to be 'raptured', then youre in for a rude awakening. Good luck with that...
509993
God raped Mary?\nThat is an interesting way to interpret the historical event.\n\nRape is a serious charge and will fire up Christians everywhere!\n\nI am a Christian and find your statement painful. I never considered that God did anything wrong, but your opinion will make me think.
750874
Firstly, The Rapture is a realatively modern interpretation of the book of Revelation, which has not been accepted by most of the Orthodox Churches in the World.  It is an idea known as Dispensational Premillenialism.  Most Orthodox Churches do not believe in this idea.  They believe rather in Amillenialism.  This means that there will not be a rapture, and rather takes the whole book of Revelation more holistically.  This idea believes that there is an end, and it is really the end, not a rapture.  There will be no period of tribulation or any of that baloney.  Just an end.  \n\nSecondly you need to understand biblical numerology.  THe book of revelation is a "apocalyptic" book, which is a style of literature that existed in the ancient times.  Apacalyptic literature used numbers to symbolize things.  (other good examples in the bible would be the last nine chapters of ezekiel or the book of daniel).  the Number 144,000 is simply put 12 (the number of the tribes of the Old Testament, or the OT believers) times 12 (the number of the apostles, or NT believers) times 10 times 10 times 10 (one of the "complete" numbers).  one multiplies by ten three times do symbolize the Holy Trinity, where in all the believers in the Old and New Testaments will be saved.  \n\nYes it refers to them as the "twelve tribes of Israel" but what is meant (as we are in apocalyptic literature as stated before) is the Church, not the literal twelve tribes.\n\nThe only people who really take the number 144,000 literally are the Jehovah's Witnesses, who are not even really Christians, but instead Arians, but that is a different question.
385312
those who are left behind will be standing around wondering what happened.  God will rapture Christians to heaven and begin judgment on earth for anyone left behind [regardless of their religion] ,because those who had a personal relationship with God through Christ Jesus are all gone [went to heaven with Christ]. \n\nWant to go to heaven? http://www.NeedGod.com
734518
It depends on your definition of "rapture". If your rapture means that people will be taken on a random basis to heaven and that no one will know it...there is no scripture saying that. If the rapture means that the righteous living and the righteous who will be raised from the dead in the first resurrection will be taken to heaven at the second coming. Dictionary definition of rapture means":transporting of person to heaven" (1 Thess. 4:16,17)
512030
Today's popular Christianity is false Christianity, and so I expect a very great many to fall away when things start going bad.\n\nEspecially when that rapture crap turns out to be just that.
352653
The word Rapture does not appear in the Bible. This is a word given by others to describe being caught up with the Lord.\n\n1Th 4:17\nThen we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.\n\nAs for Angels having wings, an example scripture:\n\nExo 25:20\nAnd the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
332893
Yes!\n  Many say it to try and show others they are good people but they are relly not.They just act out being a christian.When the rapture of His(God's) church comes every one left behind will have been a fake.If they begin to actually believe they will have to  make it through the seven year tribulation to live forever with Jesus and His church.
648585
You know, I'm not a Christian, but I really liked this story.  \n\nIt really has nothing to do with the cross as a religious symbol, but as a symbol of burden.  Very nice.
1134353
They look fairly interesting.  I'm not a devout Christian or anything, I just love apocalypse tales (The Stand is still one of my favourite books), and the Rapture would probably fit into that category.  I've just never gotten around to it.
1135244
Before I say this let me tell you that I am a devout Christian.  The rapture is a creation of man and does not exist.  It evolved from interpretation of the Revelation.  Not gonna happen.  Ever.
530447
What About "the Rapture"?\nhttp://www.wcg.org/lit/prophecy/rapture.htm\n\nThe rapture doctrine seems to have originated with a man named John Nelson Darby in about 1830. He divided the time of the second coming into two stages. Darby said Christ would come for his saints (the "rapture") before the tribulation and he would come with his saints after it, which he thought was Jesus’ true coming in glory or second coming. \n\nTheir will be a rapture BUT NOT the one taught by the left behind books. \n\nThe Coming of the Lord\nhttp://www.wcg.org/lit/prophecy/return/return1.htm
1146883
It is a sad but true.  On the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus was denied by his OWN people.  He said it would happen, and it did.  He said it would continue to happen and it does.  When people say the Bible is a book of lies, they forget that part.  It is very true fact of life that people in all walks of life deny Christ and persecute those that do follow .  The good news is that he loves them anyway.  \n\nDo you remember the Columbine School Shooting?  One of the atheist gunmen asked a terrified group of teens in a crowded School Library Who there had been saved by Jesus.  One girl,  Out of hundreds stood up and confessed her faith.  She was shot down instantly in cold blood.  \n\nAll we can do is pray for their salvation and Gods peace.
218807
The apocalypse is a story designed to scare people into the pews.. It's a fanciful nightmarish rant about "end times" created to make people fear "the rapture".. I don't think anyone educated would take anything in it seriously.. Don't let an ORGANIZED SPEARHEAD OF PROPAGANDA "sell you a bill of goods..
422322
I think it's rubbish. I think it's a hoax, a clever elaborate hoax. I must applaud the person who created the Titor story for his (or her) ingenuity.\n\nIt seems to me that most people will believe anything, no matter how absurd.\n\nThe John Titor story actually sounds pretty believable when you compare it stories that appear in major religious texts like the Bible, the Koran, or the Gita. People believe those.