What arguments are you tired of hearing?

[Gregory Thompson]

Umm, the Rapture may take place by then! Do it now!

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I recall the reference to people being taken away in Gospel of Matthew was in relation to evil people .. perhaps like the pharisees?

but seriously . i don't have any issues today .. but maybe next week . . we'll see how his grace carries me .

 

[bugkiller]

The absurd ones.

bugkiller

 

[MoreCoffee]

What da heck is an "Ubuntu"?

I think it is an African word from some South African language and I think it is the name for an operating system built on Linux.

I have a deep suspicion that is it evil and wicked and quite likely to lead to your doom if you use it

 

[MoreCoffee]

I recall the reference to people being taken away in Gospel of Matthew was in relation to evil people .. perhaps like the pharisees?

but seriously . i don't have any issues today .. but maybe next week . . we'll see how his grace carries me .

You're right, you know, the passage makes it appear that those taken were taken away by death to judgement, or something like that, and that the ones left behind were blessed.

But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. In (those) days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be (also) at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left. Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. (Matthew 24:36-44)​

But these passages are notoriously difficult so I'd be careful about reading much into or out of the passage without a very careful examination of parallel passages and some consideration of old testament precursors too.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

You're right, you know, the passage makes it appear that those taken were taken away by death to judgement, or something like that, and that the ones left behind were blessed.

But of that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. In (those) days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be (also) at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left. Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. (Matthew 24:36-44)​

But these passages are notoriously difficult so I'd be careful about reading much into or out of the passage without a very careful examination of parallel passages and some consideration of old testament precursors too.

Yeah anything end time related or future predicting is particularily nebulous as Jesus instructs. i usually say such things in Jest as the opposite is assumed .. as some sort of reward for cowardly religious bible readers who avoid persecution or even disagreement on a social level . if they want to be Christians, then get ready for persecution instead of complaining.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

What arguments are you tired of hearing?

The absurd ones.

bugkiller

Got any in mind?


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