As most things in my life are, curiosity was sparked by a billboard on the drive to work. It said that the world will end on May 21, 2011. I'm thinkin "HOLY CRAP...HITS THE FAN, BATMAN!!!" And as with most things that involve religion (me being an atheist and whatnot), I simply have my wife look it up (quite the believer...don't ask how our relationship works).
Apparently there's some guy out there who did some calculations based on the good book. He figured out that the flood happened 7,000-some years ago, and that according to Rapture theory, we're due for another one. He says that this time, it's death by fire. (My mind entered Beavis-mode at this point and said FIRE!!! :firedevil: )
Reading on, and me paraphrasing a good bit, May 21 - more precisely at 6pm, though I don't know if that's EST, Mountain Time, or Papua New Guinea Time - it will all begin. It'll all end on October 21, so those of us left behind will have till then to do our final repent and hope to be 'saved'. In the meantime, Rapture theory says that the dead will rise from the graves. ALL of the dead. And dang, that's a whole lotta dead. Those who accepted Jesus will be instantly scooped up, while those who did not will walk the Earth.
Let me repeat that... THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH. At this point, my brain went haywire. It's the frickin ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!!!! Hordes upon hordes of undead non-Christian (or just crappy christian) zombies will infest the earth for 5 whole months. :11:
So for all of us who haven't accepted Christ, or maybe did it the wrong way or something, we'll be left to defend what little time and happiness we have left by fighting off billions of animated corpses... all while fending off hell on earth, convincing ourselves to accept what's going on, ask for forgiveness and hope it's not too late. Those who do get a ticket upward. Those who don't get to burn. Kinda harsh, but eh... depends on your perspective and beliefs.
Once again, I don't subscribe to this, but I have always found doom and gloom to be fascinating, if for nothing else but that it's something different from the usual grind. If you have thoughts, weigh in. I don't mean for this to a religious debate, so please do not get into that.
Discuss.
:soapbox:
Addendum: Some sources for your perusal:
http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/may21/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40885541/ns/us_news-life/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/may-21-2011-judgment-day_n_804166.html
Apparently there's some guy out there who did some calculations based on the good book. He figured out that the flood happened 7,000-some years ago, and that according to Rapture theory, we're due for another one. He says that this time, it's death by fire. (My mind entered Beavis-mode at this point and said FIRE!!! :firedevil: )
Reading on, and me paraphrasing a good bit, May 21 - more precisely at 6pm, though I don't know if that's EST, Mountain Time, or Papua New Guinea Time - it will all begin. It'll all end on October 21, so those of us left behind will have till then to do our final repent and hope to be 'saved'. In the meantime, Rapture theory says that the dead will rise from the graves. ALL of the dead. And dang, that's a whole lotta dead. Those who accepted Jesus will be instantly scooped up, while those who did not will walk the Earth.
Let me repeat that... THE DEAD WILL WALK THE EARTH. At this point, my brain went haywire. It's the frickin ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!!!! Hordes upon hordes of undead non-Christian (or just crappy christian) zombies will infest the earth for 5 whole months. :11:
So for all of us who haven't accepted Christ, or maybe did it the wrong way or something, we'll be left to defend what little time and happiness we have left by fighting off billions of animated corpses... all while fending off hell on earth, convincing ourselves to accept what's going on, ask for forgiveness and hope it's not too late. Those who do get a ticket upward. Those who don't get to burn. Kinda harsh, but eh... depends on your perspective and beliefs.
Once again, I don't subscribe to this, but I have always found doom and gloom to be fascinating, if for nothing else but that it's something different from the usual grind. If you have thoughts, weigh in. I don't mean for this to a religious debate, so please do not get into that.
Discuss.
:soapbox:
Addendum: Some sources for your perusal:
http://www.ebiblefellowship.com/may21/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40885541/ns/us_news-life/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/04/may-21-2011-judgment-day_n_804166.html