Sombody's making a lot of money off of them by #76749 ..... End Times Discussion
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The bleating of the sheepies about "end times" has been going on for almost 5,000 years. It is the antichrist of fear that has replaced the teachings of Jesus. John the Baptist said that "the kingdom of god is at hand" meaning that it had arrived. After he lost his head Jesus came forward with the same message but added a little more: "the time is fulfilled, the kingdom of god is at hand" - and many bibles say "has arrived." Why don't people believe Jesus? Do you think he was a liar?
Many are looking for the return of a body but Jesus promised he would never leave, and he hasn't (lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age). The Christ has been returning for many years - that's why some in the world are going nuts - they can't stand the Christ.
Jesus said "beware of the Pharisees" and they have taken over the Christian church and instilled fear into the hearts of their members, just like they did in Jesus' time.
The kingdom of god was here 2,000 years ago. It never left. It is here now. All you have to do is what Jesus said - look for it and you will find it.
The Left Behind series authors are the money changers in the temple.
| ca. 2800 BC | According to Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts (1979), an Assyrian clay tablet dating to approximately 2800 BC was unearthed bearing the words "Our earth is degenerate in these latter days. There are signs that the world is speedily coming to an end. Bribery and corruption are common." This is one of the earliest examples of the perception of moral decay in society being interpreted as a sign of the imminent end. |
| 634 BC | Apocalyptic thinking gripped many ancient cultures, including the Romans. Early in Rome's history, many Romans feared that the city would be destroyed in the 120th year of its founding. There was a myth that 12 eagles had revealed to Romulus a mystical number representing the lifetime of Rome, and some early Romans hypothesized that each eagle represented 10 years. The Roman calendar was counted from the founding of Rome, 1 AUC (ab urbe condita) being 753 BC. Thus 120 AUC is 634 BC. (Thompson p.19) |
| 389 BC | Some Romans figured that the mystical number revealed to Romulus represented the number of days in a year (the Great Year concept), so they expected Rome to be destroyed around 365 AUC (389 BC). (Thompson p.19) |
| 1st Century | Jesus said, "Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." (Matthew 16:28) This implies that the Second Coming would return within the lifetime of his contemporaries, and indeed the Apostles expected Jesus to return before the passing of their generation. |
| ca. 70 | The Essenes, a sect of Jewish ascetics with apocalyptic beliefs, may have seen the Jewish revolt against the Romans in 66-70 as the final end-time battle. (Source: PBS Frontline special Apocalypse!) |
| 2nd Century | The Montanists believed that Christ would come again within their lifetimes and establish a new Jerusalem at Pepuza, in the land of Phrygia. Montanism was perhaps the first bona fide Christian doomsday cult. It was founded ca. 156 AD by the tongues-speaking prophet Montanus and two followers, Priscilla and Maximilla. Despite the failure of Jesus to return, the cult lasted for several centuries. Tertullian, who once said "I believe it just because it is unbelievable" (a true skeptic if ever there was one!), was perhaps the most renowned Montanist. (Gould p.43-44) |
| 247 | Rome celebrated its thousandth anniversary this year. At the same time, the Roman government dramatically increased its persecution of Christians, so much so that many Christians believed that the End had arrived. (Source: PBS Frontline special Apocalypse!) |
| 365 | Hilary of Poitiers predicted the world would end in 365. (Source: Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance) |
| 380 | The Donatists, a North African Christian sect headed by Tyconius, looked forward to the world ending in 380. (Source: American Atheists) |
| Late 4th Century | St. Martin of Tours (ca. 316-397) wrote, "There is no doubt that the Antichrist has already been born. Firmly established already in his early years, he will, after reaching maturity, achieve supreme power." (Abanes p.119) |
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| Apr 6, 793 | Elipandus, bishop of Toledo, described a brief bout of end-time panic that happened on Easter Eve, 793. According to Elipandus, the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana prophesied the end of the world that day in the presence a crowd of people. The people, thinking that the world would end that night, became frightened, panicked, and fasted through the night until dawn. Seeing that the world had not ended and feeling hungry, Hordonius, one of the fasters, quipped, "Let's eat and drink, so that if we die at least we'll be fed." (Abanes p. 168-169, Weber p.50) |
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| 806 | Bishop Gregory of Tours calculated the End occurring between 799 and 806. (Weber p.48) |
| 848 | The prophetess Thiota declared that the world would end this year. (Abanes p.337) |
| Mar 25, 970 | Lotharingian computists foresaw the End on Friday, March 25, 970, when the Annunciation and Good Friday fell on the same day. They believed that it was on this day that Adam was created, Isaac was sacrificed, the Red Sea was parted, Jesus was conceived, and Jesus was crucified. Therefore, it naturally followed that the End must occur on this day! (Source: Center for Millennial Studies) |
| 992 | Bernard of Thuringia calculated that the end would come in 992. (Randi p.236) |
| 995 | The Feast of the Annunciation and Good Friday also coincided in 992, prompting some mystics to conclude that the world would end within 3 years of that date. (Weber p.50-51) |
| 1000 | There are many stories of apocalyptic paranoia around the year 1000. For example, legend has it that a "panic terror" gripped Europe in the years and months before this date. However, scholars disagree on which stories are genuine, whether millennial expectations at this time were any greater than usual, or whether ordinary people were even aware of what year it was. An excellent article on Y1K apocalyptic expectations can be found at the Center for Millennial Studies. (Gould, Schwartz, Randi) |
| 1033 | After Jesus failed to return in 1000, some mystics pushed the date of the End to the thousandth anniversary of the Crucifixion. The writings of the Burgundian monk Radulfus Glaber described a rash of millennial paranoia during the period from 1000-1033. (Kyle p.39, Abanes p.337, McIver #50) |
| 1184 | Various Christian prophets foresaw the Antichrist coming in 1184. (Abanes p.338) |
| Sep 23, 1186 | John of Toledo, after calculating that a planetary alignment would occur in Libra on September 23, 1186 (Julian calendar), circulated a letter (known as the "Letter of Toledo") warning that the world was to going to be destroyed on this date, and that only a few people would survive. (Randi p.236) |
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