Monday, May 23, 2011

Is that egg on your face?

May 21 has come and gone and the rapture did not take place! In case you were unaware, Harold Camping, California Bible teacher and owner of Family Radio International said that it would happen last Saturday at 5:59 PM. I blogged on this earlier this year, but I felt like I should write this follow-up piece to emphasize why this is so dangerous.

When these 'predictions' get this kind of publicity and then fail to happen, instead of just discrediting the false prophet who wrongly predicted it, it begins to discredit the idea of the rapture itself in the minds of people. Maybe that's why the Bible declares so few will be expecting Christ's return when He comes! The truth is, the rapture will one day take place and God's people will be caught away, ushering in a seven year period of great tribulation like this world has never experienced. As awful as the recent natural disasters have been, they are nothing compared with what the Bible says will happen when God's judgement is poured out on this world. We need to be ready, waiting and watching!

Today, Harold Camping has egg on his face because he ignorantly tried to predict what Jesus declared none of us can know (the exact time and day the rapture will happen), but there is a much worse case of egg on the face - and that will be found on the face of those who say the rapture will never happen!
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9 comments:

  1. Day and Becky HaalandMay 23, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    I'm always bothered by these things for the very reason you state and also for the damage it does to the credibility of the Church, in general.

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  2. Kerry EmanisMay 23, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Nice one. He could probably fit 1/2 dozen eggs in each of those satellite dish size ears of his! One thing is for sure, Harold Camping should not have ANY problem hearing the trumpet sound! I just found out that his real middle name is... Egbert! Hilarious

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  3. Chris LlewellynMay 23, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    If you can't come up with any good rapture jokes don't worry, it's not the end of the world!

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  4. Dyan MelanconMay 23, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    I feel sad for the misguided people who believed this and lost everything. They were probably in a low point in life and wanting to grasp anything, and the thought of Heaven was wonderful to them. Now they have no money or homes or careers. We should really just pray for those people, and for mr Camping, as well.

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  5. Jeff AblesMay 23, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Dyan - I love the compassion you reveal in your comments. Kerry - Behave yourself! (LOL) Chris - end of the world... get it? My point exactly!

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  6. Emily Rae BellMay 23, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    I dont think there was a better way to say it Dyan

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  7. Becky HaalandMay 23, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    That entire deal saddened me... for the people who were "swept" up in it and the cost to them and their families... to the damage done to the credibility of the church, in general. Just so sad.

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  8. Pamela BridgemanMay 24, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    You are so on point Pastor Jeff.

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  9. AnonymousMay 24, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Good word as always.

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