Judgement, eh???

"But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. "Take heed, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the appointed time will come." It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay on the alert. "Therefore, be on the alert--for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning--in case he should come suddenly and find you asleep. "What I say to you I say to all, 'Be on the alert!'" ~Mark 13:32-37

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This article inspired me as well as my sister to go ahead and share my thoughts on this matter.

If we are friends on Facebook and/or Twitter, you know that I had jokes for DAYS on Harold Camping and his crackpot theory. There are a few obvious problems that I have with Mr. Camping.

Let's start with the natural, then I will share my spiritual objections.

1. This is your second prediction.
2. The week that the world was supposed to end, your website was down.
   
3. You have been amassing money and possessions but you were convinced the world would end. (REALLY?!)
   
4. You're trying to handle a spiritual matter naturally...(God cannot be figured out using math, as he created math...the creation will NEVER reveal the creator, only refer you back to him)
   
5. You made a third prediction. (Didn't you have enough after 2 failed attempts???)

I'll stop there with the natural. My main problem is people just really don't think sometimes. I feel like some of this was superbly obvious.

Now on to my spiritual objections...(buckle your seat built, this will not be nice...)

1. Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull, That it cannot hear. ~Isaiah 59:1 [See also Numbers 11:23] God is not going to have to do the rapture in waves. (per Camping's original prediction, the rapture would start at 6pm in every timezone) I just believe that God has enough power to take all of us at once and not on a time schedule, you know seeing as how he did create this thing called time and all...#ijs
2. "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. ~Matthew 24:36 If Jesus doesn't know when HE is coming back, why in the world would he tell you??? Who are you that God can trust you more than his son who is in all aspects an extension of himself because he is God and man at the same time??? AKA God in flesh...
   
3. "For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be earthquakes in various places; there will also be famines. These things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. ~Mark 13:8 Jesus said that earthquakes would only be the beginning of many signs to come, so why would the actual rapture begin with an earthquake???
4. "The gospel must first be preached to all the nations. ~Mark 13:10 I know that a lot of people have heard the Gospel, but I really believe there are still some that have not heard.

5. "And then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ'; or, 'Behold, He is there'; do not believe him; for false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect. "But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance. ~Mark 13:21-23 JESUS TOLD US DON'T BELIEVE IT WHEN MEN START TO TRY AND PREDICT THE END!!! I'm sorry, but that's like a big huge duh to me...

6. "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. ~Mark 13:31 If God said it, it must happen exactly how he said it!!!

It's crazy, I know I have more spiritual reasons than natural. But I guess that is my main problem with him. I feel like you can lie about a lot of things, but don't lie on God!!! That's just my frame of mind. I feel like we as Christians should stand up for our beliefs! We must stand up for the Word of God! If you can't stand up for that what else is worth standing up for??? It was Martin Luther King, Jr. who said you must stand for something of you will fall for anything!

We must be filled with holy boldness! In addition, God is calling for his worshippers to hear and answer. We must be obedient to who and what he is calling us to be. We must also pay attention to those things that he has already told us and make sure that our ears remain attentive unto him and unto his heart!

Returning to Camping...Now your response to us is that you misinterpreted. This first date was about a spiritual judgement and we are now all under judgement...hmmm...we have been under the judgement of God, the Bible declares that it is because of his mercies that we are not consumed, but they are new every morning...God was in Christ Jesus reconciling men to himself and not counting their sins against them. So you say that you made a mistake in your "prophecy," you sure did...prophets in the bible never made mistakes in their words, nor were they ever brought to shame. Finally, in my humble opinion, I honestly do not believe anything will happen on October 21st either...

What are the benefits here??? Yes there are some, even if they are not obvious. It does cause you to think, where am I in my walk? It has caused some to evaluate their walk and even their current state of being. In my opinion that's great!!! Anything that will make us realize where we are as believers is amazing.

My heart is increasingly saddened by those who will fall away as a result of this event. It is also hurt by those who may choose to never follow Christ as an effect of this. I will issue here a call for prayer for their souls, that God will strengthen them and keep them. Long story short, it's time out for playing, it's time to get serious about our walk and relationship with Christ!!! If you won't acknowledge him, he will move you out of the way!!!

With that said, I love you all!!!