Controversy rises over possible Judgment Day

Sussex Countian ^ | May 16, 2011 | Jennifer Dailey, Assistant Editor and Antonio Prado, Community News Staff Writer

[stuartcr]

Inspired by satan, yet known by God...

[hope_dies_last]

It makes a laughing stock out of Christians.

Even Christ's pure words of truth made the scorners of His day do just that... A laughing stock.

What's sad is, ...it only gives the already hardened unbeliever, one more reason, NOT to believe...

Like a former pastor once said; "A Bible text out of context is a pretext"

I have heard Mr. Camping before and he has been preaching for Christians to abandon mainstream churches for years and adopt a "primitive" type of Christianity, assembling only in homes to pray and study... sounds pretty separatist to me.

The Bible warned us of this in the last days in Hebrews 10:25:
"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

This is just but one sign of a false prophet, nevermind the most obvious, that no one knows the "day or the hour", "not even the angels in Heaven" Matthew 24:36

Mr. Harold Camping is a false prophet

This does point to, however, that Christ's Return is nearer.

[Ransomed]

The only thing I can think of is to somehow help or make things easier for the people that are “left behind”. And pets, can’t forget them.

Freegards

[Portcall24]

Two words...one hyphenated. Seventh-day Adventist.

In the summer of 1844, Millerite Adventists came to believe that Jesus would return on October 22, 1844, understood to be the Biblical Day of Atonement for that year. When this did not happen, most of his followers disbanded and returned to their original churches.

[DoctorBulldog]

Yeah, Harold Camping is a nutjob cultist. I used to catch Camping’s radio and television shows every once in a while when I lived in Oakland, California in the 1990’s and early 2K’s. Camping predicted Christ would return in September of 1994. Didn’t happen, now did it?

Camping also twists scripture and teaches “the end of the church age,” preaching that all churches are from Satan and Christians need to leave their churches and get all their spiritual and Biblical needs met by keeping their dials tuned to the Family Radio network.

Nutjob cultist. Period!

Cheers

[Tax-chick]

Even if I believed I’d be raptured on May 21 (when we’re supposed to be at camp with the Cub Scouts) I’d still have to mop the floors today.

[Cronos]

If people turn their backs on God and salvation through Jesus Christ because of this Judgement Day circus, it plays directly into Satan’s hands

you have a point. Folks like Camping or Paula White or Benny Hinn or Aimee McPherson do a lot of damage to Christianity.

[aruanan]

It makes a laughing stock out of Christians.

No more than Global Warming doomsday baloney makes a laughing stock of scientists in general.

[agrarianlady]

Perhaps they are strong words, but God has some extra-serious problems in store for people who claim to be ministers and lead others astray.

James 3:1 "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly."

Here are some results for false prophets.

I do think it helps to have the authority of a denomination, or other Godly men, to correct errors. Mr. Camping struck out on his own, and seems to answer to no one. People need the body. That's biblical, and Mr. Camping instructs people that they don't need a church body. Am I interpreting him correctly?

[Mr. Silverback]

What part of no one knows the day or the hour do people like this not understand?

[20yearvet]

At camp with cub scouts can be the end of the world.

[Tax-chick]

I can just see myself telling my 17-year-old son, “I’m sure you’re going to be Left Behind, so here are the account numbers and passwords for my bank accounts. Be sure you feed all the animals, until you need to eat them during the Tribulation ... and I hope you get Saved eventually.”

[hope_dies_last]

Correction. Seventh-day Advenstists did not exist as an institution until 1863... Please get your historical references correct.

The event you are referencing refers to the "Great Disapointment" and Millerite movement of 1843-44. Millerite followers came forth to the movement from Baptist, Methodist and other mainstream Christians organizations... this was not an SDA event... it began in Europe from protestant circles and took hold in America... It was a major event within Chrisitanity in that day.

As a result of the great disapointment, even more denominations were formed, including Seventh-Day Adventism & Seventh-Day Baptists, as well as Jehovah's Witnesses.

Major protestant denominations conveniently try to isolate themselves from this event and try to make this seem like a marginal event, when in reality this event shook the very foundations of Christianity in that day.

[Tax-chick]

Especially if the weather is bad.

[Biggirl]

After having read this article, it makes me realized, all this foolish end-of-the-world date(s) prediction could also be WHY even to this very day, there is still interest in the lives of holy people who have said, proclaiming what the Bible has said, those beloved words, “be not afraid”, such as recently made Blessed John Paul II.

[goat granny]

belly laugh to you and I’d still have to let the dog out to go poop, just in case it doesn’t happen....GG

[DoctorBulldog]

If you are interested, here is some more information about Harold Camping’s heretical teachings:

http://www.equip.org/articles/harold-camping

I particularly liked the title of the last paragraph in that Camping is always telling Christians to flee from the church:

FLEE FROM HAROLD CAMPING!

Sound advice that will serve you well.

Cheers

[dangus]

You’re trying to white-wash the 7th-Day Adventist movement itself. Ellen Gould White provided the hocus-pocus cover to account for the Great Disappointment, making outlandish and silly claims as her excuses. She just about puts Joseph Smith to shame.

[Biggirl]

You are forgiven, no problem.

[Ransomed]

Exactly, we’ll see if anyone with chicken houses releases all their poultry into the wild.

Freegards