Posted on 07/29/2010 2:09:52 PM PDT by TaraP
While waiting for your next bus, you may have an urge to prepare yourself to wait for Jesus. Bus benches around Colorado Springs say: "Save the Date: Return of Christ, May 21, 2011."
Marie Exley of Colorado Springs paid for these ads with her own money after seeing a similar billboard in Texas even though she's in between jobs.
"I decided to try to go out on my own and do what I could to get the message out myself," says Exley.
She says her job until Judgment Day is to spread the word.
"It's basically by faith I'm going out there and putting myself out there and allow people to think I'm crazy. I'm sure people in Noah's days thought he was crazy," says Exley.
The ads were made by the people who created the website WeCanKnow.com, based out of Ohio. The site is dedicated to telling people of the return of Jesus Christ.
A spokesperson for the website says the date comes from the Bible and having an understanding of God's Word as He reveals it to people.
Jerry Jenkins co-authored the fictional "Left Behind" book series, which chronicles the Earth's final days. Jenkins says he believes we should also be ready for the return of Christ, but he doesn't believe in a set date.
"If Jesus himself doesn't know when He's returning, I don't think we know either," says Jenkins. "I think its folly to predict the timing, but yeah, I think it's a great discussion and I applaud anyone who brings up the subject."
The bus benches in Colorado Springs will be up for about three months.
As you wait for your next bus, save the date. By the way, May 21, 2011 is a Saturday.
A person has to ignore most prophetic Scripture in order to believe in a post-trib Rapture.
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