THANKS FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL POST AND FAITHFULNESS TO OUR LORD AND HIS KINGDOM IN SO MANY WAYS.
I guess this would have been quite fitting to put here in this thread vs the other one! LOL. I'll put the first part here.
HOWDY,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS SITE. Interesting. A worthy project, imho. Should be interesting to see it rise and fall as long as it's allowed! The link is at the end of this post. Evidently the individual item ratings go from 1-5. --Quix
1 False Christs 2
2 Occult 4
3 Satanism 1
4 Unemployment 2
5 Inflation 3
6 Interest Rates 2
7 The Economy 2
8 Oil Supply/Price 4
9 Debt and Trade 5
10 Financial unrest 2
11 Leadership 5
12 Drug abuse 2
13 Apostasy 5
14 Supernatural 1
15 Moral Standards 3
16 Anti-Christian 4
17 Crime Rate 1
18 Ecumenism 4
19 Globalism 4
20 Tribulation Temple 3
21 Anti-Semitism 4
22 Israel 3-1
23 Gog (Russia) 3
24 Persia (Iran) 4
25 The False Prophet 2
26 Nuclear Nations 5
27 Global Turmoil 4
28 Arms Proliferation 5
29 Liberalism 1
30 The Peace Process 4+1
31 Kings of the East 4
32 Mark of the Beast 4
33 Beast Government 4
34 The Antichrist 3
35 Date Settings 1
36 Volcanoes 5
37 Earthquakes 5
38 Wild Weather 5
39 Civil Rights 4
40 Famine 3
41 Drought 2-1
42 Plagues 5
43 Climate 5
44 Food Supply 3-5
45 Floods 5
Rapture Index 152
Net Change -1
Updated Feb 14, 2005
2002 High 179 2003 High 177 2004 High 157 2005 High 155
2002 Low 161 2003 Low 133 2004 Low 135 2005 Low 152
Record High 182 Record Low 57
24 Sept 01 12 Dec 93
COMMENTS ON ACTIVE CATEGORIES
04 Unemployment:
The global job market shows signs of improvement.
2 Occult:
A study by City University of New York noted a jump in the number of adult Pagans, from 8,000 in 1990 to 274,000 in 2001.
05 Inflation:
High commodity prices are forcing up wholesales prices.
07 Economy:
The high price of oil is putting pressure on the global economy.
08 Oil Supply/Price
The price of oil is up on colder weather.
09 Debt and Trade:
The U.S. federal and trade deficit both hit new highs.
11 Leadership:
The historic nature of the Indonesian earthquake has upgraded this category.
12 Drug abuse:
Drug use in teens declines by 11 percent
15 Moral Standards:
Gay marry supporters lose every major political vote.
16 Anti-Christian:
A terror bombing against Iraqi Christians has upgraded this category.
15 Moral Standards:
The scourge of gay marriage upgrades this category.
17 Crime Rate:
Violent Crime was Off 3 Percent in 2003.
19 Globalism:
Several Asian nations are working on a free trade zone.
22 Israel
A new round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has brought a shaky peace to the region.
23 Gog:
The lack of activity has downgraded this category.
24 Persia (Iran):
Iran continues to advance on its nuclear weapons programs.
27 Global Turmoil:
A series of terrorist attack have occurred in Russia.
28 Arms Proliferation:
Iran, China, and Pakistan continue to buildup their military
29 Liberalism:
Liberals in the U.S. take huge beating.
30 The Peace Process:
Recent peace agreements in Israel seem to be holding.
31 Kings of the East
China's economy continues to grow at a fast pace.
32 Mark of the Beast:
Wal-mart is falling behind in its plan to bar code all products with radio tags.
33 Beast Government:
There is a growing belief that the EU is going to have a difficult time ratifying its Constitution.
34 The Antichrist:
The EU is looking a new President.
36 Volcanoes
Mount St. Helens continues to build up for a major eruption.
37 Earthquakes
Asia is hit by a massive 9.0 magnitude quake.
38 Wild Weather
Florida is hit by a deadly hurricane.
40 Famine:
The world hunger situation remains stable.
41 Drought
Heavy rains in Arizona end 8 years of drought
42 Plagues
West Nile Virus spreads across North America
43 Climate:
The increase in the frequency of Hurricanes has experts wondering if there is a connection to climate change.
45 Floods:
Floods in the Philippines kill over 1,300 people.
View the Gulf War high from 26 Oct 90
View the record high from 24 Sept 01
View the record low from 12 Dec 93
The Rapture Index categories explained
The Purpose For This Index
The Rapture Index has two functions: one is to factor together a number of related end time components into a cohesive indicator, and the other is to standardize those components to eliminate the wide variance that currently exists with prophecy reporting.
The Rapture Index is by no means meant to predict the rapture, however, the index is designed to measure the type of activity that could act as a precursor to the rapture.
You could say the Rapture index is a Dow Jones Industrial Average of end time activity, but I think it would be better if you viewed it as prophetic speedometer. The higher the number, the faster we're moving towards the occurrence of pre-tribulation rapture.
Rapture Index of 85 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 85 to 110: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 110 to 145: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 145: Fasten your seat belts
From:
http://www.raptureready.com/rap2.html
A more complete posting of that site's docs is available at their link or at post #90
on
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1340619/posts?page=88#88