[Resettozero]

"An honest atheist..."

I felt I should respond to your reply but am finding it more difficult than I first thought.

There are many, many versions out there regarding Who Jesus is. But in all the accounts that matter to me, that one thief on the cross was promised what Jesus promised him while both were still alive and hanging there.

I go with the interpretation that while it is still called "today", we must choose who we will believe. As far as a secret trap door goes, I don't know for sure that one has been installed. Perhaps Houdini knows. But why wait to find out?

[MHGinTN]

Why wait indeed! But of course the simplest answer is that the ‘cares of the age’ mislead human souls. I believe God has a way to measure the souls of humankind, even if they are devout Buddhists. Recall if you will the ‘measuring Rod’ Jeremiah was given, to measure New Jerusalem ... IIRC.