[Cronos]

Excerpt. Read more about why the rapture happened in 1988 and the world ended in 1995....

[ifinnegan]

Wut?

[Terry L Smith]

Yeah, and to think that the Long Island megachurch i attended, then, was one to tell everyboody to charge up their credit cards, and leave behind all those big balances!@!

[Ken H]

If 1988 was the Rapture, then 2020 is the Rupture!

(Thank you very much!)

[Wilhelm Tell]

Yeah, I’m amazed by some people who claim to read the Bible “literally” but they read all sorts of things into the Bible that aren’t there.

[bramps]

Cronos constantly posts these threads to cause dissension and bickering among Christians. It is one thing to try to educate and win people over to Christ. But it seems clear to me that Cronos intention is solely to ridicule and instigate. Yet his homepage states the following. He is the perfect definition of a fraud and hypocrite. From Cronos homepage:
It is intellectually stimulating to discuss these things God has allowed us to know about, but I don’t believe He intends us to be at enmity with each other over things we may only be able to nibble at the corners of. If it helps us to further our knowledge and appreciation of God and ourselves within His plan, that’s good. If it draws us away to opposing corners in anger at brethren in Christ, it’s not so good.

[Fido969]

1988 End Times?

Good times, good times!

[HangnJudge]

Again reminded, that when He Comes, it will be as a thief in the night, all the rest is Prideful Arrogance.

[grumpa]

Here are more examples of end-times dating from Christians as well as pseudo-Christian cultists:

—Ellen G. White (co-founder—Seventh Day Adventist Church): 1843, 1844, 1850, 1856.
—Joseph Smith (founder—Mormon Church): 1891.
—Jehovah’s Witnesses: 1874, 1878, 1881, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1925, 1975, and 1984.
—Hal Lindsey: 1982, 1988, 2007, with contingency dates going as far as 2048.
—Jack Van Impe: 1975, 1992, 2000, 2012.
—Chuck Smith (founder of Calvary Chapel): before 1981
—Pat Robertson: 1982.
—Edgar C. Whisenant: 1988, 1989.
—Bill Maupin: 1988.
—J.R. Church: 1988.
—Charles R. Taylor: 1992.
—Benny Hinn: 1993.
—F. M. Riley: 1994.
—John Hinkle: 1994.
—Grant R. Jeffrey: 2000.
—Lester Sumrall: 1985, 1986, 2000.
—Kenneth Hagin: 1997 to 2000.
—Jerry Falwell: 2010.
—Louis Farrakhan: 1991.
—John Hagee (at age 71): before he dies.
—Harold Camping: 1994, 2011.
—Ronald Weinland: 2011, 2012.
—Perry Stone: 2009-2015
—Billy Graham: Even this venerable preacher began telling us in the 1930’s to expect the soon return of Christ.

Pastors all across America’s fruited plains have books of some of these authors proudly displayed in their office libraries. The same books, and videos too, fly off Christian bookstore shelves, and the money continues to flow to these authors and many others of the same ilk. While some of these authors may be good teachers on other subjects, their false predictions force us to doubt their views on eschatology. Many of the above people will be forgotten, but whenever you happen to be reading this book, you will probably be hearing from a new generation of false teachers.

All of these prognosticators had something in common: They all thought they knew better than Jesus, who over and over told his followers that his prophecies would come to pass while some of them were still alive (Matthew 10:23; 16:27-28; 26:64; Luke 21:22, 32; etc.) There are over 100 such time statements in the New Testament that limit fulfillment of prophecy to the first century.

(This is an excerpt from my book CHRISTIAN HOPE THROUGH FULFILLED PROPHECY. For more information about fulfilled prophecy, see my website:

http://prophecyquestions.com)

[Steven Tyler]

Never. Give. A. Date.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Got two copies of that little booklet. What a hoot! But then I have other books that said 1984 was the date.

[Cronos]

Did you get raptured in 1988?

[Dartoid]

And your purpose is what exactly. It is not meant to bring the body together. You are doing the work of your father Satan

[boatbums]

What is your motive for dredging up decades old musings from obviously false prophets? Mockery isn't a very attractive characteristic - more like trollish behavior. I'd think you would be more concerned with why “faithful” Catholics like Joe Biden think they can get Catholics and Evangelicals to vote for him just like they have voted for Democrats in the past.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

I look forward to the imminent return of Christ!

I may or may not still be on earth, but I’m ready.

No man knows the date.

1 Thessalonians 4:17-18

“Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.

“Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

1 Thessalonians 45:9-11

“For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

“Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.”

Even so, come Lord Jesus!

[HarleyD]

Discussing eschatology are like noses. Everyone has one and they all smell.

I am reminded of the following exchange among the people and the Pharisees:

John 7:40 Some of the people therefore, when they heard these words, were saying, “This certainly is the Prophet.” 41 Others were saying, “This is the Christ.” Still others were saying, “Surely the Christ is not going to come from Galilee, is He? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” 43 So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him. 44 Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid hands on Him.

45 The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, “Why did you not bring Him?” 46 The officers answered, “Never has a man spoken the way this man speaks.” 47 The Pharisees then answered them, “You have not also been led astray, have you? 48 No one of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Him, has he? 49 But this crowd which does not know the Law is accursed.” 50 Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them, 51 “Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?” 52 They answered him, “You are not also from Galilee, are you? Search, and see that no prophet arises out of Galilee.” 53 Everyone went to his home.

There are a number of misconceptions in the text that people held about foretold prophecy. First, they could even agree on what they were arguing about (Is Jesus the coming Prophet (Elijah) or is He the Messiah?). Second, they tried to fit the situation with their knowledge while not having a clear understanding of scripture (Christ isn't going to come from Galiee-see Matt 4:14-16). Third, their bias colored their reasoning to a point that they denigrated Nicodemus (There were some who Pharisees who believe Jesus was the Christ). Finally, they distorted scripture to fit their own goals (Both Nahum and Jonah were prophets who came from Galilee).

At the end of the day, everyone went home.

[Elsie]

Hey!

I've GOT that book!

[MHGinTN]

Doing your father’s work? Flame baiting, dumping your effluent at FR! I don’t think I’ll be seing you in the clouds at the Departure. See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya.