[Tax-chick]

Telling 12-year-olds that their opinions are dumb doesn't help, believe me ... it's like telling them to clean the bathroom :-).

But seriously, this whole topic suggests a disturbing premise: That if we knew the date of Jesus' ultimate return, we would do something different from what we do NOT knowing. It implies that we'd all be killing, stealing, coveting, and committing adultery - unless we know He's returning in this election cycle.

I think that's dangerous. We can assume none of us FReeping today will be around later than, say, 2100, even with the best medical care, so we'd better be prepared to face Him, even if the final end is thousands of years off.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

That if we knew the date of Jesus' ultimate return, we would do something different from what we do NOT knowing.

The faithful in Christ have already cast their lot. It is the unbelievers that need to waken. I think that is why prophesy is used as a tool of the church. If people don't believe that the world will end, they need to be cautioned.

[Texas_Dawg]

I don't have a problem with people hypothesizing about what Biblical prophecy is saying, as long as they are not doing what you outline in your last post.

[mercy]

I'm curious. What does being prepared to face him entail?