Short Sheeting The End Times

[Aloysius]

[i]limbus carnerus[/i], anyone?

(the limbo of the cows)

[Cow of Shame]

[quote name='Aloysius' post='1050417' date='Aug 25 2006, 02:29 PM']
(the limbo of the cows)
[/quote]

...how low can you go? Cows don't limbo.

duh

[Jeff]

[quote name='Norseman82' post='1049334' date='Aug 23 2006, 11:40 PM']
One question about something Jesus said in Matthew 24 that has perplexed me.

Jesus says in v. 34 that the present generation will not pass away until all these things take place. Based on the text, He was referring to His audience in 33 AD. Was Jesus speaking non-literally, or is there someone still alive from 33 AD (aside from Jesus), or was Jesus wrong?
[/quote]

Good question!

Jerusalem did fall, the temple was torn down, in that generation. And, Jesus did appear to his disiples. But wasn't the second coming.

I'm perplexed, too.

[cmotherofpirl]

This whole section is an indictment of Pharisetical behavior.
Jesus lists their final sin as the murder of the righteous.The cup of iniquity is finally filled as the pharisees start to plot the death of Jesus. By rejecting Jesus, they pour the accumulated cup upon themselves. The fall of Jerusalem was the culmination of centuries of disobedience. Early christians took the warning literally, when Rome appeared they took to the hills, and survived.

[Eutychus]

Most confuse the "Olivet Disourse" in Matthew and Luke thinking they are the same, and that is uderstandable...given the matching points.

However, there is a critical difference. Luke's telling is a near telling focusing in upon BEFORE.

Matthews differs in that it is a far telling focusing in on AFTER.

The Christian/Jews heeded Luke's version and skeedaddled to Perea BEFORE the Romans got to Jerusalem to destroy it.

And we will be removed { believers not denomination } via the Harpazo, BEFORE the Tribulation.

Thosee that disbelieve this are welcome to stay and witness the tribulation firsthand. The rest of us will be cheering you on from the celestial balcony!

[Anomaly]

Euty,
It's been a month already?

Are you ready to answer some of my non-Catholic questions?

[Eutychus]

Depends. Quite often, an answer isn't recognized as BEING an answer, and that is very frustrating.

[chris]

[quote]Depends. Quite often, an answer isn't recognized as BEING an answer, and that is very frustrating.[/quote]

No, you just avoid them because, you know the real answers and you choose not to know, what they mean. Thats why all my basic religious questions have been ignored. You guys know the answers so you dance around the issues to make yourselves look good by twisting scripture verses and mocking personal character.

Edited September 1, 2006 by Convert4888

[Eutychus]

Why thank you [b][u]DR PHIL[/u][/b], what time does your show air again?

[CatholicCid]

[quote name='Eutychus' post='1055805' date='Sep 2 2006, 08:18 PM']
Why thank you [b][u]DR PHIL[/u][/b], what time does your show air again?
[/quote]

[quote name='Convert4888' post='1054904' date='Aug 31 2006, 08:51 PM']
No, you just avoid them because, you know the real answers and you choose not to know, what they mean. Thats why all my basic religious questions have been ignored. [b]You guys know the answers so you dance around the issues to make yourselves look good by [/b] twisting scripture verses and [b]mocking personal character[/b].
[/quote]

I don't think he was asking for an example of your mockery.

Edited September 3, 2006 by CatholicCid

[kdewolf2]

Chiliasm is the scourge of the earth.

Apocalyptic, right-wing Christians are just as bad as radical Muslims, IMHO. They will both lead us straight to the edge of a nuclear Armageddon. After all, why work for peace in the Middle East when Jesus will come back and rescue you from the results of your own war-mongering?

We need to be working for peace in the world, not pining for apocalypse.

I promise you, Jesus will not come back and save you from the long, cold nuclear winter you provoke.

[Winchester]

The End Times? No sheet?