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• DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Didn’t affiliate Charlie with religious fanatic fascist loving fucktards

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• BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The “Rapture” was invented by Irish Preacher John Darby in the mid 1800s. Like most things “Christian” it is not in the Bible.

  https://medium.com/backyard-theology/the-rapture-was-invented-in-the-1830s-now-its-reached-the-pentagon-78a0ac3d83a8

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• subverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The rapture isnt in the Bible at all. Revelation talks about the end of the world, but the whole people instantly poofing into heaven thing isnt mentioned.

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• SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  trying to predict it is a sin

  As someone who does not the Christianity, I did not know it was supposed to be a secret.

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  • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Jesus also supposedly said it would occur within the lifetime of those he was addressing at the time. So, we’re already a generous 1940+ years overdue…

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  • SailorFuzz@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The gist is that only God can know; in his infinite knowledge only he can know when and why. Trying to predict it is akin to putting yourself on the same level of knowledge as God.

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    • P00ptart@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Or he’s just a whiny little bitch.

      “It’s going to be May 17th, 1537”

      “Me damnit! Stop trying to guess when it’s going to be!” Scribbles out May 17th 1537

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• YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Its even worse many of them believe they should actively try to destroy the world to force it to happen.

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• Seppo@sopuli.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Religious people aren’t exactly known for their reading comprehension.

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• farmgineer@nord.pub ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I think the line was about the ‘day and time’ or something so others are like “I’m not doing that; I’m just going to predict the day!” I can’t remember the exact way.

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• FedX@quokk.au ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Also worth noting, most Christian doctrines don’t even believe in the Rapture, and it didn’t come into theology until the 1830s.

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  • socsa@piefed.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Revelations was a controversial addition to biblical canon specifically because it would intentionally adds undeclared allegory to what was otherwise meant to be philosophy from literal history. Other places in the Bible where allegory is used, it is clearly frame as such. Revelations instead presents allegory as prophecy, which some argue contradicts the entire new testament. The new testament can actually be read as a desire to remove the influence of prophecy from Abrahamic religion, as it was widely seen as a distraction, and source of conflict. The Epistles spend a lot of time on the exact subject, making it clear that theological duty is an earthy duty, not a quest to fulfill prophecy or a sprint to salvation. But then they go and throw in a “prophecy” (which is really a cautionary tale against false prophets) right ant the end which seems to undo all of that.

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    • FedX@quokk.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I did know the addition of Revelation was controversial, but I never considered that it’s the only part of the New Testament that’s not strictly philosophy. The irony of Revelation seems to be that its prophecy (and warning) almost fulfilled itself. By having this tale of Armageddon, you give the false profits the amo they need to deceive the people.

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