Trigger warning: Christian religion.
I'm interested in eschatology, which is the study of the end of the world, and a well spread belief among christians in the USA at least is that a rapture will happen, where believer in Jesus will be taken into the sky.
It supposedly will happen at the last trumpet. So a common belief is that this should happen during one of the "feasts of trumpets" the jews celebrate after summer. People on Youtube study the Bible closedly for confirmations, and typically each years it's announced that the rapture is likelly.
Last high probability years was 2022: il was the beginning of a new 7 year cycles in the jewish callendar. And it was so close to 2030 minus 7 years of "tribulations" which will be around the 2000th anniversary of Jesus resurection.
It didn't happen. (duh)
But 2023 is also a good candidate: it's one of the jewish jubilee years which happen every 50 years. And so, people on Youtube claim it would be an ideal time for the rapture.
Feast of trumpet would have happened 10 days ago normally. But on Jubilee years it is merged into the day of attonement (Yom Kippur), which will be on monday 25th september.
What to do if it happens ?
So it's next week and thousands or millions of people disappeared, what do ?
This will be the beginning of 7 years of trouble, tribulations. But it is still possible to still make it to heaven:
- Turning toward God will save you, that is accepting Jesus. You're likelly to have a bad time but if you die you'll make it to heaven, or il you make it through the 7 years will be alive to see Jesus coming back.
- Losing your life because of Jesus will save you. If you are for example given the choice to turn away from him or be beheaded, then the good choice is being beheaded. You'll be among the martyrs mentionned in Revelations 6:9.
But on the other hand, (if you don't turn to Jesus), or if you accept "the mark of the beast", it's all over.
The mark of the beast will be something on the hand, forehead or a "number" ; without it nobody will be able to buy or sell.
Hard to imagine for sheep herders 2000 years ago, but nowaday it's easy to think of it as microchip under the skin containing info on some bank account. Could be a new currency or crypto that the antichrist - who will be seen as a providential man/woman - will create.
Those who take the mark won't be saved, it will be too late for them, they'll end up in the lake of fire which is the second death.
Tl;dr:
If the rapture happen and you want in heaven:
- Accept Jesus.
- Get killed rather than turn away from him.
- Become homeless and hungry rather than taking the mark of the beast.
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22 Sep 2023 13:28 CEST
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