Finally Today - Atheists! Do you not concede that the End Times are at hand? 10 reasons why they are.?

Atheists! Do you not concede that the End Times are at hand? 10 reasons why they are.?

(repost) Clearly things are getting worse all around us and the day of Judgement is at hand. Are you ready to answer to Jesus? Here's 10 reasons why this is so 1/ Natural disasters are occuring with more frequency. Are things really getting worse? The Bible doesn't mention a single hurricane in the gulf coast or a single tsunami in the far east back then yet they happen almost every week nowadays. 2/ Disease is on the rise. AIDS is everywhere and it has probably killed more people than anything ever. AIDS is proof that Jesus is coming back soon. He will probably bring with him all those diseases we have eradicated over the years to teach us a lesson about trying to slow down the end times. 3/ There are more wars now than ever. Just look around you! I count *at least* two. Afghanistan and Iraq are just the start. And what about the wars that the government is not telling you about? There may have been wars and death all the time in biblical times but these were mostly started by God so they don't count. 4/ The Bible says Men will be lovers of themselves. That's so true in these last days. There are gays everywhere. Even on TV now. Our enlightened tolerence of people who are born with different sexual persuassions is proof that some of us are deserving of destruction. Homosexuality was a word coined in the 19th century so we didn't even have gay people before then 5/ In the end days there will be many disbelievers in the Lord and the church will splinter into factions. How true is that! This has never happended before and is unique to the age we live in. There are so few believers nowadays - only about 30% of the world (2 billion people). Surely there were more Christians than this before Jesus' time? 6/ The financial crisis is proof that Jesus' return is imminent. We are living in "chaotic times" and I predict that within 18 months most of us will be dead due to the recession. 7/ Children are more disrespectful of their parents than ever before. I mean, I'm sure they probably are because I have only been a kid once and only have that to compare to. Greek scholars wrote of similar problems before even Christ was born but what do they know - they weren't favoured by God! 8/ You hear about our society crumbling all the time on the internet. In fact these reports have exponentially increased in volume on the net over the past 20 years. Before that I don't remember seeing this anywhere on the web. 9/ In these modern times men are filled with greed, selfishness and hatred for one another. Just like the Bible says we would be in the End Times. In Jesus time eveyone was different. Apart from the Jews and the Romans who crucified Him. And before that the Moabites, Ammonites, Philistines and Canaanites. 10/ If Jesus doesn't come back in my lifetime I was be really disappointed. Wanting something to be true is *almost* the same as proving it to be true. Anyone agree? Anyone else noticed that the signs are all there? Ermm. No. No, I'm not being serious. I didn't even think I was being subtle.

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No. 1. There has been different times in recorded history where natural disasters were prevalent during a shift in the temperature. 2. Ever heard of the plague? 3. More wars? I guess you have never had a history lesson. 4. Always has been. 5. Always have been, but before people were afraid of penalty of torture and death if they spoke. 6. The US is a capitalist country and was focused on a war that was not needed. Instead of keep the money to allocate to the Natural disasters that have occurred, there is now money problems. 7. Always has been. 8. People all have their over-exaggerated qualms. 9. Always has been. 10. Jesus won't because he never existed. This is a problem that is screamed at the pulpit all too much. That the world is in such a sad state, so that must mean Jesus is coming! And people blindly believe it because they need hope in their lives. The fact is, in many countries women are not slaves anymore, they are equals. There is equality for all races, religions, and cultures. There are multi-national aid agencies. Most of these things did not exist 100 years ago, even 50 years ago! So socially, we are advancing. Scientifically, we are advancing. Empathetically, we are advancing. *the problem here is some people actually believe this stuff.
Nah. I'm pretty sure all those things were always around, except for #8.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... whlie your preachin' im reloadin'
No. And you're an idiot. .
Wait... your actually serious? Ugg.. You sir, are an idiot. But I've a grand idea for you to redeem yourself; shut up and keep quiet.
And even this will pass Poe's law, I'm sure... edit: yes, it did! amazing! edit2: I think an important reason why it did pass Poe's law is because it's so long. Firstly that makes it look like a fundie question, because they often are way too long. Secondly, it probably means that many people won't really read it but just scan for lunatic trigger phrases. edit3: what's disturbing though is that not just opponents, but also supporters of the end-times-now movement think you're the real deal. Or is "A boy named Roy" trolling as well?
NO. I concede that a lot of hysteria is being broadcast by a lot of gullible moronic religionists. "Clearly things are getting worse all around us" - so things were better in the past? Like when the Plague wiped out a third of the population of Europe? Like Two World Wars? Like the 1918/19 Influenza Pandemic? Like The many famines of the past that killed millions? Read your history instead of your bible.
oh my god. get a life! who the heck has nothing better to do than write such a long text in a internet forum if u know no one is gonna read it cause its too boring...
I think you are being funny and I nearly missed the joke Good luck I'll star this since it's interesting edit: Homosexuals weren't why Sodom and Gommorah was destroyed - it's interesting how the fundies and bigots fall for this
YES, THE CRAB PEOPLE ARE ADVANCING, THERE IS NO HOPE!
ya betcha, by golly-darn
My toast is consistently falling butter side up. Prepare for Ragnarok puny mortal.
You know what the dumb thing is.... the fact that everything is impermanent, finite ad nothing last forever so eventually the human reace will come to an end
10. That's not a reason, it's wishful thinking the rest of them: provide statistics. People have been saying we're in the end times since the beginning of time. Show me some math and I'll entertain your question. Oh, a joke. It was too long for me to read. sorry.
i thought you were serious until i read #10. you're joking! (i hope)
trolling much?
I get your joke (for the second time). Nice parody and another star for you.
I agree. Except on point 4, the gays were there right from Lot's time. It was one of the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. It also says about this sin in Romans 1. The rest are seem to be right. He is coming and pretty soon.
The fact that Jesus didn't come back 1900 years ago is proof that he's not coming. I'm glad you're not serious.
Has the web been around for twenty years? And about the financial situation well look at Africa.One could say some of those places are improving.USA may fall but it does not mean Jesus is returning any sooner.The bible clearly says NO MAN knows when he will return not even the Lord Jesus himself.
The end times have been nigh for almost 2000 years now. Each generation gets a new bunch of people who believe it's imminent. Natural disasters are not occurring with more frequency. We're just hearing about them more. AIDS is already being treated and probably soon will be curable. Ever heard of the black death which killed almost HALF the population of Europe? Similarly wars are on the decline. There was a time when war was a continuous affair throughout Europe. Do you know how unusual it is that there is currently not a single war going on there? There is no single prophecy concerning men loving other men. There have always been people who don't believe in your god, now is no different. Have there been no other financial crises? The church has always been split into factions. As they massacred the early ones for being heretics, new ones were created. Catholic-Orthodox, then Protestant, etc. The web did not exist 20 years ago.
i dont know why you'd think this is obviously trolling. we see this kind of nonsense regularly
It's pretty obvious you're joking if you read everything but the question is just too long and boring to keep anyone's attention...Sorry
I thought you were serious and was going to feel sorry for you. Now I've re-read it and see the humor in this post. Thanks for making my day.
do you even know when the internet was invented? like 20 years ago
No..sorry.
The only evidence that the human race is coming to an end is that certain people think the way you do. 1 - No, natural disasters are not happening more now than ever. Media depicts them more, that's all. California is on a fault line, Texas, Louisianna, and Florida are all in a region famous for it's hurricanes as well as many south Asian countries. Do you know how violent the earth was during it's first few billion years? 2 - Disease is, again, not on the rise. Ever read about the black plague? Killed off most of the European population back in the Dark Ages. How about the small pox epidemics throughout history? We're actually pretty disease free considering how many people are on the planet right now. 3 - Again, not more wars now than ever. The 2 you mention don't even compare to World War 2, the crusades, genghis kahn, attila the hun, the romans, Alexander the great, Napolean, the 100 years war (i could go on for freakin' ever), etc. Hell, even the American civil war saw more loss of life than the fiasco in Iraq. 4 - Overrun with gays? Wow, you have no knowledge of the world, do you? I have a rough time believing we have more gays now than we did when the Roman and Greek empires were in their prime. They not only held homosexuality in high regards, but they supported it with young boys as well. Orgies and homosexual affairs were considered quite normal in their time. 5 - There have always been many disbelievers. But now we can be honest and speak about it without being burned at the stake. You seriously think everyone a few hundred years ago who said they were christian actually believed it in their private lives? LOL! 6 - No, the financial crisis is proof of what happens when banks and corporations are allowed to operate without any regulation. Hell, we're still much better off than we were in the '30s. You DO you know about the Great Depression, right? And what about India and Ethiopia? They've been poor for quite a few years... or do they not count when it comes to "god"? 7 - Like you said - The Greeks even had problems with their children. And the Puritans and everyone else. And just because American culture has caused children to be raised without discipline and a poor education, doesn't mean children in every other nation do the same things. But rebellion and angst are a natural part of development. It's neccessary to an extent for a child to learn to become independant and take care of themselves. 8 - Sounds more like the end of America than the end of the world... but don't worry, neither one is gonna happen in our lifetimes. 9 - When havent people been filled with greed, selfishness, and hatred for one another? At least we don't put people on the rack and put the thumbscrews to them for not following our religion or bowing to a king. 10 - Eh? Hmmmm... did I just spend 10 minutes on an answer to a satirical question??? Gah!
THE PROOF OF JESUS CHRIST‘S RETURN , 2004:
No. ...1/ Natural disasters are occuring with more frequency. No, they are not. All that has happened is that observation and reporting have got more efficient. >>>2/ Disease is on the rise. No, in fact, quite the opposite. >>>AIDS is everywhere and it has probably killed more people than anything ever. No, the plagues of the middle ages, killed far more, and even AIDS/HIV, is coming under our control. >>>3/ There are more wars now than ever. No. That is just improved reporting again. >>>4/ The Bible says Men will be lovers of themselves. Men have always loved them selves, and there have always been gays. Read a little history, read about Sparta. >>>5/ In the end days there will be many disbelievers in the Lord and the church will splinter into factions. How true is that! The christian church has always had factions. It was constructed from factions, and has NEVER been one church. >>>Surely there were more Christians than this before Jesus' time? This may come as something of a shock to you, but Jesus, is the "christ", in "christian". I really should have read this through first, I don't usually answer trolls. >>>6/ The financial crisis is proof that Jesus' return is imminent. In that case, it must have also been imminant 1929. What happened, was it postponed? >>>7/ Children are more disrespectful of their parents than ever before. That complaint was first written down, centuries before your Jesus was born. Fact is, according to the bible, Jesus was also guilty of such disrespect. >>>8/ You hear about our society crumbling all the time on the internet. Yep, and you also hear about alien abductions, and Jesus' face miraculously appearing on someone's toast, and in the pee stains on the urinal walls: So what, do you believe everything you read on usenet? >>>9/ In these modern times men are filled with greed, selfishness and hatred for one another. So when was that ever different? >>>10/ If Jesus doesn't come back in my lifetime I was be really disappointed. Prepair your self for disapointment. >>>Wanting something to be true is *almost* the same as proving it to be true. Well, to christians and children; I suppose.
What beautiful sarcasm! Even to the point of claiming to be serious. Right! Just like Jonathan swift was serious when he made his "Modest Proposal."
Natural disasters: It always have been natural disasters. And the ones that are beginning to happen now, like the big hurricanes, the floods... are a consequence of the change of climate caused by humans, not god. Most of it is caused by the US by the way, who doesn't even want to decrease the CO2 emissions. Disease is on the rise. You know how many people died of bacterial infections before 1928, when Fleming discovered penicillin? And now some of those diseases that have been eradicated are reappearing because the bacteria are getting resistant to antibiotics, which again is humans fault for using the wrong. There are more wars now than ever. have you ever studied history? The tho WW, the 100 year war, the conquer of the new world, the big wars is europe, Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, muslims, catholic against Muslims, British, Spanish, French... And again humans fault, in most cases because of religious people like you who don't respect that others could believe in other things. Men will be lovers of themselves. Really? And what about women? Julius Caesar was homosexual. Greeks seemed to be very open with that theme. Only since Christians, maybe Jews, it has been demonized. By the way, does it say something about child abuse from priests and how they get away from it? In the end days there will be many disbelievers in the Lord and the church will splinter into factions. Protestantism appeared in the XVI century. The world hasn't end!!!!! The financial crisis.Like the one in 1929? with that "Crack"? Horrible, and again humans fault. And it didn't end in 1929. And penicillin has just been discovered so many more people died from diseases. Children are more disrespectful of their parents than ever before. MMMh that's education problem, not anything else. And perspective. I'm sure that you didn't realized that you were disrespectful when you were a child. Internet.These reports have exponentially increased in volume on the net over the past 20 years. "Its expansion into popular use in the 1990s". Of course 20 years ago you didn't saw those things in the net! In these modern times men are filled with greed, selfishness and hatred for one another. I wold refer to the one of the wars. And please more respect to gays. If Jesus doesn't come back in my lifetime I was be really disappointed. Wanting something to be true is *almost* the same as proving it to be true. I don't really know what you're trying to say here.
we have heard this same lame story for what 2000 years now give it a rest will you. I mean lets get a grip on realty, it is not going to happen ever end of story. the bible is a lod of crap and has always been. so just go hold your breath and leave us be.