Do you really think th world wiil end in a few hours ?

Hi. owlwings. I can't give credence to the world ending on October 21st at all myself. They claim that the world will end on December 31st or whatever.. All of these false predictions have become nothing but boring, hilarious and totally outrageous. When people make false predictions, it just shows everyone and God that they don't read the Bible at all. God never said in his WORD when the time will come when Jesus comes back to earth. Nor does he even give a clue to the time frame either.

It occurs to me that if Jesus Himself clearly said that he didn't know (nor any of the angels, only God the Father), why should anyone else know or even be able to 'calculate' it from what is written in the Bible? There are too many false prophets who base their lies on what is LITERALLY written there without understanding that only the Holy Spirit can guide us to its REAL meaning.

I am wondering why 'missbdoll' doesn't come back and answer. Perhaps, for her, the world really did end!

No, I'm still here just the time difference I guess, it's now almost 6.00 at night (the 22nd) here in Sydney.

Please don't lum all 'Christians' into one group - - most of us are pretty sane and try to follow the teachings of Jesus. We're not perfect - just forgiven, and trying to live it in thankfulness. The Bible was in fact written by holy men of old, as the Holy Spirit spoke to them. In the 2nd Peter 1:21, it says: "men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." At first we might think that this is talking about oral speech but reading the whole chapter shows that Peter is speaking about the Scriptures and the confidence we may have in believing what they reveal to us. First, the verse tells us that men spoke. So that men wrote the Word of God, as inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Bible was written over a period of around fifteen hundred years. There are at least forty persons who wrote books. Some of these men are well known because they identified themselves as the authors. For example, persons such as Paul, James, and Peter said that they wrote books. Other books, including Kings and Chronicles of the Old Testament, are not identified with specific authors. However, we believe that persons, including Ezra the Scribe, studied the official records and compiled the books from them. As to the end of the world - - the man predicting this needs to re-read his Bible. It says that "no one" knows that day or time and besides that, there are still prophecies even from the old testament that have yet to be fulfilled. As far as the hatred is concerned - - God had to show us the absolute depravity of man with out any honest, respectful reguard for God, and how their decisions brought the judgement of God upon them. It is never God's perfect will to bring judgement. He would far prefer that humanity would love and respect Him (not a church or religion), and just do what is right and decent, in an honoring of Him. The Old Testament was all about laws, rules, and regulations - - some were God's and much was 'added to' God's requirements by the people of that time. I was then, and is still now a 'control thing' for the religious leaders to keep folks under their thumb, so to speak. The New Testament shows the absolute love of God for humanity, and the offering of a sacrifice for our sins (Jesus). As we receive Him, we can then live for Him, and bring peace and joy to our lives and others. Hope I have helped some in my explanation. Have a great WEEK !