It's the end of the world (again)

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So I'm trying to nail this down. The whole hoopla is started by a lunatic who broadcasts his own brand of Christian propaganda from Oakland, California - and he decided, after his admittedly failed reading of Biblical prophesy in 1994 (when he last predicted the Rapture would happen) that he now has it absolutely correct, and the Rapture will occur when always scheduled - on May 21, 2011.

Now, he says it will start at 6pm local time in the ocean between New Zealand and Fiji, and take the form of cataclysmic earthquakes that will roll out from there. But it's not clear from anything I can find whether the Rapture happens on May 21st in New Zealand or May 21st in Oakland, because those are two different days (from the perspective of either place).

Since he does specify local time, I'm gonna go on the assumption (different from my earlier one) that the date is local, too. Meaning the Rapture, when it hits Los Angeles, will be later TODAY, May 20th - at 10:00 p.m.

Accounting for time necessary for the wave of cataclysmic earthquakes to reach the West Coast of the U.S., it might be around midnight TONIGHT, and not tomorrow night.


I guess Brad's party is off. As is our pants-dropping I love you Mass Hug. Bummer.

This might be one of my all time favorite posts. It's like the end of the world isn't enough of a bummer on it's own for you. You have to go that extra mile to make it even more personally inconvenient.

Love it!

[3894]

An invitation to the Rapture is a command and automatically cancels any other engagement. Your acceptance to His invitation to join Him for the Rapture should be written, as:

Ms. 3894 .... or Helen
accepts with pleasure
Lord and Savior Jesus'
kind invitation for the Rapture
on Saturday the 21st of May
at six o'clock
She regrets she is unable to attend the Battle of Armageddon to follow.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

So I'm trying to nail this down. The whole hoopla is started by a lunatic who broadcasts his own brand of Christian propaganda from Oakland, California - and he decided, after his admittedly failed reading of Biblical prophesy in 1994 (when he last predicted the Rapture would happen) that he now has it absolutely correct, and the Rapture will occur when always scheduled - on May 21, 2011.

Now, he says it will start at 6pm local time in the ocean between New Zealand and Fiji, and take the form of cataclysmic earthquakes that will roll out from there. But it's not clear from anything I can find whether the Rapture happens on May 21st in New Zealand or May 21st in Oakland, because those are two different days (from the perspective of either place).

Since he does specify local time, I'm gonna go on the assumption (different from my earlier one) that the date is local, too. Meaning the Rapture, when it hits Los Angeles, will be later TODAY, May 20th - at 10:00 p.m.

Accounting for time necessary for the wave of cataclysmic earthquakes to reach the West Coast of the U.S., it might be around midnight TONIGHT, and not tomorrow night.


I guess Brad's party is off. As is our pants-dropping I love you Mass Hug. Bummer.

According to the good Reverend, the rapture will occur at 6PM local time in each and every timezone starting at the International Date Line. In other words... The Aussies will get sucked up 18 hours before us. It will hit Europe 10 hours after that; and the east coast 3 hours before here in California.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by JWBear

and the east coast 3 hours before here in California.

God dammit! Even in the rapture I get screwed by being on the bitter east coast.

[3894]

Originally Posted by JWBear

According to the good Reverend, the rapture will occur at 6PM local time in each and every timezone starting at the International Date Line.

My nephew is in Italy for the summer. He carb-loaded for the event.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Though to be fair, I would challenge you to find ANY teenager in America who wouldn't say their parents don't care about them.

I don't literally think they are guilty of legal neglect. And I don't think parents have the inherent responsibility to fund their childrens' college education. However to willingly, knowingly, and purposefully trade the opportunity to give your children that kind of advantage in exchange for nothing is, imo, reprehensible.

[katiesue]

I was hosed as well. My parents didn't pay anything for college except my car insurance, and that was considered my Christmas/Birthday present. (although I find it interesting that neither of my parents paid for their own college experiences- but I digress).

I do think it's crap that parents income is counted if they're not supporting you. And I don't think your parent's "owe" you anything after you're an adult. If they've done their jobs you'll be independent and won't need them anyway.

[innerSpaceman]

So we'll have time to either prepare or laugh or both. Can we Skype the Lashes in to the start of Brad's party?

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, now I see it's just the rapture for the rapturable. They will disappear tomorrow at 6pm (all 200 million of them), and the rest of us have till October 21st to be consumed by cataclysmic events.


Pfft, that's prophesorial weaksauce!

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, now I see it's just the rapture for the rapturable. They will disappear tomorrow at 6pm (all 200 million of them), and the rest of us have till October 21st to be consumed by cataclysmic events.

In other words, we'll never know it happened because I doubt I know anyone rapturable.

Party on, Garth!