Harold Camping to speak tonight

[exIFB]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/U...TE=DEFAULT

The following quote sums up the sadness involved in all of this for me.

Quote:Herbert Walker, 66, of Lake Hamilton, Fla., had been convinced by his daily readings of the Bible and Camping's prediction that May 21 would see God bring chosen souls into heaven before a cataclysmic worldwide tribulation.

He was disappointed when that didn't happen, he said, but planned to keep praying regularly in hopes that one day he'll be counted among the saved. While he said his faith remained unshaken by the faulty prediction, Walker added that for now, he's done with believing predictions.

If Hebert Walker is representative of many of Campings followers, then they have no assurance or peace - but pray regularly hoping to be counted among the saved. The way it is worded definitely implies acceptance by religious works.

I was expecting the following

Quote:Family Radio's special projects coordinator, Michael Garcia said he believed the delay was God's way of separating true believers from those willing to doubt what he said were clear biblical warnings.

"Maybe this had to happen for there to be a separation between those who have faith and those who don't," he said. "It's highly possible that our Lord is delaying his coming."

[Darcy]

Quote:Camping, who made a special appearance before the press at the Oakland headquarters of the media empire Monday evening, apologized for not having the dates "worked out as accurately as I could have." Through chatting with a friend over what he acknowledged was a very difficult weekend, the light dawned on him that instead of the biblical Rapture in which the faithful would be swept up to the heavens, May 21 had instead been a "spiritual" Judgment Day, which places the entire world under Christ's judgment, he said.

The globe will be completely destroyed in five months, he said, when the apocalypse comes. But because God's judgment and salvation were completed on Saturday, there's no point in continuing to warn people about it, so his network will now just play Christian music and programs until the final end on Oct. 21.

"We've always said May 21 was the day, but we didn't understand altogether the spiritual meaning," he said.

How convenient. The Rapture happened but it was invisible so no one could see it.

[exIFB]

So noone else can get saved... okay?

[Josh]

(05-23-2011 11:08 PM)Darcy Wrote:  

Quote:Camping, who made a special appearance before the press at the Oakland headquarters of the media empire Monday evening, apologized for not having the dates "worked out as accurately as I could have." Through chatting with a friend over what he acknowledged was a very difficult weekend, the light dawned on him that instead of the biblical Rapture in which the faithful would be swept up to the heavens, May 21 had instead been a "spiritual" Judgment Day, which places the entire world under Christ's judgment, he said.

The globe will be completely destroyed in five months, he said, when the apocalypse comes. But because God's judgment and salvation were completed on Saturday, there's no point in continuing to warn people about it, so his network will now just play Christian music and programs until the final end on Oct. 21.

"We've always said May 21 was the day, but we didn't understand altogether the spiritual meaning," he said.

How convenient. The Rapture happened but it was invisible so no one could see it.

That sounds familiar...

[RobMille]

Please tell me his followers aren't buying this? PLEASE?!?!?!?!

[Tony Mel]

(05-23-2011 05:01 PM)exIFB Wrote:  If Hebert Walker is representative of many of Campings followers, then they have no assurance or peace - but pray regularly hoping to be counted among the saved. The way it is worded definitely implies acceptance by religious works.

This almost reminds me of Hyper Calvinism, where you are offered no assurance of salvation. You could just pray and hope you are part of the elect.

[FormerFundy]

(05-24-2011 07:37 AM)Tony Mel Wrote:  

(05-23-2011 05:01 PM)exIFB Wrote:  If Hebert Walker is representative of many of Campings followers, then they have no assurance or peace - but pray regularly hoping to be counted among the saved. The way it is worded definitely implies acceptance by religious works.

This almost reminds me of Hyper Calvinism, where you are offered no assurance of salvation. You could just pray and hope you are part of the elect.

Dude, you took the words right off my keyboard.

It's like tomorrow's Powerball drawing...a dollar and a dream and you hope to win it big.

[JordanMaria]

(05-23-2011 11:08 PM)Darcy Wrote:  

Quote:Camping, who made a special appearance before the press at the Oakland headquarters of the media empire Monday evening, apologized for not having the dates "worked out as accurately as I could have." Through chatting with a friend over what he acknowledged was a very difficult weekend, the light dawned on him that instead of the biblical Rapture in which the faithful would be swept up to the heavens, May 21 had instead been a "spiritual" Judgment Day, which places the entire world under Christ's judgment, he said.

The globe will be completely destroyed in five months, he said, when the apocalypse comes. But because God's judgment and salvation were completed on Saturday, there's no point in continuing to warn people about it, so his network will now just play Christian music and programs until the final end on Oct. 21.

"We've always said May 21 was the day, but we didn't understand altogether the spiritual meaning," he said.

How convenient. The Rapture happened but it was invisible so no one could see it.

Sooo..... basically the bodies of the saved are now walking zombies? Cause there were no headlines of masses of people missing.

I knew there was going to be a zombie apocalypse!!!!