Rapture Saturday — Really?

If you believe what a small group of non-denominational Christians are preaching, the rapture is coming this Saturday. If you don’t — you probably fall in those who think the prediction is nothing more than a clever advertising campaign designed to get people to listen to a certain radio program.

For those who believe the prediction, which was calculated by Harold Camping of Family Radio Worldwide, it’s a day that will be marked with an earthquake and ending in the “taking”  the faithful to Heaven. Camping apparently decoded verses in the Bible and did a little math to come up with the May 21st date.

Problem is, as non-believers like to point out, he miscalculated the end of the world before. However for believers like me — I mean believing in God and not rapture predictions — this Saturday could be like most Saturday’s.

Believers point out in the bible that there are clear references to the end-of-world predicts. “Therefore keep watch because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.” (Matthew 24:42) and then in Matthew 24:44, Jesus says, “So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

For me the most telling part of the biblical literature comes from Matthew 25:12-13. It reads, “But He answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

The “He” in the verse refers to Jesus and not Harold Camping.  To put this into context —  if Jesus couldn’t tell his disciples, how can Camping claim to have the information?

Jus’ asking.

As for this Saturday, whether the rapture comes or not — I expect to be here.  And should it occur and you’re taken up — then good-bye and pray for me.

Besides, President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will save us and the world too.