tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post7737186142229250296..comments2023-09-23T02:35:18.695-07:00Comments on Faith, Doubt and Reason: Eschatology DefinedJimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05766230841936623946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post-41273632757723731262009-08-25T17:32:49.413-07:002009-08-25T17:32:49.413-07:00I don't know when Jesus is coming back, and wh...I don't know when Jesus is coming back, and what's more I don't believe that it's possible for us to know when he will be coming back. I'm sure that I will be around to see it because of the promise of eternal life, not because I have the date already marked on my calendar.<br /><br />I'm tempted to get into this at length, but the topic really deserves its own post. For now I'll just say that the idea that we should make the situation worse (or let the situation get worse) so that Jesus will return sooner is a terrible idea on many different levels.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766230841936623946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8063544321947713608.post-24619429730202064232009-08-24T23:53:14.062-07:002009-08-24T23:53:14.062-07:00When you say you believe that you will live to see...When you say you believe that you will live to see the second coming do you mean that you believe this will happen in your lifetime? Or do you believe that you will rise again to see the end of days? Because those are two very different beliefs. The former would indicate that the final judgment will happen in the next 50 years. The latter indicates that there could be innumerable generations of human history yet to come. <br /><br />I ask this also because there are plenty of conspiracy theories based around the idea that secret societies are work to hasten global warming and war throughout the world to bring about the end of days. It's really scary that a belief about the future could lead one to increase human suffering. But people can do irrational things.Jackie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779746774049511922noreply@blogger.com