I've heard many christians who don't believe the economy is going to collapse.
As you guys have a president intent on demolishing international relations, I can see that happening...that said, a new one will be stepping in soon, hopefully repairing the damage. Or course, such an act of appeasement will have you screeching about the antichrist's arrival, won't it?
They also believe America is still a great christian nation.
Mr. Treaty o'Tripoli disagrees.
They believe things will pick up, their business will start booming again, and all will be well again.
If steps are taken, most likely yes, your economy will come around.
Others, think THIS is it. Things will get much worse, the economy will collapse, the USA will suffer some discomforts they're not used to...
Like...say...a needless war, sending children off to die for fallacious reasons? A government that condones, or at least turns a blind eye to torture?
...and all of this will lead us into THE RAPTURE! They believe Jesus is coming very soon.
Wow...a country less than 300 years old will be the trigger that causes the Apocalypse? Which, of course, is your country. Arrogant much? You do realize the US wasn't even a dream when the last chapters of the bible were written, right?
Then there's those who think all will bounce back, America will turn back to God, He'll keep blessing us, etc. And in the midst of the wonder of it all, we'll be raptured.
Describe these blessings he was pouring on you, please, as you live in a country fraught with drought, earthquakes and tornadoes. Or are those his way of testing your faith/punishing the wicked...whichever suits your purposes at the time.
Truthfully, which way do you HOPE it will go?
Which way do you BELIEVE it will go?
I believe that the Rapture was supposed to happen a couple millennia ago...it's not happening.
As for me, I WANT TO GO HOME!
Then by all means, go. Just don't take us with you in your little suicide fantasy.
I want the Lord to wrap things up here because I can't stand this worldwide evil abounding!
This...is loathsome. For better or worse, in their ultra-puritanical, misguided way, normal fundies are at least trying to make the world a better place...at least in their image of a better place. Rapturists are just content to pray for the world to be puffed out so their Daddy can just bring them to the better place...never mind that there are those that don't see the world as such a horrid place.
If it means hard times beforehand for me, then His will be done. I'll know that HE is standing at the very door! Maranatha!
Isn't pride not only one of the deadly sins, but the one from which ALL sin springs from?