Former TW film critic James DiGiovanna is getting a lot of attention for an FAQ for his philosophy students in case The Rapture occurs tomorrow. A sample:
Q: With the rapture coming, should I bother working on my final paper?
A: Yes. The odds are you will not be judged worthy of ascent to heaven, in which case your grades will still be a basis of judgment for rewards in this earthly sphere.Q: What if my instructor is raptured?
A: None of our instructors bear much chance of being judged worthy. However, on the off chance your instructor is chosen, an army of unemployed secular Marxists is waiting to take his/her place.Q: If my mother/father/grandfather/grandmother/favorite aunt/etc. is chosen, will I be excused from the final so that I may mourn his/her loss?
A: No. They have not died, but been granted eternal life, thus this does not count as a case of a death in the family.
This article appears in May 19-25, 2011.
I looked up the preacher’s reasoning.
It is that the numbers 5, 10, and 17 (representing atonement, completeness, and heaven), times together then squared, equals a number of days past Christ’s death on the cross, which is May 21st.
Problems are that those numbers are never given very high billing in scripture.
No place else does God mess with timesing or squaring, only adding.
The preacher has most likely a wrong date of Christ’s crucifixion.
I couldn’t figure out what his gig was, until I heard he asks his congregation for money to advertise the date.
increasing his radio show listener ship and ability to sell advertising…called a gimmick. look closely as its rumored that Tom (gassy) Hassey of Tuscon is working the Rapture sales circuit in SoCal & Tuscon.