Wrapped Up In Rapture

Well, the day has come and gone. The day that was advertised to be the last day of the world as we know it, May 21, 2011 - advertised in expensive billboards and full-page newspapers ads, personal messages, pamphlets, websites and radio programs. A self-proclaimed prophet or Bible expert in California named Camping had calculated from his study of the Bible that the "Rapture" that many Christians believe in was going to begin with earthquakes about six p.m. on Saturday of the 21st.

So, what happened, Brother Camping? Thousands of people spent millions of their dollars promoting your crazy prophecy, and it was a big fizzle. I hope your face is red and that you are on your knees right now, asking your imaginary God to forgive you for being such a fool and fake.

And for those who actually believed what Rev. Camping was telling you, aren't you just as ashamed? When are you going to stop being so gullible that you believe guys who claim they know what is in God's mind? Don't you have enough sense, when somebody starts saying something like "God says..." or "I know that God wants...", that you say to yourself, "Don't listen to the guy - he's hallucinating." And when are you going to give up trying to use that collection of primitive writings called the Bible as a guide for living or a handbook of the universe?

Here's my message for everybody who expected to be in heaven today: "First, don't be so gullible any more. And second, life is full of disappointments, and this is one of them for you. But cheer up! After all, it's not like it's the end of the world!"