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40 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford OP 17 Mar \ on: Can Name Some Failed Predictions that Keep Being Repeated Over and Over Again? Politics_And_Law
No one has shared this one so I will. In the US in the evangelical Christian world the "Rapture" is one. I don't mean the biblical promise of Christ's second coming. I mean the great tribulation, and secret rapture depicted in the Left Behind series. Its been predicted countless times. Even years and dates put out there. Books sold. Money made off of it.
For those that don't know this belief is not orthodoxy in the Christian faith but rather a modern interpretation of certain prophetic passages in the Bible. Many Christians believe this stuff (I used to be one) even though there own churches do not teach it. Thankfully I think it is waning in popularity. The idea is only about 200 years old after all.
Another tidbit many may not know is that this belief is a large reason why US Christians support the government or Israel over Palestine. A misunderstanding of the Bible has been manipulated into moving massive voter blocks to elect pro-Israel politicians. Its incredibly sad. Its one of the things I was taught as a kid that once I started looking at critically fell apart rather quickly.
Having had zero exposure to this but being aware of its horrible, heartbreaking effects, what exactly were/are people told about the Rapture? Is it the end of days along with the second coming of Christ or something? What do people think is going to happen? I got plenty of religious education as part of my schooling but we didn’t get told any of this…
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thank you
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in case anyone else is curious (and still reading) and like me cannot relate to this lunacy, one data point I came across is that Evangelical Christians who (apparently) make up 25% of US adults are likely to believe in the Rapture. I am pleased and not suprised to hear that this idea is waning in popularity.
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