Interesting quote from The Rapture Trap

Posted by Acheick on July 24, 2004 at 15:22:50

Well, I never believed in the rapture, it was pretty plain to me that the bible never spoke of that. Anyway, I was reading this article from a Catholic website by Paul Thigpen - I thought this paragraph was pretty spot on - who does it remind you of? So much for Berg's whole Millenium theories.

"Down through the ages, some Christians have mistakenly claimed that Christ's ``millennial reign'' was already taking place within history and was coming to pass through a particular group of religious enthusiasts in a particular geographic locale. Typically, such millenarians, as they are called, have claimed a special status because of their connection to that realized ``kingdom,'' leading to eccentric, questionable, or even immoral practices: strict vegetarianism, the condemnation of marriage and procreation, claims to bizarre private revelation, polygamy, sexual promiscuity, military conquests, the murder of their opponents, and the like. The Church condemns these false claims and the tragic consequences to which they typically lead."

Here's the URL if you want to read the whole article - I found it very interesting:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/86/story_8646_1.html