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malaise

(269,057 posts)
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:08 AM Apr 2019

An Open Letter to those who believe the Rapture will take place tomorrow

I will keep your money for you until you return. Send me all your worldy goods. I am a faithless heathen. Please contact me before it is too late.

That is all

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An Open Letter to those who believe the Rapture will take place tomorrow (Original Post) malaise Apr 2019 OP
I'm in favor of the Rapture. Dulcinea Apr 2019 #1
Please don't tell them this until malaise Apr 2019 #3
I said to my very religious cousin "If everyone is so damn excited about the rapture, then I hope GemDigger Apr 2019 #25
Hahahahahahha malaise Apr 2019 #33
Maybe the rapture has already happened... and they are still here with us. keithbvadu2 Apr 2019 #40
Freaking perfect malaise Apr 2019 #52
Just like that! nt GemDigger Apr 2019 #73
Me too. The sooner they all fly away the better. ooky Apr 2019 #41
I guess I can cancel my dentist appointment next Monday. dameatball Apr 2019 #2
Don't cancel until Wednesday when they are gone malaise Apr 2019 #5
Good thinking. I'll be on standby! dameatball Apr 2019 #6
Yeah. wendyb-NC Apr 2019 #4
Wait whats tomorrow? jcgoldie Apr 2019 #7
Hold that drinking for Wednesday night malaise Apr 2019 #8
I hope it happens jcgoldie Apr 2019 #10
I wish they would jump into the Baby Con balloons malaise Apr 2019 #12
The anniversary of the deaths of RVN VET71 Apr 2019 #77
Hehehehehe malaise Apr 2019 #81
I think it was April 15th that when my money disappeared. olegramps Apr 2019 #78
That was IRS capture not malaise Apr 2019 #82
Now known as the Ides of April. CentralMass Apr 2019 #85
Tomorrow? But, I have a fundraising breakfast to attend tomorrow MineralMan Apr 2019 #9
Aren't they going to ahem lift off and head malaise Apr 2019 #13
Yes, but leftieNanner Apr 2019 #26
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2019 #27
Sorry to disappoint, but the Fox News story and the Patheos piece based on it, quoted here highplainsdem Apr 2019 #11
Hahahahhaa malaise Apr 2019 #14
I'm glad it already happened. Buzz cook Apr 2019 #59
Raptors? Jeeeeeez, hasn't anyone gotten a handle on Jurassic Park, yet? marble falls Apr 2019 #15
Hehehehehehe malaise Apr 2019 #17
Hey bubba! Another day in paradise! .... marble falls Apr 2019 #20
"Just another shitty day in paradise..." Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #31
I saw a billboard about the last week... Takket Apr 2019 #16
So it's on again this year malaise Apr 2019 #18
You owe me a new keyboard... bluecollar2 Apr 2019 #48
Well if this works you can have a new computer malaise Apr 2019 #49
That article is dated 2018 Kitchari Apr 2019 #19
It isn't as if Fox ever was up to date (or even up to snuff) on real news. marble falls Apr 2019 #22
A question PJMcK Apr 2019 #21
It's all a business called 'How to Con the Gullible' malaise Apr 2019 #23
Malaise, first I read Tom Tomorrow Grammy23 Apr 2019 #28
I'd rather die laughing than be fooled by rapture salesmen malaise Apr 2019 #32
What if they had a rapture and nobody came? world wide wally Apr 2019 #24
I laugh. But if 1/2 (or whatever) of the words population vanished fescuerescue Apr 2019 #29
Not close to half zipplewrath Apr 2019 #37
"Go to Mommy's wallet and take out louis-t Apr 2019 #30
Soupy Sales is still around? malaise Apr 2019 #34
He died several years ago. louis-t Apr 2019 #39
Funny thing happened last week malaise Apr 2019 #42
i have faith in you Malaise barbtries Apr 2019 #35
Yes and no malaise Apr 2019 #43
it's been working for millenia barbtries Apr 2019 #96
And isn't that the truth malaise Apr 2019 #97
Bwahahahahahahaaaa K&R... spanone Apr 2019 #36
I Understand There Was a Translation Error, and That God Actually Said "Ruptured!" DoctorJoJo Apr 2019 #38
Their brains are ruptured malaise Apr 2019 #44
There goes my raptured appendix joke... n/t Harker Apr 2019 #50
Like many others here I'm actually hoping this is true and I'm an atheist. The Liberal Lion Apr 2019 #45
100% support of the Rapture bigbadR Apr 2019 #46
Please be nice to them until they send me their worldly possessions I mean malaise Apr 2019 #47
Ya' mean the MAGATs? Totally Tunsie Apr 2019 #60
Good for general population reduction too n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2019 #102
The Bible says... jmowreader Apr 2019 #51
or as Marley would say Time will Tell malaise Apr 2019 #53
Get in line! dchill Apr 2019 #54
Woohoo, here's a song to celebrate: FM123 Apr 2019 #55
I am not celebrating until they send me their money malaise Apr 2019 #58
Once again I'm the last to know Jake Stern Apr 2019 #56
I say go and leave your dog. And tequila. kairos12 Apr 2019 #57
After The Rapture Pet Care CloudWatcher Apr 2019 #66
Jesus is Coming Soon! Gamecock Lefty Apr 2019 #61
theres a rapture tomarrow? samnsara Apr 2019 #62
Dorothy Sheedy NurseJackie Apr 2019 #63
Hahahaha! peggysue2 Apr 2019 #89
How did I miss this malaise Apr 2019 #99
So should I sit outside tomorrow? Kablooie Apr 2019 #64
Beware of the rising Buick malaise Apr 2019 #68
Hmm. That might save me a trip to the Family Reunion!! Siwsan Apr 2019 #65
Will any members be raptured? malaise Apr 2019 #69
Some are waiting. Possibly in vain. Make that probably. Siwsan Apr 2019 #75
I personally hope they disappear tomorrow... BlueJac Apr 2019 #67
The Rapture 2,000 years of "any day now." OMGWTF Apr 2019 #70
All of their driving licenses should be revoked randr Apr 2019 #71
I'm not saying that I'll be raptured soon.... albacore Apr 2019 #72
Recommended. H2O Man Apr 2019 #74
One for the birds or malaise Apr 2019 #83
The birds! H2O Man Apr 2019 #90
Just kidding malaise Apr 2019 #91
Well, I did H2O Man Apr 2019 #92
LOL malaise Apr 2019 #94
Indeed, I was. H2O Man Apr 2019 #95
I guess it would be too much luck to have Trump and Pence raptured. nt NCjack Apr 2019 #76
I'll vote for Pence first since I assume the vile MAGAcretin will eventually malaise Apr 2019 #84
Did you ever see the end of the TV show Six Feet Under? PufPuf23 Apr 2019 #79
You win the thread malaise Apr 2019 #86
Thank you but I see now that this wasn't the first PufPuf23 Apr 2019 #98
Thanks - I corrected that malaise Apr 2019 #100
Thank you! PufPuf23 Apr 2019 #101
Bye Felicia Me. Apr 2019 #80
I missed that. Where did it come from? Kingofalldems Apr 2019 #87
aka malaise Apr 2019 #88
My luck I will be behind them in traffic artislife Apr 2019 #93
Wouldn't it be a larf... LakeArenal Apr 2019 #103
Knock! Knock! ThoughtCriminal Apr 2019 #104
Love it malaise Apr 2019 #105
Right while the believers are taking a crapture Blue Owl Apr 2019 #106
I saw him! Mendocino Apr 2019 #107
Now knock it off malaise Apr 2019 #108
Moistened Bint Mendocino Apr 2019 #110
That's King Con himself malaise Apr 2019 #112
Well here I am at work... jcgoldie Apr 2019 #109
I think they already set a new date for sometime in May malaise Apr 2019 #111

Dulcinea

(6,642 posts)
1. I'm in favor of the Rapture.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:09 AM
Apr 2019

If it rids the earth of people who believe in such nonsense, I'm all for it.

malaise

(269,057 posts)
3. Please don't tell them this until
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:11 AM
Apr 2019

they send me their world goods and cash - all of it. I'll share some with you

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)
25. I said to my very religious cousin "If everyone is so damn excited about the rapture, then I hope
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:00 AM
Apr 2019

to hell it hurries up so the rest of us can clean up the mess". She hasn't talked to me since.

keithbvadu2

(36,829 posts)
40. Maybe the rapture has already happened... and they are still here with us.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:01 PM
Apr 2019

Maybe the rapture has already happened... and they are still here with us.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
7. Wait whats tomorrow?
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:13 AM
Apr 2019

First I heard of it. I do have to work early, but if they are going to be rapturing people maybe school will be cancelled and I can get real drunk tonight.

malaise

(269,057 posts)
8. Hold that drinking for Wednesday night
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:15 AM
Apr 2019

Google this - not posting the Fox link
Biblical prophecy claims the Rapture is coming April 23, numerologist

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
10. I hope it happens
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:19 AM
Apr 2019

With all those very morally outstanding Trumpers gone we could take back our country lickety split!

malaise

(269,057 posts)
12. I wish they would jump into the Baby Con balloons
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:21 AM
Apr 2019

to speed up the trip - he sure will need one to get off the ground

RVN VET71

(2,692 posts)
77. The anniversary of the deaths of
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 01:09 PM
Apr 2019

Shakespeare and Cervantes? Does this mean that god has an affinity for good literature?

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
9. Tomorrow? But, I have a fundraising breakfast to attend tomorrow
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:18 AM
Apr 2019

morning for the local Gilda's (Radner) Club.

So, could we postpone the rapture until Wednesday? I don't want to be on the road when all those driverless cars go careening.

Do you have David Meade's email address, so I can ask him to postpone this one?

highplainsdem

(49,004 posts)
11. Sorry to disappoint, but the Fox News story and the Patheos piece based on it, quoted here
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:20 AM
Apr 2019

the other day, are both from last year, predicting the Rapture on April 23, 2018.

So we can celebrate Earth Day today without worries about the imaginary Planet X causing devastation here.

It would be nice if we could get those who believe in such silliness off this planet, though...

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2018/04/get-ready-for-jesus-the-rapture-is-april-23/

https://www.foxnews.com/science/biblical-prophecy-claims-the-rapture-is-coming-april-23-numerologist-says

Kitchari

(2,166 posts)
19. That article is dated 2018
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:32 AM
Apr 2019

So 4-23-18 was supposed to be the date. Inexplicably, Fox re-posted it today.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
21. A question
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:33 AM
Apr 2019

Throughout human history, there have been numerous predictions of when the world will end.

None of them were correct and we're still here.

Therefore, why would anyone believe such a prediction?

The idiocy runs very deep. One can purchase Rapture insurance in order to take care of one's pets after the human has gone to heaven.

malaise

(269,057 posts)
23. It's all a business called 'How to Con the Gullible'
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 10:43 AM
Apr 2019

If you can get people to purchase rapture insurance, they are beyond gullible.
They should send me their money and worldly goods for safe-keeping

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
28. Malaise, first I read Tom Tomorrow
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:13 AM
Apr 2019

and just about laughed my ass off.

Then I read your comment and that took care of the rest of my arse.

I’m dead.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
29. I laugh. But if 1/2 (or whatever) of the words population vanished
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:14 AM
Apr 2019

and leave me here.

That would mean they were right and I'm fucked.

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
37. Not close to half
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:53 AM
Apr 2019

If you listen to the people who believe this, there aren't nearly half of the population that "qualify". Apparently most of us would probably barely notice. Well, unless you were a member of THEIR church.

louis-t

(23,295 posts)
30. "Go to Mommy's wallet and take out
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:18 AM
Apr 2019

all those green slips of paper and send them to me..." In honor of Soupy Sales.
I saw him on What's My Line this morning.

malaise

(269,057 posts)
42. Funny thing happened last week
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:05 PM
Apr 2019

The Jeopardy star James had been on The Chase so folks were sending around the Youtube.
GSM shut down the video claiming rights.

 

DoctorJoJo

(1,134 posts)
38. I Understand There Was a Translation Error, and That God Actually Said "Ruptured!"
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:00 PM
Apr 2019

Ouch! Glad I'm not a believer!

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)
45. Like many others here I'm actually hoping this is true and I'm an atheist.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:11 PM
Apr 2019

But unfortunately this will be again one of the many fairy tales of religion that believers will have to make an excuse for.

 

bigbadR

(49 posts)
46. 100% support of the Rapture
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:12 PM
Apr 2019

Oh excellent, I for one pray for the Rapture every single day. Just think how wonderful it will be when our beautiful planet is rid of these racist, sexist, anti-science, anti-all vertebrate life, intolerant, fools. We can all rejoice when they are no longer polluting our civic space with their hate and fear. Amen!

malaise

(269,057 posts)
47. Please be nice to them until they send me their worldly possessions I mean
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:15 PM
Apr 2019

their money - I don't want any of their crap possessions

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
51. The Bible says...
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:20 PM
Apr 2019

“Not all those who say ‘I believe, I believe’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”

There are a LOT of people who believe their claim to be a Christian is a sort of get-out-of-hell-free card. If they bring their clothes to church one day a week, say a few little poems and throw a couple bucks on the collection pot as it goes by, they can treat everyone else like shit the rest of the week and go to Heaven when they die.

Well guys, that’s not how it works. I believe your “Heaven” is in the thoughts of those you leave behind. And unfortunately if those thoughts were “that guy was really a prick, you know that?” then you’re in hell.

peggysue2

(10,832 posts)
89. Hahahaha!
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 02:13 PM
Apr 2019

I remember that episode! One of the best TV series out there, too, with a fantastic finale.

Back in the day, I loved that show.

Thanks for the memory.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
64. So should I sit outside tomorrow?
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:40 PM
Apr 2019

I wouldn't want to hit my head on the ceiling when I'm pulled up to heaven.

Siwsan

(26,269 posts)
75. Some are waiting. Possibly in vain. Make that probably.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 01:06 PM
Apr 2019

Safe conversation topics can be tricky. I wouldn't go, but my elderly cousin needs my help, so I consider the experience to be my way of working on my own Karma.

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)
67. I personally hope they disappear tomorrow...
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 12:49 PM
Apr 2019

maybe later tonight would be better, that way tomorrow will truly be a fresh start from insanity!

H2O Man

(73,559 posts)
92. Well, I did
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 03:12 PM
Apr 2019

travel to Toronto to see Rubin in the past. And I enjoyed watching various raptors on the way, though most appeared to be hunting, rather than playing ball.

H2O Man

(73,559 posts)
95. Indeed, I was.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 03:34 PM
Apr 2019

You can imagine how many times I wish I could just pick up the phone and call him. (Though I am confident that I already know what he would think of Trump.)

PufPuf23

(8,791 posts)
79. Did you ever see the end of the TV show Six Feet Under?
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 01:11 PM
Apr 2019

We need to start hoarding blow up dolls for election morning 2020.

PufPuf23

(8,791 posts)
98. Thank you but I see now that this wasn't the first
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 05:41 PM
Apr 2019

mention of Six Feet Under in this thread, (did not read thread past several replies when posted)

See NurseJackie video clip above.

Would setting loose an armada of helium filled blow up dolls outside polling places on vote day be some voting law violation?

LakeArenal

(28,820 posts)
103. Wouldn't it be a larf...
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 06:46 PM
Apr 2019

If the rapture took us and left them behind. Maybe Karma is in charge of the rapture.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
109. Well here I am at work...
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:47 AM
Apr 2019

Went ahead and came in just in case it didn't happen. Same assholes are here so unfortunately no rapture I suppose. Or is heaven on Pacific time and maybe we'll get out early?

malaise

(269,057 posts)
111. I think they already set a new date for sometime in May
Tue Apr 23, 2019, 09:56 AM
Apr 2019

We MAY be fooled again - it's quite an entreprise

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