Can we stop with the crazy doomsday fanatics now?
As a potential 'crazy doomsday fanatic' I feel I have to respond ;-)
I like what Paul says in Philippians 1
To Live is Christ
"21For to me to live
is Christ, and to die
is gain.
22But if I live in the flesh, this
is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a
desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
24Nevertheless to
abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
25And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
26That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again."
My personal life is really fun right now despite the issues in the world. My desire is to stay and to have more time to help those I care about understand the Gospel, see my kids grow and succeed and all the other good things life brings. My personal desire for 'doomsday' as you put it is pretty low! In addition, having wasted much of my life with ME at the centre, spending more of it with Jesus guiding me sounds good to me!
But it isn't just about me!
I brought up this thread as people were getting stuck on a particular date (i.e. September 23rd) which is never very healthy. There are a number issues here. It is true that a unique alignment is occurring on that date, which bears an uncanny parallel to Revelation 12. It might be pure coincidence, it might not.
Even it it is a divinely instituted alignment, what it signifies may not be something on that day but around that time. Or it might not!
The reason for the thread really was just a place to be aware of the event, open the floor for discussion of possible implications then simply wait and see...
I suspect it's meaning (if it has one) will be far more obvious in retrospect. IF one of the popular interpretations did turn out to be correct, despite views and eschatology to the contrary, this forum may contain far fewer voices able to comment on it helpfully!
Back to the bigger picture, I was listening to this song at the gym and it struck a chord with me.