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Sun, 22 May 2011 00:45

Mark L
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Registered: October 2006
Location: Canada

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was wrong I guess. Harold Camping for you "eschew the world" types who don't read the newspaper or its equivalent. Actually you would pretty much have to be on Mars not to know about it. Nothing unusual about this. What is unusual is how the world has picked it up.

I used to listen to his answer program on family radio when I drove in the states. I always thought he had some funny opinions on interpreting the bible. He often gave good answers to peoples questions though. Sometimes in deep thoughtful ways.

Anyway my take is he is a christian with some crazy opinions. Lots of others are calling him a false prophet. I think that is going too far although I'm very uneasy about all those following him who sold houses etc. Not good.

Evidently people in the world were having rapture parties and really playing it up.

I just read on a travel forum I frequent that he believes he made a mistake and it is really May 28th.

I would fall off my chair if anyone here actually agreed with him but thought it was worth a comment.

I'd like to add on the false prophet issue . . . that unless someone is really off in some doctrinal way (like JDS) I'm careful how I label them. I do think it is very problematic in the church (worldwide) and if it was my church it wouldn't be tolerated. And it should be spoken to and commented on.

My point is simply that history is full of true sincere Christians who stuck with the fundamentals of the faith who had some weird strange offbeat ideas. Calvin for eg. You would be surprised how many christian leaders down through history got a revelation that they were invulnerable to arrow/spears etc. and led the troops into battle and of course got killed.

I'm sure some of you will disagree with me on the false prophet/teacher issue. You may even be right.

Fires will be kindled to testify that two and two make four. Swords will be drawn to prove that leaves are green in summer.”

G.K. Chesterton

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