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I was raised in a strict pentecostal home (i.e. forced to attend chuch until i was around 16-17ish, did time in a xtian school, youth group, yada yada yada), was indoctrinated and brainwashed to the whole concept of the "second comming" of christ, the end times, anti-christ and the whole good v. evil and good winning out and we all lived happily ever-after scenario.
But honestly, if any of you have spent any amount of time around fundamentalist xtians or have a backround, you will know that not one group or denomination is able to agree on any aspects of the bible, especially pretaining to any aspects of this. For example, if you are "pre-trib" (pre-tribulation) this means that if you are a christian, you will be raptured up before the anti-christ, people forced to take the mark, etc etc. If you are "post-trib", this means that even if you are a christian, you will have to endure the tribluation and this is when you faith will be tested, either to take the mark, and be damned for all eternity, or refuse the mark and live in glory. I have witnessed churches "split" over this dogma.
I could (and maybe should) start a thread regarding the structure and process of the hows, whys, and therefores of the belief systems of "born-again christians", but then again, those would just be the observations and ramblings of one person. Anyhoe, guess what i am leading up to is that even if christ did return, i'm not sure how many christians would actually accept this, since he might not fit into their doctrine, or go along with some obscure verse out of the bible.
I'm telling you, folks, there would be huge fight in the christian community if christ were to return, as they say he would. because he didn fit their mold, or a time frame that some whack job said he is supposed to come. To quote, he would probably just say "Screw you guys, I'm going home!"
I'm going to hell for that :-P
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