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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:50 PM Mar 2014

Billy Graham’s daughter wonders if missing airliner offers a ‘small snapshot’ of the Rapture

Billy Graham’s daughter wonders if missing airliner offers a ‘small snapshot’ of the Rapture

By Travis Gettys
Thursday, March 20, 2014 14:18 EDT

The daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham says a missing airliner offers a glimpse of a post-Rapture world.

Anne Graham Lotz wondered last week on her blog where the 239 passengers and crew members had gone after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished, reported Right Wing Watch.

The author and evangelist said she can’t help but wonder if its disappearance is similar to events forecast in Thessalonians 4:17, when true believers will be taken from Earth by God to Heaven.

“Is this worldwide sense of shock and helplessness, of questions and confusion, of fear and grief, a glimpse of things to come?” Lotz wrote. “Is this a small snapshot of what the entire world will experience the day after the rapture of the church?”

She said the Bible was clear, and that Christ would return after the Rapture but before the end of days.

“There is coming a moment in time when Jesus will come back to gather to Himself all those — dead and alive — who have put their trust in Him,” Lotz wrote. “And on that day, the world will be asking, Where have all the people gone? Not just 239 of us, but millions of us.”

If she’s right, let’s hope that CNN’s Don Lemon will be left behind to speculate what has happened.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/03/20/billy-grahams-daughter-wonders-if-missing-airliner-offers-a-small-snapshot-of-the-rapture/

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Billy Graham’s daughter wonders if missing airliner offers a ‘small snapshot’ of the Rapture (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2014 OP
not millions i thought the number was 144000 . leftyohiolib Mar 2014 #1
I believe that is only a belief of Jehovah's Witnesses based upon CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #5
thanks for the clarification - leftyohiolib Mar 2014 #11
Boy is she gonna feel stupid in a couple of days. CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #2
Sheesh. That'll be rough Kurovski Mar 2014 #39
If that means that all of you silly bastards will have gone then hell yes...let's rapture baby!! truebrit71 Mar 2014 #3
Amen! Feral Child Mar 2014 #17
Bring It On! SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #30
Ah yes, I remember that passage in the Book of Langoliers. LeftyMom Mar 2014 #4
She lost me with: "The Bible was clear." Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #6
It was actually clear for a while. Kurovski Mar 2014 #42
I thought only Christians went to Heaven? tarheelsunc Mar 2014 #7
Good point, and I hate to mention peehaps some of alternative mate lifestyles. Thinkingabout Mar 2014 #53
Well, it's as likely as any other fictional scenario... JHB Mar 2014 #8
And here I thought the franklin was the only crazy one left behind. Hell Anne maybe it was the jwirr Mar 2014 #9
Okay...why is she still here? atreides1 Mar 2014 #10
^^^Ding! Ding!! Ding!!! hamsterjill Mar 2014 #15
THIS... yuiyoshida Mar 2014 #46
Billy was a fairly smart guy VA_Jill Mar 2014 #12
Smart? Maybe more benign sounding... came across as smart... immoderate Mar 2014 #34
*shrug* VA_Jill Mar 2014 #57
Ohio Joe wonders why right wing fundies are so fucking stupid... Ohio Joe Mar 2014 #13
Evidently she doesn't know which way is up jsr Mar 2014 #14
:) LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #16
And Jesus Wept! hrmjustin Mar 2014 #18
Matthew 16:28 exboyfil Mar 2014 #19
Didn't see that rapture fine print Blue Owl Mar 2014 #20
What?! It started without her? polichick Mar 2014 #21
Surely she realizes OldHippieChick Mar 2014 #22
Except that The Passengers Were Predominantly Moslem or Buddhist AnnieBW Mar 2014 #23
With her, it makes sense. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #24
This is not from "The Onion"! Generic Brad Mar 2014 #25
Uh, Ms. Lotz, perhaps the was the entire rapture and you're fucked? Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #26
graham crackerz enid602 Mar 2014 #27
So, 2,000 years ago, John (or somebody) on the island of Patmos ate the wrong mushroom . . . . hatrack Mar 2014 #28
Or Billy? pangaia Mar 2014 #51
... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #29
I really don't have a problem with this The Straight Story Mar 2014 #31
Guess Anne missed the flight Mz Pip Mar 2014 #32
So Jesus took a bunch of Godless Chinese and Malay Muslims?Looks like you are the one "left behind" lunasun Mar 2014 #33
Finally a theory that makes sense! zappaman Mar 2014 #35
Then she was left behind. nt kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #36
*facepalm* sakabatou Mar 2014 #37
I guess in a way it does MurrayDelph Mar 2014 #38
She needs to read her Bible, which says the rapture will come like a thief in the night. Heidi Mar 2014 #40
So god is starting early with the Chinese? Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #41
Good morning, democracyinkind! Heidi Mar 2014 #43
Hey Hey! Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #44
Hi, you! Heidi Mar 2014 #45
Thanks so much! Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #47
Be still my heart! Heidi Mar 2014 #49
When she gets Raptured, can I have her Beemer? Hekate Mar 2014 #48
Rapture? More like rupture. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #50
Pity she wasn't on it to find out fo rherself malaise Mar 2014 #52
I think the rapture would certainly make life more exciting. nt CFLDem Mar 2014 #54
More likely they were kidnapped by time travelers... SomethingFishy Mar 2014 #55
Christ on a cracker. catbyte Mar 2014 #56

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
5. I believe that is only a belief of Jehovah's Witnesses based upon
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:56 PM
Mar 2014

their interpretation of the bible. While 144,000 are referenced that is not regarded as the limit by any "other" christian sects.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
2. Boy is she gonna feel stupid in a couple of days.
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:53 PM
Mar 2014

But I guess her and that idiot at CNN can commiserate.

Kurovski

(34,655 posts)
42. It was actually clear for a while.
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 04:41 AM
Mar 2014

And then we as a species discovered penicillin and the toaster oven.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
9. And here I thought the franklin was the only crazy one left behind. Hell Anne maybe it was the
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 02:58 PM
Mar 2014

rapture and YOU are the one left behind.

 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
34. Smart? Maybe more benign sounding... came across as smart...
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:59 PM
Mar 2014

My mother used to point to him as an example of a "very intelligent" Christian. I was adolescent and not brought up Christian. And then, when his Crusade was televised, I got two hours of his dispensation of total nonsense.

I can't remember what he said, but I remember it being as unconvincing as astrology or numerology. I was kind of astounded at how lame it sounded.

--imm

VA_Jill

(9,962 posts)
57. *shrug*
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 03:40 PM
Mar 2014

It depends on what your experience was, I suppose. I was brought up Christian (Episcopalian) and had pretty decent biblical knowledge. My parents had been respectively Presbyterian and Northern (now known as American) Baptist before that. Billy Graham's background was Southern Baptist and we didn't any of us go along with it, but he *was* educated and articulate, whether you agreed with him or not. His kids are just plain wack jobs, at least Franklin and Anne are. The others have the decency to keep quiet.

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)
19. Matthew 16:28
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 03:35 PM
Mar 2014

New International Version
"Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."

Waiting 2,000 years and still no evidence and no revealed truth since the Revelation of John (unless you count Joseph Smith).

OldHippieChick

(2,434 posts)
22. Surely she realizes
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 09:55 PM
Mar 2014

the likelihood that most on this airline were muslim or hindu? Maybe Buddhist? Oh, I'm sorry, that would mean she actually "thought".

AnnieBW

(10,421 posts)
23. Except that The Passengers Were Predominantly Moslem or Buddhist
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 09:59 PM
Mar 2014

I'm pretty sure that most of the passengers were Asian, which means that they were Moslem, Buddhist, or something similar. The two pilots were Moslems. Since we all know that only Fundamentalist Christians are going to get Raptured, her argument is even more illogical than most.

I still think that the passengers are stuck on Lost Island with the polar bears and smoke monster.

hatrack

(59,583 posts)
28. So, 2,000 years ago, John (or somebody) on the island of Patmos ate the wrong mushroom . . . .
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:30 PM
Mar 2014

And that means that we're supposed to take people like Anne and Franklin Graham seriously?

Really?

The Straight Story

(48,121 posts)
31. I really don't have a problem with this
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:43 PM
Mar 2014

She is speculating about the reaction to one plane gone missing and how it is being covered and reacted to and then projecting that onto a larger scale based on a well known ideal.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
33. So Jesus took a bunch of Godless Chinese and Malay Muslims?Looks like you are the one "left behind"
Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:54 PM
Mar 2014

crazy church lady!!!!!

MurrayDelph

(5,293 posts)
38. I guess in a way it does
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 12:40 AM
Mar 2014

No one knows for a fact what has happened, but that doesn't stop the business of speculating and blathering.

Heidi

(58,237 posts)
40. She needs to read her Bible, which says the rapture will come like a thief in the night.
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 03:44 AM
Mar 2014

Not a word about snapshots.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
1 Thessalonians 5:2 (King James Version)

Heidi

(58,237 posts)
43. Good morning, democracyinkind!
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 05:07 AM
Mar 2014

I was in your area earlier this week, en route to Geneva. Few things crack me up like seeing the sign for the Wankdorf exit. (I admit that my sense of humor can be juvenile, especially after hours in the car.)

Democracyinkind

(4,015 posts)
44. Hey Hey!
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 05:29 AM
Mar 2014

Are you having such a beautiful day as we are? I'm on vacation and we're hitting 20 degrees celsius today...

You actually managed to take a picture of one of my favorite places, the Paul Klee center, which is always worth a visit.

I still chuckle at Wankdorf, even after more than 5 years in Bern. I still take great delight in living in Bethlehem, too

As an avid hiker, I have come to know and appreciate many funny names in this country... Have I ever told you about climbing le grand sex in Vaud? Or the time I passed through Bitsch? How about spending a night in Mösli? Of course, after sleeping in Mösli you might feel the need to hike the Alm called Schwanz. If that is too testostery for you, you might consider cooling off in a little forrest called Busenwald. If you're ever in Frauenfeld, do check out Spannerstrasse. Contrary to what you might imagine, that street isn't adjacent to Im Nippel, where my girlfriend and I once checked out a house we wanted to buy.

I think our senses of humor are well matched in the field of juvenility!

I hope that you are well and enjoying life in beautiful Ticino!

Heidi

(58,237 posts)
45. Hi, you!
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 05:41 AM
Mar 2014

It's gorgeous down here, too! The magnolias are in bloom at the nearby botanical garden and I hope the rain forecast for this weekend doesn't rust them.

Your sense of humor and ours (mine and Call Me Wesley's) are perfectly in tune!

Enjoy your holidays, friend!

Heidi

(58,237 posts)
49. Be still my heart!
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 06:07 AM
Mar 2014

I've been kissed by two European men on the same day--you and my husband. THREE if I include our cat!

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)
55. More likely they were kidnapped by time travelers...
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 10:21 AM
Mar 2014

See, in the future the human race will be dying off so future people will use their time machines to travel back in time to take people to the future so they can re-populate the earth..
Why get people off a plane you ask? Well the plane was due to crash anyway so this way they don't screw up the space-time continuum by taking someone who may have done something important in the future.

Just as plausible as "Rapture"..

And if you think it sounds like a bad "B" movie plot...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097883/?ref_=nv_sr_1

catbyte

(34,358 posts)
56. Christ on a cracker.
Fri Mar 21, 2014, 10:46 AM
Mar 2014

Perhaps Billy should have spent more time at home trying to save the mental health of his own kids rather than blathering all over the world.

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