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1 in 4 Believe Jesus Will Return in 2007; 1 in 5 Believe We’ll Find ET
Orginally published on Wednesday, January 03, 2007 at 2:17 PM
by Todd Rhoades
According to an Associated Press-AOL News poll, 25% of people in the U.S. anticipate the second coming of Jesus Christ in 2007. Other predictions for 2007 from the survey include:
90% think higher gas prices are likely.
60% think the U.S. will be a victim of a terrorist attack.
57% think it is likely that another state will legalize gay marriage.
35% predict the military draft will be reinstated.
35% predict a cure for cancer will be found.
19% think scientists are likely to find evidence of extraterrestrial life.
No matter what happens in 2007, we must not forget that our responsibility is simple -
Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT)
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.
SOURCE: ChurchRelevance.com
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007 at 4:35 PM
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Posted by Daniel
Wednesday, January 03, 2007 at 5:40 PM
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007 at 8:33 PM
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Thursday, January 04, 2007 at 7:08 AM
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Monday, January 08, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Post Your Comments:1 in 4 say Jesus is coming back. Part of me REALLY hopes they’re right, and part of me hopes he will tarry so we can do what Matthew 28 says to do even longer!
Unfortunately, much of what Christians base this belief on is all the warnings of ‘imminence’ (not to be confused with immanence) in NT apocalyptic writings. Personally, I think these are best understood at face value: they were imminent for the early believers. Many (not all) of Jesus’ and Paul’s predictions were fulfilled with the Jewish war of 66-70 and the destruction of Jerusalem in 70AD.
Regardless of one’s eschatology (and even though I wish evangelicals would wisen up and forsake cheap “Left Behind” eschatology), the emphasis on making disciples above is spot on.
My two cents.
-Daniel-
After doing extensive research on the return of Christ and the book of Revelation by reading the entire left behind series and watching the videos I have come to the following conclusions. 50% of all statistics are wrong, Jesus will come back and my series, “right behind” never did get off the ground.
“Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.” --Homer Simpson
Peter, Thank you for quoting Homer Simpson. It puts something like this in perspective.
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