Comments on: Monday Midday Theological Poll: Messianic Arrival Edition

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:47:56 +0000

#14 I’m pretty old. My grandma has died at 89 25+ years ago. She was told that. I had a Seminary teacher, now deceased whose Patriarchal Blessing promised he would see the day in mortality and that his children would be leaders. I remember ETB making me feel like I would still be a youth when it happened.
I had one bishop who said plan like it’s 100 years away. Live like it’s this week. I think that is good advice.

By: Floyd the Wonderdog

Floyd the Wonderdog — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:07:33 +0000

I like to watch David Jeremiah (a TV preacher). He usually has some good stuff, but as he was talking about the eveents leading up to the second coming, I had to laugh. He’s sure that the “Christians” will be caught up inthe rapture before the Anti-Christ comes and the ensuing tribulation. I thought it amusing that they will not recognize the Anti-Christ because they assume that he won’t come until they’re caught up.

By: Latter-day Guy

Latter-day Guy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:51:42 +0000

Wait, I thought Obama was the messiah… That’s what Brother Farrakhan told me anyway.

But seriously, I voted for the longer option; no objective reasons. I just really, really hope that I’m dead before it happens, because the lead-up to it all doesn’t sound pretty.

By: anoner

anoner — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:06:55 +0000

I was at a regional conference a few years ago when I was a missionary, and during the missionary only session the Area President’s wife spoke and stated quite confidently that she thought it would be around the year 2030, but not much after that. I forget her reasoning.

By: BrianJ

BrianJ — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:57:30 +0000

Maybe it already did happen and we were all…left behind.

By: Thomas Parkin

Thomas Parkin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:45:48 +0000

*church lady voice*

Looks like only 2.5 virgins have oil in their lamps, hm???

*/clv*

PS DOOM!

By: Quinn McCoy

Quinn McCoy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:42:47 +0000

later rather than earlier was my vote. the world is becoming much more peaceful than it was in the past, even with wars and rumors of wars. For a discussion on that check out:

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/pinker07/pinker07_index.html

By: StillConfused

StillConfused — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:19:26 +0000

I think the world has deeper to fall still.

By: Jacob J

Jacob J — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:41:11 +0000

Matt W (#10), exactly. BruceC, channeling D&C 130:15-16?

By: Mephibosheth

Mephibosheth — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:40:22 +0000

The main sign for me is the gospel has to be preached to all nations. If you dumped all 50K missionaries in China right now you’d never find them again. We’ve got a lot of growing up to do, which is why I place the 2nd Coming a half a dozen or so centuries from now.