I’ve got news for you, crackpot. The rapture already happened and you, the self-righteous, have been left behind with us, the great unbelieving. Let that sink in.

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      Nah, he’s been religious since he was a kid. He even went to college at a Bible institute.

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          People have been drawing correlations to end-times prophecy since it was written. The vagueness is its strength - humans have always been and will continue to be hateful and violent to each other. That’s not a sign of its accuracy, it’s just how humans are.

          And that’s not even touching on the nutjobs actively encouraging things like violence in the middle east in an extremely misguided attempt to match the prophecy. Again, nothing to do with biblical veracity - just humans being human.

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          Could be thinking of him. Rumors that atheists started trying to disprove something and turning into Christians are good for the church. It’s a lie that has been repeatedly told about all kinds of people. It used to be a favorite tactic of certain denominations. Probably still is, but information is way easier to disprove now.

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      A cursory Wikipedia search for Jenkins and LaHaye confirms both were evangelical Christians from an early age.