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I am out of the loop. How did today become rapture day? I am having family members being silly about this. How did this even start?

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do your family members think of

Matthew 24:36 ESV

But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Exactly that. AFAIK, the Catholic church (and maybe others too) condemns claiming to know rapture day as a sure sign of being a false prophet.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

The Chinese State-run Church also does