If the Rapture actually happened, what would you do?

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Back when Harold Camping was proclaiming the date of the Lord’s return, there was a particularly sick (brilliant) poster here who proposed sending protesters to picket his house the day before. During the night, they would sneak back and leave their clothes and signs in little piles on the sidewalk, then watch Mr. Camping’s response when he came out in the morning…
 
Not sure what kind of answers you might has expected…
But I’d have to say that I don’t know what I would do. I do know that such an event would not change my beliefs - and I suspect I’d be too busy trying to deal with the many disasters and changes to think too deeply about things overall…

So - I guess that leaves me with just continuing to pray, hold to the faith as best as I can and trust the Loving God…

Peace
James
 
I am a Catholic so naturally I would be left behind. Another question is "What happens if it happens during the 3 days of darkness?.:eek:
 
triumphguy said:
Given the parameters of the OP I’d lay some clothes and shoes out on the front lawn, and so my evangelical protestant neighbours will think we’ve been taken!
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I do love this response.:rotfl: May I suggest new undies still in the package? Oh my, they’d really have something to talk about. 😃
 
I’d probably be in league with the people trying to assassinate the Antichrist. :cool:
 
I’d fix up my house to adjust to the Apocalyptic conditions.

Collect and sort through the free clothing.

Cheer on for the squad of angels duking it out in the streets with the demons.

See if the Mass schedule has changed and find some way to get to Mass on time given the grueling conditions.

And pray.
 
I think a lot of people are missing the point of the OP.

He said, for the sake of argument, assume that the rapture occurred, and Catholics stayed behind.

The above would assume that Catholicism is not a Christian religion, and that Evangelicalism is theologically correct (and apparently, the more fundamentalist branch).

Somehow I’m unconvinced that given the above, people would continue being Catholic and pretend nothing happened, as some of the responses seem to suggest.
 
Well, if the hypothetical was true, I might just head over to some of the “raptured” Evangelicals homes, to care for their pets 😃
 
FabiusMaximus said:
I think a lot of people are missing the point of the OP.

He said, for the sake of argument, assume that the rapture occurred, and Catholics stayed behind.

The above would assume that Catholicism is not a Christian religion, and that Evangelicalism is theologically correct (and apparently, the more fundamentalist branch).

Somehow I’m unconvinced that given the above, people would continue being Catholic and pretend nothing happened, as some of the responses seem to suggest.
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I’m fairly certain the assumption is that the rapture has appeared to have happened in the way that evangelicals would assume that it would. This is something else entirely. I would just assume that something weird was going on (and join the Chick-Fil-a party).

It would take quiet a lot to convince me that any event actually was the rapture, especially as according to most evangelicals I’ve talked to all one needs to do to be saved is to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Since Catholics actually do that (even if some evangelicals think we don’t, but then who can see into the heart of man?), then if by some twist in logic the rapture actually were to happen, Catholics would be taken up as well.

Frankly, I would think it more likely that an advanced alien race intercepted an electronic copy of the left behind series and decided to play a rather elaborate joke on us than that the rapture actually occurred, especially if only very narrow groups of evangelicals started to disappear.
 
FabiusMaximus said:
I think a lot of people are missing the point of the OP.

He said, for the sake of argument, assume that the rapture occurred, and Catholics stayed behind.

The above would assume that Catholicism is not a Christian religion, and that Evangelicalism is theologically correct (and apparently, the more fundamentalist branch).

Somehow I’m unconvinced that given the above, people would continue being Catholic and pretend nothing happened, as some of the responses seem to suggest.
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Since I am quite uninformed on the matter of the “rapture” or pretty much any other “end times” predictions, I have to say that my former answer stands.
A bunch of people disappearing would be weird…but the natural disasters, battles and general upheaval would leave little time for me to reflect on the general theology of it. I would remain a disciple of Christ - attempting to live in His Love and relying on His mercy. If that is insufficient to save me then I guess I will be damned…With no hard feelings toward my God…

Peace
James
 
FabiusMaximus said:
I think a lot of people are missing the point of the OP.

He said, for the sake of argument, assume that the rapture occurred, and Catholics stayed behind.

The above would assume that Catholicism is not a Christian religion, and that Evangelicalism is theologically correct (and apparently, the more fundamentalist branch).

Somehow I’m unconvinced that given the above, people would continue being Catholic and pretend nothing happened, as some of the responses seem to suggest.
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It’s not like I wouldn’t be shaken if such a thing did happened and it turned out that Catholicism wasn’t Christian. But it’s hard for me to imagine myself changing my beliefs just because the world had changed. Without them, I would find it difficult to get up everyday.

Plus, the idea of a Rapture is too weird for me to accept.

I do believe that I would carry on as usual. Even if it means being doomed to having a short-lived life as a Catholic.
 
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