End of World Prediction Makes “Christians Look Silly”: Christianity Today

“In this case, it’s making Christians look silly.”

On SEP 16, 2017, Christianity Today’s Ed Stetzer wrote:

No, the World Won’t End Next Week and There’s No Such Thing as a Christian Numerologist

His argument:

First, there is no such thing as a legitimate ‘Christian numerologist.’

 

Second, while it is true that numbers do have significance in the biblical narrative, making these kinds of broad sweeping predictions about the end of the world simply doesn’t makes sense.

To read the article in full:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2017/september/end-times-fake-news.html

End of the World to Occur 9.23.17; Handy Countdown Clock and Rapture Index

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