BLOBBY'S BLOG

Caught Up in the Rapture

Years ago I wanted to be clever with my answering machine messages. It was Easter and I was coming in from a long long long night of drinking, but before passing out hitting the sheets, I recorded the message: "Unlike Jesus, I have yet to rise - so please leave a message". It got some good responses from that.

Now James Cameron and co. are telling us, or at the very least, implying that Jesus was not resurrected in physical body.

I don't necessarily believe in Jesus Christ as my personal saviour. I don't think the point here is if I do or not. I do love (sarcasm) that his followers are so certain in their beliefs that even the possibility of what Cameron's produced show implies is ludicrous and blasphemy. That big novel, The Bible, tells them so. It must be true. ....and these are the folks who believe an apple was just an apple in Genesis. Not the Genesis of Abacab fame, but as in 'the book of...'

Let's take this back a bit - shall we? Most people of Jesus' time, allegedly, never thought him to be THE messiah. They thought he was nuts. They thought he was blasphemous. He had a smallish set of followers who believed in him - yet they pretty much watched him die.

Certain people of today claim they are the second coming of the lord. People think they're nuts and think these "messiahs" are blasphemous. Many have a smallish set of followers who believed in them - and yet pretty much watched them die. Jim Jones. David Koresh. The Hale-Bopp comet guy. Charles Manson.

Because you know that Mildred, from Our Lady Will Pet Your Squirrels, will just know the 2nd coming when she sees it. Just like all of those folks 2000 years ago knew the first coming - right?

I'm not saying that Cameron's show is on the mark, or even near it. However, I can at least open myself up to this possibility. But the thought of church leaders and followers who denounce the vaguest possibility makes me laugh. These are the same folks who believe in virgin births, walking on water, water to wine and fish and loaves, yet cannot fathom the thought of Christ not physically being resurrecting couldn't possibly be true. Mind you - they believe it for everyone else who dies who believes in Jesus.

I won't say how I know, but Discovery, who is airing the show, has been preparing for protests, picketing and yes, bomb threats.

Because if Jesus existed and were here, he'd be preaching to blow up people.