So, I know I've been an awful blogger while I've been abroad. Sorry to disappoint, but this will not be about my experience in Europe.
We all survived "the end of the world" yesterday. Pretty remarkable? Not really. I'm currently studying for my Eschatology exam that (funny enough) I have tomorrow. Due to what others might think, no I wasn't hoping the world would end so that I wouldn't have to take it. Why? BECAUSE THE WORLD WOULD BE ENDING! I think billions of deaths are far worse than my exam.
However, I think it is coincidentally convenient that I happen to be taking this particular course this semester... And I would like to express a few thoughts on the subject.
STOP TRYING TO PREDICT THE END OF THE WORLD!
It's written throughout all of the pages of the Bible: "Get ready because you don't know the hour of the Lord's return." We don't know when the eschaton is going to happen. Do we really think that God is going to let us predict it. "Oh, darn. Those smart humans guessed the exact day that I was going to end my master plan for all of Creation. Oh well." I don't think that is how it is going to go down. I think God is a little bit smarter than that.
So sorry to all the Christian leaders who were scouring the news for earthquakes, volcanoes, and raptures on Saturday. Maybe if you'd just chillax a little bit... God will get around to it eventually. Until then, I've got some exams to pass.
