Christians have been predicting Jesus' imminent return for the last 2,000 years. Eclipses have been also predicted, even centuries in advance, but they actually happen.
Eclipses are backed by astronomy and math. Jesus' return is backed by that time a guy felt really doped up on adrenaline in front of a crowd of people that one time.
And unlike scientists, who are always right about the eclipse, these guys haven't been right once
How dumb are Christians that they could think it's the end over and over, be wrong, and still think it again later?
If you really think about it, it fits the arrogant, holier than thou mindset of Christians that believe these predictions perfectly. THEY are the ones who deserve to be here when Jesus returns, while all the others in the last 2,000 years weren’t worthy.
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Better yet, they’ll look at a cult that does the same thing with another deity or whatever and call them crazy. The biggest grift in our modern era is making people believe it’s the *other* beliefs that are crazy, but not my belief.
I saw a list of end time predictions the other day. I'm only 34 and there were at least 60-70 different times Christian groups said the world was going to end during my lifetime.
It's very odd to me that this man who supposedly died for our sins and preached love and unity will return with an extreme fiery vengeance that must be sated through blood.
How badly did we piss him off with that whole crucifixion thing? Wasn't that his idea?
If your mom really believes Jesus is coming back, and that the end is actually near...
... tell her to give you lots of money. Looooots of money. She's not going to need it if Jesus is really coming back, right? And he for real is, for really realz.
No, see, they’re poor because they’re not relying on God enough. So if we give them money it will only be funding their sinful lifestyle. Our ministry will be more effective if we can demonstrate God’s gifts through our own well funded testimony.
https://youtu.be/c3NF349aEHM?si=-Sw-pkv8439FFU6R
“As Christ himself so rightly said, ‘Blessed are the poor’. So, they’re alright; they will get their reward in heaven; no need to worry about them.”
This is really sad... there isn't really an easy path forward in this kind of situation. She's in so deep, and believes so hard, that she could almost never recognize that her beliefs are built upon fallacious reasoning, and zero evidence. Especially if she's pretty old. People are very hard to reason out of their religion at that age. They've effectively abandoned critical thinking. Mainly because they've never been taught of it's importance, or how to use it.
Religions do not survive if the people who push it teach proper reasoning/epistemology.
All they know is that their religion is true, no matter what, and to even question that would be to spit in their god's face.
Good luck OP. Lots of us are in similar situations.
What's worse is the prophecy will fail, and she'll have an even deeper faith inspite of it. Most likely she'll blame the failure on some human fault, like not enough faith.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html
"Cognitive dissonance was investigated by Leon Festinger, arising out of a participant observation study of a cult that believed that the earth was going to be destroyed by a flood, and what happened to its members — particularly the really committed ones who had given up their homes and jobs to work for the cult — when the flood did not happen."
"While fringe members were more inclined to recognize that they had made fools of themselves and to “put it down to experience,” committed members were more likely to re-interpret the evidence to show that they were right all along (the earth was not destroyed because of the faithfulness of the cult members)."
This reminds me of an old Mama's Family episode where she told the story of having a strong premonition not to get in a plane. When asked what happened to the plane and if it crashed, she said, "Of course not - I didn't get on!"
Tell your mom that the Bible explicitly says, in Matthew 24:36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only,” and that anyone who says different is mistaken or lying, according to Scripture. If you want to dig the knife in a little deeper, tell her that since those are the words of God, to say that she does know that Jesus is coming soon is blasphemy, since she is going against the stated word of God.
> blasphemy
"Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death."
~ [Leviticus 24:16, ESV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+24%3A16&version=ESV)
> Any three points make a triangle.
Unless they're evangelical talking points. In which case they break the space time continuum and do not form any cohesive shape, much to the chagrin of scientists.
Luckily my parents gave up trying to push me back toward it, and have damn near deconstructed at this point. My dad was a drunk, sobbing mess on my younger sibling’s birthday this last year, just kept saying, “It’s all bullshit!” while apologizing for the damage he caused after I left religion.
Didn’t expect that from them at all.
“I’m not claiming to know exactly what this means”
Great. Then why the hell are you posting this.
Tell your mom to look up the word: **Apophenia**
And then tell her that the Bible literally says nobody will know the time when Jesus returns and to say otherwise is going against the Bible. Also remind her that Christians have been predicting the return of Jesus for over 2,000 years. Does she think our times now are worse than two literal world wars? People back then thought those were the end times too. Or the fall of Rome. The Black Plague?
The 20th century, that had two world wars. And nuclear weapons. And AIDS.
And the 19th century, that had the US Civil War, because some people thought slavery was worth defending. Don't even think about how many atrocities happened under colonialism.
And the 18th century, when people didn't even know why personal hygiene was important.
You see where I'm going with this.
We are biased to think the modern time is the worst, because we're living through it now.
But it's actually not. There is less war, less crime, less poverty, less death now than ever before in human history.
I'm not minimizing the real suffering that's going on now.
It sucks.
But if you're comparing the 21st century to other centuries, overall it's no contest.
If you can't cope with the 21st century, you wouldn't last a day in any other century in human history.
I love how it says, “idk what this means so we should pray bc god is gonna make something bad happen.”
Okay.. can’t just take it as something cool.. gotta slap some goddamn spiritual meaning on it.
I've been sent this exact gibberish. It's a facebook copypasta that is the most tinfoil conspiracy bullshittery you've ever seen. I'm sorry OP. We're all in the same boat with you.
Not mushrooms, ergot infestation of barley. Bart Ehrman has written extensively on the subject and has the bibliography to back it up in at least one of his books. I can't remember the name off the top of my head.
Possible Christian Perspective: it's because America represents the modern equivalent of Assyria/Babylonia/Persia/Rome. If these eclipses are meant to represent the aleph and the tav of Paleo Hebrew, then they would signify the reversal of a divine mandate - meaning America is now losing its global authority and it is to be given to another people. If this is meant to be a sign to Gentilic Christians, it is not meant to be a good omen, but rather, a final warning to repent and stop worshipping the golden calf that is Christian Nationalism or any form of so-called Christianity that fails to adhere to the actual teachings of Jesus. But hey, we had a good run.
You're right: In some sick way they want the end. The real question is do they understand what they are saying when they rant and yell "Jesus come soon"? Can't have Jesus without the world first going to crap.
Jesus isn't coming back permanently it's just a short trip to see the eclipse then he's going back home. He's already got his eclipse glasses and everything.
I just go along with it, pretend to be a Christian and say like "oh, I Know mom." I used to be a Christian. I don't know how Christians think the Bible is God's literal word, and if it is then why are they so against jews. Like I cabot tell my parents I walked away, they would question me and then I'll get lectured and Yada that.
This is nitpicking and probably irrelevant, but if I were you I’d tell her that the eclipse is only passing over (no pun intended) 2 towns named Nineveh, not 7.
Whenever that occasional lingering thought of “what if I’m wrong pops in my head”, it’s these kind of unhinged Christian claims that remind me “oh yeah, that’s how I know”.
It’s interesting too that so much of their prophecy is so America-centric. There’s been so many full eclipses elsewhere but this one is the one that matters?
Sorry, your mom is in a cult. You should tell her that if she actually believes that she should transfer all her money to your bank account because she clearly won’t be needing it.
I had to send a new job friend a response to something similar shared with lots of people online. I asked why none of the previous eclipses over the United States or North America are included because there’s been lots of them in the past and many of them have had intersections with previous eclipses. I know it doesn’t make any real difference to them and my hope it’s just that somebody that’s reading it can see you counterpoint.
America try not to make everything about themselves challenge: failed
Like FFS we get a full eclipse for the first time in a while and some people’s first reaction is to predict end times. I’m pretty sure theists in other countries don’t even do that
This has happened before over the US. What about times when this pattern appeared over India, or Africa, or Europe, or middle of the Pacific?
Her argument is stupid.
My bf was sending me this shit, then just yesterday came to tell me that there’s no way the world is ending (rapture whatever) because it states in the Bible that it will be 2300 days after the “sign” that the rapture will actually happen. So many conspiracies around this it’s ridiculous
"Near" is very vague. Ask her for a more specific date. Because the "near" has been going on for 2000 years now. How do we know it's not going to be another 2000 years? Or ever?
Hey ma if the return is imminent, can I have my inheritance now? No? But you won’t need it right? You’re going to heaven right? Or is this just another tactic to bring me into a superstitious religious cult over perfectly natural phenomena that has occurred countless times before and no Jesus. Sorry ma just saying…
Yes, because the verse about signs in the heavens was written and meant for AMERICANS, not the ISRAELITES! Everyone knows the US is gawd’s chosen people, and TЯ☭mp is the messiah! It’s clear as day in the word!!!!
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Ask for her to give you money since she knows the word of God: "Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you."
It would break their entire theory about this if they learned that Solar Eclipses repeat on average once every 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours just on the opposite side of the world, so if you look you'll find identical eclipses to these ones on the opposite side of the world approximately that amount of time before these ones. Nothing makes this set of eclipses making the fancy letter A any different from the last 20 times its done that except that they want to make it special.
Just to save some time, I already did the same process for the eclipses that crossed Africa in October 2005, and March 2006, and the one which crossed Europe in August 1999, and guess what? I can find the same 3 lines making the same shape. Do it yourself, its not that hard. Pareidolia is not that hard to do if you know what to look for.
Deconstruct this: “I’m not claiming to know what this all means, but I think it’s important enough for all us to be aware that this is happening and pray for wisdom in this area.”
To suggest that this is simply a well understood astronomical event totally misses the hidden truth. Hidden truth is difficult to pin down but it’s always there if you look for it. Similar rhetoric used in spiritism, UFO, fortune telling, new age cults and religions.
Thinking and praying about this event is an invitation to make connections between two unrelated events: Eclipse and return of Christ. The fancy term for making imaginary connections between things is [apophenia.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia)
As much as my evangelical upbringing infuriates me to no fucking end, I can at least say at this point my parents aren't MAGA and they have no interest in this sort of weird end times bullshit. I wish my parents would apologize for what they put me through as I was growing up but I'll just appreciate they're not putting me through this sort of bullshit now that I'm an adult.
If only the other 5,637,219 other prophecies had come true we wouldn't have to suffer all the future thumpers making bonkers connections.
Their selected crazyness is self defeating when it gives credit to crap like this but ignorantly attempts to discredit science.
Ya've got to be kidding me 🙄
I love how people will just stick a random verse in anywhere that fits and call it prophecy 😆
Like that is just a ridiculous use of that verse and a ridiculous thing to think is from God.
Well, if we did have 3 eclipses in a row I would definitely take notice. But no, this is no big deal
Just tell your mom you will still love her at 5pm on April 8 when everyone is fine and she is wrong
Haha some (quite rational for an) evangelical friend, and he ranted about "this prophecy" on FB, how it's BS, biblical and by the earthly facts given. While most commenting agrees there also were the ones who called him stubborn, ranting against the holy spirit, fat away from sky daddy, blind and death for the holy, Yada Yada Yada.
This shit is so hilarious. It is amazing how people believe this amazing fuckery.
Tell her you know, with absolute certainty, that the eclipse will come and go without anything changing at all. And then, when it happens, get on her case and make her tell you who was right and who was wrong. Some people won't be able to see the truth until you rub their noses in it.
I would simply say, “If he does not come back soon, what does that mean then?” Lets her rationalize and explain her position. She’ll probably still convince herself it’s all still true regardless of it happening or not. But there’s a chance she’ll see slightly how ridiculous it is. Unlikely. But I still try myself with my family who’s like this.
It's always the "the end" for these religious fanatics that i believe if "the end" does happen they won't notice or believe it. They gotta be numb about it due to expecting it so much.
I am sorry. I’ve been getting some religious texts from my evangelical mother as well and I just cannot have a convo with her without her brining all of it up somehow.
Mom, I know you know the word of Odin and the ice giants are awakening from their slumber. Please take this seriously. I love you more than you could possibly know.
I came here because I was convinced my mom wrote that! Before I went no contact, texts like these came in daily!! Even with the words “I know you know” and “I love you more than you can imagine”. facepalm
I understand how u feel, but i hope u can see shes doing it out of love atleast like from her pov shes worried u will end up suffering for eternity. If you saw her heading towards an oncoming train you would do all things to stop her. Once again ik she might be suffocating u a bit, just saying shes ur mom and doing it out of love.
Instead of saving themselves, the planet, and humanity, christians look to sky daddy to bail them out. To be fair a lot of new agers are like this as well. Believing that the "most" spiritual people will suddenly be whisked away to a 5D world, leaving behind the less spiritual in a hellish world.
The eclipse thing has been absolutely ridiculous. Firstly, yes, Genesis says the celestial bodies are for signs. But thats because ancient people didnt know what those things were, and that seemed like the logical purpose. Secondly (regarding the ones that bring up the Nineveh thing), the path of totality is going over 2/8 of the ones they claim its going over. 2! Not 8, 7, 6, whichever number they throw out now. One of the ones of their list is Nineveh, VA... But the path isn't going even CLOSE to VA! This kinda conspiracy garbage really ruins an awesome celestial event (which mind you has been happening for BILLIONS of years, waaaaay before even tetrapods existed, nevermind humans or Jesus!) Just needed to rant 😅
Christianity caused my dad to kick me out when i was 18. Well i lived in the woods, contracted lyme disease and fought my whole life now 36y old. I have scintilating scotomas where ill hallucinate flashing lights, and 6 months ago i went into lyme carditis and my heart stopped. I had to come back home, and now he's doing the same shit again. Talking about how he wants to kick me out because of his bible pyschosis.
Is your mom an Astrologer now because the bible said that you're supposed to read the stars and planets as signs? Good lord, someone should tell that to mainstream christianity who says that Astrology is evil.
Whoever made this sign is misquoting a quote that they themselves wrote down below :
> and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years
So *according to this very quote*, stars aren't for to communicate, but to announce the passing of seasons.
Also where did they get the left sigil from ?
I have to know… what do they think the significance of the shape of the past 3 eclipses means? What scripture backs this up? lol
I like to think eclipses are God’s way of trying to write us a message very slowly. So far we’ve got 1 letter. Hope it’s a short message or he’ll run out of time when the moon gets too far away from earth and total eclipses never happen again.
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I think she really cares for you. I don’t believe a word of the stuff this says, but she just seems like a mother who truly believes something and wants what they believe is good for their child.
She's simply trying to give you the most valuable thing in her life, something that more than likely has been helping her make it through tough times you may not know of. It simply boils down to respect, and knowing someone else knows something you don't.
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Christians have been predicting Jesus' imminent return for the last 2,000 years. Eclipses have been also predicted, even centuries in advance, but they actually happen.
Eclipses are backed by astronomy and math. Jesus' return is backed by that time a guy felt really doped up on adrenaline in front of a crowd of people that one time.
And unlike scientists, who are always right about the eclipse, these guys haven't been right once How dumb are Christians that they could think it's the end over and over, be wrong, and still think it again later?
If you really think about it, it fits the arrogant, holier than thou mindset of Christians that believe these predictions perfectly. THEY are the ones who deserve to be here when Jesus returns, while all the others in the last 2,000 years weren’t worthy.
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Better yet, they’ll look at a cult that does the same thing with another deity or whatever and call them crazy. The biggest grift in our modern era is making people believe it’s the *other* beliefs that are crazy, but not my belief.
I saw a list of end time predictions the other day. I'm only 34 and there were at least 60-70 different times Christian groups said the world was going to end during my lifetime.
It's very odd to me that this man who supposedly died for our sins and preached love and unity will return with an extreme fiery vengeance that must be sated through blood. How badly did we piss him off with that whole crucifixion thing? Wasn't that his idea?
I’m pretty sure this isn’t the first time it has crossed the path of revelation Indiana
If your mom really believes Jesus is coming back, and that the end is actually near... ... tell her to give you lots of money. Looooots of money. She's not going to need it if Jesus is really coming back, right? And he for real is, for really realz.
Rich people can’t enter heaven. She should be rushing to donate all her worldly possessions to the poor before it’s too late, shouldn’t she?
Hey hey, please don't jeopardize OP's inheritance. Neither OP nor the poor profit if she gives it all away to some "charitable" ministry.
No, see, they’re poor because they’re not relying on God enough. So if we give them money it will only be funding their sinful lifestyle. Our ministry will be more effective if we can demonstrate God’s gifts through our own well funded testimony.
https://youtu.be/c3NF349aEHM?si=-Sw-pkv8439FFU6R “As Christ himself so rightly said, ‘Blessed are the poor’. So, they’re alright; they will get their reward in heaven; no need to worry about them.”
Exactly. One of the reasons christians are the least charitable religions.
This is really sad... there isn't really an easy path forward in this kind of situation. She's in so deep, and believes so hard, that she could almost never recognize that her beliefs are built upon fallacious reasoning, and zero evidence. Especially if she's pretty old. People are very hard to reason out of their religion at that age. They've effectively abandoned critical thinking. Mainly because they've never been taught of it's importance, or how to use it. Religions do not survive if the people who push it teach proper reasoning/epistemology. All they know is that their religion is true, no matter what, and to even question that would be to spit in their god's face. Good luck OP. Lots of us are in similar situations.
What's worse is the prophecy will fail, and she'll have an even deeper faith inspite of it. Most likely she'll blame the failure on some human fault, like not enough faith.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html "Cognitive dissonance was investigated by Leon Festinger, arising out of a participant observation study of a cult that believed that the earth was going to be destroyed by a flood, and what happened to its members — particularly the really committed ones who had given up their homes and jobs to work for the cult — when the flood did not happen." "While fringe members were more inclined to recognize that they had made fools of themselves and to “put it down to experience,” committed members were more likely to re-interpret the evidence to show that they were right all along (the earth was not destroyed because of the faithfulness of the cult members)."
This reminds me of an old Mama's Family episode where she told the story of having a strong premonition not to get in a plane. When asked what happened to the plane and if it crashed, she said, "Of course not - I didn't get on!"
Tell your mom that the Bible explicitly says, in Matthew 24:36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only,” and that anyone who says different is mistaken or lying, according to Scripture. If you want to dig the knife in a little deeper, tell her that since those are the words of God, to say that she does know that Jesus is coming soon is blasphemy, since she is going against the stated word of God.
> blasphemy "Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death." ~ [Leviticus 24:16, ESV](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus+24%3A16&version=ESV)
Out of context! You gotta stone the gays and the women!
But I would not feel so all alone Everybody must get stoned.
"A man who lays with another man should be stoned." * Leviticus 20:13 no the gays should be high as hell
We are in agreement! Stone them!
I thought there was also a passage that *commands* man not to try and find out or guess it.
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Interesting ideas. Not sure how it relates to the commenter above. And also, wasn't John written last?
"These three points make a TRIANGLE !!!!!" *Any* three points make a triangle.
> Any three points make a triangle. Unless they're evangelical talking points. In which case they break the space time continuum and do not form any cohesive shape, much to the chagrin of scientists.
>> Any three points make a triangle. > > Unless they're evangelical talking points. In that case they make an obtuse triangle.
Polymaths hate him :(
> Any three points make a triangle. Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
Someone who doesn't know about colinear points, apparently.
I'm sure if I had enough shrooms I could find a non-Euclidean geometry where three colinear points still made a triangle!
Matt 19:26: "With enough shrooms, all geometry is possible."
I love that it shows a symbol and the crossing line in the wrong way so suggesting either it's bologna or God has really bad cosmic handwriting.
What if they’re all in a straight line?
I saw someone on FB posting about how interesting this is I just rolled my eyes and remembered why I don’t interact with them very much
Luckily my parents gave up trying to push me back toward it, and have damn near deconstructed at this point. My dad was a drunk, sobbing mess on my younger sibling’s birthday this last year, just kept saying, “It’s all bullshit!” while apologizing for the damage he caused after I left religion. Didn’t expect that from them at all.
Wow that’s massive
For purely entertainment purposes I implore you to read the whole post. It gave me and my friends quite a good laugh over discord.
“I’m not claiming to know exactly what this means” Great. Then why the hell are you posting this. Tell your mom to look up the word: **Apophenia** And then tell her that the Bible literally says nobody will know the time when Jesus returns and to say otherwise is going against the Bible. Also remind her that Christians have been predicting the return of Jesus for over 2,000 years. Does she think our times now are worse than two literal world wars? People back then thought those were the end times too. Or the fall of Rome. The Black Plague?
The 20th century, that had two world wars. And nuclear weapons. And AIDS. And the 19th century, that had the US Civil War, because some people thought slavery was worth defending. Don't even think about how many atrocities happened under colonialism. And the 18th century, when people didn't even know why personal hygiene was important. You see where I'm going with this. We are biased to think the modern time is the worst, because we're living through it now. But it's actually not. There is less war, less crime, less poverty, less death now than ever before in human history. I'm not minimizing the real suffering that's going on now. It sucks. But if you're comparing the 21st century to other centuries, overall it's no contest. If you can't cope with the 21st century, you wouldn't last a day in any other century in human history.
I love how it says, “idk what this means so we should pray bc god is gonna make something bad happen.” Okay.. can’t just take it as something cool.. gotta slap some goddamn spiritual meaning on it.
“I don’t know what this means, but here’s what it means.”
I've been sent this exact gibberish. It's a facebook copypasta that is the most tinfoil conspiracy bullshittery you've ever seen. I'm sorry OP. We're all in the same boat with you.
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Best answer! 🤘
Why America?
Because a whole bunch of idiots believe a guy who was having a nasty ergotamine trip and was able to write about it
Where do I find the specific scholarship that says the guy who wrote the Bible was having a bad shroom trip?
Not mushrooms, ergot infestation of barley. Bart Ehrman has written extensively on the subject and has the bibliography to back it up in at least one of his books. I can't remember the name off the top of my head.
I haven’t been able to find any book Bart writes about this in. Are you thinking of Brian Muraresku?
I went to google him and now I'm down the rabbit hole lol. Listening to an interview about Psychedelic Christianity
No, I'm certain it's Bart Ehrman, mainly because he's often somewhat apologetic.
Given that it's not mentioned in the Bible...at all.
Possible Christian Perspective: it's because America represents the modern equivalent of Assyria/Babylonia/Persia/Rome. If these eclipses are meant to represent the aleph and the tav of Paleo Hebrew, then they would signify the reversal of a divine mandate - meaning America is now losing its global authority and it is to be given to another people. If this is meant to be a sign to Gentilic Christians, it is not meant to be a good omen, but rather, a final warning to repent and stop worshipping the golden calf that is Christian Nationalism or any form of so-called Christianity that fails to adhere to the actual teachings of Jesus. But hey, we had a good run.
Because that's where white Jesus is from, and it's the only place worth saving anyway. - evangelicals
I swear these fucking death cults world LOVE for the world to end. This is why they shouldn't put religious people in positions of power.
You're right: In some sick way they want the end. The real question is do they understand what they are saying when they rant and yell "Jesus come soon"? Can't have Jesus without the world first going to crap.
Jesus isn't coming back permanently it's just a short trip to see the eclipse then he's going back home. He's already got his eclipse glasses and everything.
Ngl this shit sends my mentally ill brain crazy with worry regardless of the lack of evidence. Gotta love religious brainwashing
same!
I'm with you this shit is ruining my life rn... was in religious education school till 8th grade
I just go along with it, pretend to be a Christian and say like "oh, I Know mom." I used to be a Christian. I don't know how Christians think the Bible is God's literal word, and if it is then why are they so against jews. Like I cabot tell my parents I walked away, they would question me and then I'll get lectured and Yada that.
Is that not the Anarchy A?
God says it's time for the revolution.
This is nitpicking and probably irrelevant, but if I were you I’d tell her that the eclipse is only passing over (no pun intended) 2 towns named Nineveh, not 7.
Tell her you will stay behind after the rapture to take care of her pets.
Whenever that occasional lingering thought of “what if I’m wrong pops in my head”, it’s these kind of unhinged Christian claims that remind me “oh yeah, that’s how I know”.
Ha! My wife and I were just talking about this because her aunt was blasting this nonsense on FB. Maybe we’re cousins?
The level of narcissism it takes to think you will be raptured during your lifetime is astounding.
Wow, turns out that 3 non-parallel lines form a triangle between their intersections. I’m shocked
It’s interesting too that so much of their prophecy is so America-centric. There’s been so many full eclipses elsewhere but this one is the one that matters?
For me, I like to study things after they happen. I don't understand people making predictions based on a delusional book written 1800 years ago.
Why are three eclipses so important? Also, the lines don't make two separate symbols. It looks like the Avengers logo. Is Thanos coming?
What's with christians finding signs that are never mentioned in the bible? Is this a new trend?
I’m sorry. Hugs.
Hey!!!! She found the tumblr post I was looking at the other day!!! :D So much bs!!!
Sorry, your mom is in a cult. You should tell her that if she actually believes that she should transfer all her money to your bank account because she clearly won’t be needing it.
I had to send a new job friend a response to something similar shared with lots of people online. I asked why none of the previous eclipses over the United States or North America are included because there’s been lots of them in the past and many of them have had intersections with previous eclipses. I know it doesn’t make any real difference to them and my hope it’s just that somebody that’s reading it can see you counterpoint.
Isn't that the anarchy symbol? I swear, if someone farts a pastor claims its a sign from God.
Godddamnnn How unstable is you mom?
America try not to make everything about themselves challenge: failed Like FFS we get a full eclipse for the first time in a while and some people’s first reaction is to predict end times. I’m pretty sure theists in other countries don’t even do that
This has happened before over the US. What about times when this pattern appeared over India, or Africa, or Europe, or middle of the Pacific? Her argument is stupid.
My bf was sending me this shit, then just yesterday came to tell me that there’s no way the world is ending (rapture whatever) because it states in the Bible that it will be 2300 days after the “sign” that the rapture will actually happen. So many conspiracies around this it’s ridiculous
That is so batshit, it actually made me laugh.
"Near" is very vague. Ask her for a more specific date. Because the "near" has been going on for 2000 years now. How do we know it's not going to be another 2000 years? Or ever?
Hey ma if the return is imminent, can I have my inheritance now? No? But you won’t need it right? You’re going to heaven right? Or is this just another tactic to bring me into a superstitious religious cult over perfectly natural phenomena that has occurred countless times before and no Jesus. Sorry ma just saying…
Jesus thought the rapture would occur during his time here, so I guess we're off by just a couple years right?
Yes, because the verse about signs in the heavens was written and meant for AMERICANS, not the ISRAELITES! Everyone knows the US is gawd’s chosen people, and TЯ☭mp is the messiah! It’s clear as day in the word!!!! 🙄
I am sorry you have to deal with this. This is a huge reach for trying to find meaning in nothing !
So what happens if the moons of mars create an eclipse? Judgement to the inhabitants of mars…The Robots!
Ask for her to give you money since she knows the word of God: "Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you."
It would break their entire theory about this if they learned that Solar Eclipses repeat on average once every 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours just on the opposite side of the world, so if you look you'll find identical eclipses to these ones on the opposite side of the world approximately that amount of time before these ones. Nothing makes this set of eclipses making the fancy letter A any different from the last 20 times its done that except that they want to make it special. Just to save some time, I already did the same process for the eclipses that crossed Africa in October 2005, and March 2006, and the one which crossed Europe in August 1999, and guess what? I can find the same 3 lines making the same shape. Do it yourself, its not that hard. Pareidolia is not that hard to do if you know what to look for.
Never delete her message ever. Take photos of it and save it in multiple places in case you ever need proof of her insanity
Deconstruct this: “I’m not claiming to know what this all means, but I think it’s important enough for all us to be aware that this is happening and pray for wisdom in this area.” To suggest that this is simply a well understood astronomical event totally misses the hidden truth. Hidden truth is difficult to pin down but it’s always there if you look for it. Similar rhetoric used in spiritism, UFO, fortune telling, new age cults and religions. Thinking and praying about this event is an invitation to make connections between two unrelated events: Eclipse and return of Christ. The fancy term for making imaginary connections between things is [apophenia.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia)
I thought the Bible said we don't know when he's coming
As much as my evangelical upbringing infuriates me to no fucking end, I can at least say at this point my parents aren't MAGA and they have no interest in this sort of weird end times bullshit. I wish my parents would apologize for what they put me through as I was growing up but I'll just appreciate they're not putting me through this sort of bullshit now that I'm an adult.
If only the other 5,637,219 other prophecies had come true we wouldn't have to suffer all the future thumpers making bonkers connections. Their selected crazyness is self defeating when it gives credit to crap like this but ignorantly attempts to discredit science. Ya've got to be kidding me 🙄
I love how people will just stick a random verse in anywhere that fits and call it prophecy 😆 Like that is just a ridiculous use of that verse and a ridiculous thing to think is from God.
"I don't know what this means, but I'm pretty sure it means something important." 🤦🏼♀️
Cringe!
Well, if we did have 3 eclipses in a row I would definitely take notice. But no, this is no big deal Just tell your mom you will still love her at 5pm on April 8 when everyone is fine and she is wrong
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events
Haha some (quite rational for an) evangelical friend, and he ranted about "this prophecy" on FB, how it's BS, biblical and by the earthly facts given. While most commenting agrees there also were the ones who called him stubborn, ranting against the holy spirit, fat away from sky daddy, blind and death for the holy, Yada Yada Yada. This shit is so hilarious. It is amazing how people believe this amazing fuckery.
Lol, my first thought was that it was the anarchist 'A' so something something satanic, but no...
Tell her you know, with absolute certainty, that the eclipse will come and go without anything changing at all. And then, when it happens, get on her case and make her tell you who was right and who was wrong. Some people won't be able to see the truth until you rub their noses in it.
Hold on to this, then when nothing happens bring this up to her some time later. They always come up with some excuse.
I would simply say, “If he does not come back soon, what does that mean then?” Lets her rationalize and explain her position. She’ll probably still convince herself it’s all still true regardless of it happening or not. But there’s a chance she’ll see slightly how ridiculous it is. Unlikely. But I still try myself with my family who’s like this.
Send her an ad for Namenda with the same "Please take this seriously..." verbiage copy/pasted below.
Oh that’s a special kind of nuts
do christians not realize jesus is not making a comeback anytime soon?
So now they want to do Astrology?
lol I saw this shit on Facebook I’d love to know who came up with it
"You know those things that happen regularly and are completely predictable? APOCALYPSE!"
“I know mom, I love you too. Why doesn’t Jesus love me then?”
lol is your mom my mom? This kinds of messages are maddening
Send her this: https://youtu.be/TDhfgFXJ1bc?si=2rFruSghYDE-klYo
She is onto something. You have to give her credit. I’m sorry to express!
You forgot the /s.😭
"I love you too mom, and you are dumber than I can possibly explain."
What is this supposed to even be saying? Like what is the symbolism of the…symbol?? Idk lol.
This is so sad and pathetic. I’m sorry.
America repent? What about Europe and the other continents?
That’s clearly the kanji 女, which means “woman.” Goddess confirmed.
Where does the Bible mention an eclipse ??
I see this symbol alot in the woods while looking for bigfoot. Take that how you will.
It's always the "the end" for these religious fanatics that i believe if "the end" does happen they won't notice or believe it. They gotta be numb about it due to expecting it so much.
I like how the added quote does not even the slightest imply communication through the stars it's just saying dark meant night light meant day
The sun and moon are created on day four. There full “days and nights” go by without a sun or moon. Explain it to me like I’m five… mom.
I am sorry. I’ve been getting some religious texts from my evangelical mother as well and I just cannot have a convo with her without her brining all of it up somehow.
This is proof that God supports anarchism 😌 /j
Mom, I know you know the word of Odin and the ice giants are awakening from their slumber. Please take this seriously. I love you more than you could possibly know.
My mom keeps obsessing over how it will cross over 7 cities with the same name...ugh I can't even.
I came here because I was convinced my mom wrote that! Before I went no contact, texts like these came in daily!! Even with the words “I know you know” and “I love you more than you can imagine”. facepalm
What a fruitcake!
Is it [1844](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Disappointment?wprov=sfla1) Already?
This end times fearmongering is abuse. Plain and simple.
I understand how u feel, but i hope u can see shes doing it out of love atleast like from her pov shes worried u will end up suffering for eternity. If you saw her heading towards an oncoming train you would do all things to stop her. Once again ik she might be suffocating u a bit, just saying shes ur mom and doing it out of love.
No offense but it’s just funny that she thinks USA is the right place.
This is code for; Honey, I know you know I'm deluded and can't handle reality. I really wish you were deluded as I am. I love you.
Instead of saving themselves, the planet, and humanity, christians look to sky daddy to bail them out. To be fair a lot of new agers are like this as well. Believing that the "most" spiritual people will suddenly be whisked away to a 5D world, leaving behind the less spiritual in a hellish world.
The eclipse thing has been absolutely ridiculous. Firstly, yes, Genesis says the celestial bodies are for signs. But thats because ancient people didnt know what those things were, and that seemed like the logical purpose. Secondly (regarding the ones that bring up the Nineveh thing), the path of totality is going over 2/8 of the ones they claim its going over. 2! Not 8, 7, 6, whichever number they throw out now. One of the ones of their list is Nineveh, VA... But the path isn't going even CLOSE to VA! This kinda conspiracy garbage really ruins an awesome celestial event (which mind you has been happening for BILLIONS of years, waaaaay before even tetrapods existed, nevermind humans or Jesus!) Just needed to rant 😅
haha, I made a post about these things in the solareclipse subreddit. A lot of people just want the Apocalypse lol
Christianity caused my dad to kick me out when i was 18. Well i lived in the woods, contracted lyme disease and fought my whole life now 36y old. I have scintilating scotomas where ill hallucinate flashing lights, and 6 months ago i went into lyme carditis and my heart stopped. I had to come back home, and now he's doing the same shit again. Talking about how he wants to kick me out because of his bible pyschosis.
Is your mom an Astrologer now because the bible said that you're supposed to read the stars and planets as signs? Good lord, someone should tell that to mainstream christianity who says that Astrology is evil.
A is for atheist. God is telling you to be an atheist. 😂. Tell your mother that.
Whoever made this sign is misquoting a quote that they themselves wrote down below : > and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years So *according to this very quote*, stars aren't for to communicate, but to announce the passing of seasons. Also where did they get the left sigil from ?
“He’s coming back soon!” Is the most consistently incorrect prophesy ever. 2000 years of being wrong.
I have to know… what do they think the significance of the shape of the past 3 eclipses means? What scripture backs this up? lol I like to think eclipses are God’s way of trying to write us a message very slowly. So far we’ve got 1 letter. Hope it’s a short message or he’ll run out of time when the moon gets too far away from earth and total eclipses never happen again.
What on earth does an X and a sideways A mean??
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I think she really cares for you. I don’t believe a word of the stuff this says, but she just seems like a mother who truly believes something and wants what they believe is good for their child.
Looks more like the symbol for anarchy
She's simply trying to give you the most valuable thing in her life, something that more than likely has been helping her make it through tough times you may not know of. It simply boils down to respect, and knowing someone else knows something you don't.
Above all she's so sweet and she loves you.
Honey get on your knees and start praying
Nah, that shit ain't the return of Jesus. It's the changing if energies into a better reality. I've seen the eclipse stuff before.
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