Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Ecclesiastes 7:29
thats why christendom is hard. not a religion originally. as written religion is secondary to living tradition. the new shots of standalone renegade daybreaker masters, conquering all beliefs and people through guiding experience and knowledge, came to cleanse the many inventions people sought. they only infrequently said anything new. just tidying up mostly the leftover āgoodiesā as heracles the stalls.
take a look on the messengers in the last 3000 years. they deconstructed the living gods of old, who fought between themselves, and applied it accordingly:
- moses started partycrashing in egypt (from prince to shepherd/prophet)
- buddha walked the talk through the brahmins and india (from prince to shepherd) as lao ce giggled at konfuce and the world
- jesus cracked the nuts out of both the priesthood and rome and conquered them, coming back later (the shepherd-king)
- muhammad cleaned the table and took the spoils. (from shepherd (camel ) to king)
1-2-3-4 phase divided by a cca 600 years interval. interesting, hm?
they came, won, went, then a few years pass by and well-defined personal experiences passed into tenets. the connection of these traditions to the sacred texts is interesting as well. and a very long story. and it is truly amazing how these spiritual influences live since and work.
on this rapture :
as i understand, the importance of this in the us stems from the scofield-bible studies. i do not know that area well, although heard a few things. the bible i know a little. but i say that we cross the bridge when we get there. if we r on the right trail, it really shouldnāt matter at all.
peace