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Monday: Read Revelation 19:11-21; Psalm 96, 98 Today’s reading begins what I have called the “bridge section.” Rev 19:11-21:8 is a bridge between the Today's reading brings us to the climax of the biblical story. In 21:9-22:9 John details the new creation by describing a garden-like city/temple. For John, this new garden-like, city-temple comprises the entirety of the new creation.It is important to recognize that the New Jerusalem is “the bride, the wife of the Lamb” (9). Of cour...

Joyce Donahue first became aware of the popularity of the Rapture belief among Catholics a few years ago when a catechist at St. Charles Borromeo Parish

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Americans are fascinated with end-of-the-world scenarios. What are Catholics, who at Mass profess belief in the Second Coming, to make of it?

End on saturday. joining me now, new testament professor at the lutheran school of theology at chicago barbara rossing. thank you for joining me tonight. >> its great to be with you. thanks for having me. >> this is a recurring phenomenon, the predicting of the end of the world. this is a very specific version of it. where does this sort of thing come from? >> well, i mean, one can say its based on the bible. jesus does talk about the end of the world. but this whole notion of trying to predict ...

Judgment day on saturday and according to his prophecy believers will be transported to heaven as a massive earthquake strikes us. everyone else will be left to endure famine and other horrors until the earths final destruction which would happen in october. barbara rossing is a new testament professor at the lutheran college of theology and the author of "the rapture exposed." professor, thank you for joining us via skrip. we greatly appreciate it. >> its wonderful to be with you. >> this is on...

Sitting on $70 million. just in case the world doesnt end on saturday. joining me now, new testament professor at the lutheran school of theology at chicago barbara rossing. thank you for joining me tonight. >> its great to be with you. thanks for having me. >> this is a recurring phenomenon, the predicting of the end of the world. this is a very specific version of it. where does this sort of thing come from? >> well, i mean, one can say its based on the bible. jesus does talk about the end of ...

Sitting on $70 million. just in case the world doesnt end on saturday. joining me now, new testament professor at the lutheran school of theology at chicago barbara rossing. thank you for joining me tonight. >> its great to be with you. thanks for having me. >> this is a recurring phenomenon, the predicting of the end of the world. this is a very specific version of it. where does this sort of thing come from? >> well, i mean, one can say its based on the bible. jesus does talk about the end of ...

language, and thats going to happen between friends, but what we are in complete accord about is that a true peace can only occur if the ultimate resolution allows israel to defend itself against threats and that israels security will remain paramount in u.s. evaluations of any prospective peace deal. i said that yesterday in the speech, and i continue to believe it, and i think that it is possible for us to shape a deal that allows israel to secure itself, not to be vulnerable, but al...

>> what is it that drives powerful men to be so promiscuous? >> newt gingrich is heading into day three of damage control, although -- >> its been a terrible eight days for newt gingrich, and the week isnt even over. >> republicans are outraged. democrats are sprinkling him with glitter. >> and who sealed gingrichs fate? >> from sarah palin, from rush limbaugh. >> who is it? is it rush limbaugh? which member of the conservative fox establishment is the washington cocktail party littera...