The Big Event
Today was the long-awaited Rapture, at which:
…the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Unfortunately, the centuries of squabbling between various Christian sects has muddied the waters about what being ‘in Christ‘ actually entails, resulting in a poor attendance at today’s big event.
The Big Flop
Barry Higgins of 24 Lamarck Road, Kent. Sole ascendant during the Rapture
Despite finally being predicted correctly by Harold Camping (after a previous miscalculation that placed it back in 1992) and regardless of a flurry of pre-Rapture preparations by Christian fundamentalists around the world, it seems that the only person who actually ascended to meet with the Lord was Barry Higgins of 24 Lamarck Road, Kent.
The Ascent
Barry’s wife Margaret was surprised when her husband suddenly started floating as they walked to their car following an afternoon shopping at their local Lidl.
‘At six o’clock we were carrying the shopping back to the car, when he [Barry] suddenly said he felt a bit light-headed. I thought he might be having one of his turns, but instead he floated out of his brand new Clark’s slip-ons and started rising. It was quite slow at first, but then he started gaining speed until he vanished into the clouds.
He was a lovely man and treated me well until he left me there with all that shopping to get home – and I’ll never get through this lot on my own. I bet his Life Insurance won’t pay out a penny either, since he’ll live forever and it’ll count as an Act of God. His shoes should sell on Ebay though, especially since I got some photos of him floating off with my camera phone as proof.’
The Secret to Rapture
Apparently Barry was a quiet, gentle man who enjoyed a few glasses of beer and liked gardening. He didn’t attend any church and kept his religious views to himself, although when pressed he would apparently say that he was ‘probably a humanist‘ and that he ‘liked some of what Jesus taught’, but thought ‘most of the stuff in the Bible is a bit far-fetched‘ he also reportedly once said that the God of the Old Testament was a ‘bit of a nutcase‘.
Apocalypse Postponed?
It is now in question whether the Battle of Armageddon will go ahead on October 21st as planned, after such a poor turn-out for the Rapture. It seems likely that Jesus may want to wait a bit longer to build up more support, since Barry Higgins is reported as being ‘rubbish in a fight‘ by his younger brother Thomas. We await confirmation of this decision by Jesus’ self-appointed booking agent on Earth, Harold Camping.
Zygoma 
“Oh, *Rapture!* I thought you meant *rupture!*
— Jesus
Ouch!
i thought today was raptor day. i guess the joke was on me.
I saw various birds of prey soaring into the sky yesterday – perhaps it was the Raptor Rapture?
OK BELIEVERS I THINK WE WE CAN SAFELY SAY THAT GOD, THE BIG SANTA CLAUS, DIED WITH THE BIG BANG 13 BILLION YEARS AGO. TODAY IS OFFICIALLY THE DEATH OF CRISTIANITY (INSANITY). THE BIBLE WAS THE GREATEST FICTION NOVEL EVER WRITTEN. LET IT BE BUIRED WITH THE WORDS OF HAROLD CAMPING. THANKS BIG SANTA CLAUS, JUDGMENT DAY WAS NOT MAY 21ST 2011. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MORE BILLION YEARS FOR THE WORLD TO END. HALLELUJAH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
LONG LIVE THE BIG SANTA CLAUS!
Whilst I may agree with the sentiment I’d like to point out:
1) There’s no need to SHOUT!
2) Most Christians didn’t subscribe to Camping’s nonsense anyway, so the only person who gets slapped down by the lack of Rapture is Camping himself
3) There’s no need to bury great fiction – it’s just a bad idea to live your life treating it as true.
i have a hard time taking anyone seriously who writes in all caps.
I agree – it’s like anyone who shouts for no reason, it just makes them come across as ignorant and boorish.
There *was* a volcanic eruption, but it was in Iceland where they have volcanoes all the time, so kinda not that special – even though it is big for that particular volcano: http://www.facebook.com/notes/inspired-by-iceland/eruption-report-everything-we-know-now-about-the-eruption-in-one-place/205192462831713
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