Yep ... remember the doomsday Mayan calendar hype for December 21, 2012? I recall seeing programs in the 1990’s talking about it and it seemed so far in the future so some were speculating perhaps that would be the start of the tribulation period. Suddenly we were in that year and we knew they badly misinterpreted the meaning. Then it was the 2014-2015 blood moons ... now here we are ... 2020 ... looking back those 10 years really flew by ... may 2020 finally be it! :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn I have no hesitation and can’t wait for the transition to the heavenly life! There is nothing holding me back to want to stay here in this world ... I want to see Jesus and know far to many who are up in heaven now vs. still here on earth. Its depressing me knowing I’m still here. :negative: I now would like to be in the “dead in Christ group” vs the “alive and remain”. Back in the early 2000’s my sister-in-law mom showed me all the pills she had to take per day. She said look at all these pills, just to stay alive? She laughed and said she rather just skip the pill popping and be up in heaven. She said the transition will be so quick and nothing to fear ... the last breath you take will be good bye world and the next breath is hello heaven! :whistle: My dad likes to say “Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die” and we are all the same in that regard. We don’t want to die either. We want to be raptured so we don’t have to die. When God created us He instilled in us a very powerful sense of self preservation. This is by His design or no doubt many of us would have offed ourselves by now. We all know without a shred of doubt that being with Jesus in Heaven will be incomparably better than anything in this life, yet here we are. So it’s very natural to experience trepidation about death. I agree God made us with a soul that will live forever and it’s not normal to wish for death. I’m sorry to be a “Debbie downer” today ... for the past few days I’ve been receiving Christmas cards ... yeah, its January and still getting them. :wacko: Sadly though they are from former church members that have lost loved ones this year. These were the pillars of the church that I looked up to. It didn’t help going to their on-line obituaries and viewing all the old pictures posted of them in their prime (1980’s - 1990’s). Its my fault ... I have to learn not to look back and wish for the good old days but to stay focus and keep looking ahead. I promise I will get out of this depression mood ... I will, I know I will ... especially if the rapture happens soon! 😉 Geri, my apologies if my comments appeared to be a rebuttal to you as that was not my intention at all. If everyone in this world were a "debbie downer" like you think you are then the world would be a much happier place! The truth is, I believe ALL who truly love Jesus cannot wait to be with Him. I know I can't. My comments were only meant to ease anyone who may feel guilty about not wanting to die or feeling trepidation about it, as that is the natural instinct God has given us. You just keep doing what you're doing. I have never felt that you were in any way a "downer". If anything, you have always been a positive light on this forum and are appreciated by all.
