Pat Robertson says God's going to judge the Earth within 6 years

[Number Six]

I was flipping channels tonight and came across The 700 Club and stopped to watch for a bit as I sometimes do. Pat Robertson said that he was on a prayer retreat and God told him that within six years evil would rule the Earth and the God would judge things. It was sorta specific, especially since it gave a specific time, but stuff like "evil will rule" and "God will judge" are kinda vague.

Still, I'm tempted to begin a countdown and send CBN (Pat's Christian Broadcasting Network) and e-mail each day (or every now and then at least) over the next six years saying "X days to go until your man Pat says God judges." It's a long time to keep something like that going and I'd probably get bored with it real quick but it might have some payoff at the end to be able to say "Gee, look, nothing happened." Then again, they could probably just take some tragic event that happens in six years or so (and there will be one because tragic events happen all the time) and say "That was it."

I don't know if The 700 Club repeats or when but it was in the first 10-20 minutes of the show that I saw it in case you're interested.

[SortingItAllOut]

I have to fight back the smirk whenever Pat speaks.

It bugs me that folks like Pat start professing that God has told them something specific such as "6 years until the end" - then what will happen (assuming that the end doesn't happen in 6 years) is that Pat will come back and say God changed his mind or God decided to delay a little longer. I think it was Oral Roberts that had a similar situation a few years back - might have the wrong guy - where he said he needed X million dollars or God was going to "call him home." Sheesh.

Here's the problem. *If* the Bible is true and inerrant and each of our souls hangs in the balance AND Robertson is just making his story up, how much of a roadblock does Pat Robertson end up being? Why wouldn't God just smite this turkey right now for causing folks to turn off completely to Christianity?

I'm pretty sure that there was that "thief in the night" quote from the Bible that states that no one, including Pat, knows the hour. Does anyone call him on this? Do any of his regular viewers even think about questioning his statements? I doubt it.

That's the great thing about getting on TV and telling everyone that you've got some special inside scoop from God - how can they question you? You can always say that God changed his mind or something like that.

Of course... why would the all-knowing God ever change his mind?

Curiouser and curiouser.

Take care,
Sort:)

[evildave]

Here are some other Pat Robertson quotes.

Quotes (http://www.lipsio.com/gainesvillehumanists/patr.htm)

More Quotes (http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7027/quotes.html)

More Quotes (http://www.talulah.twistedpair.net/quotes.htm)

[Nova Land]

Originally posted by Number Six

I'm tempted to begin a countdown and send CBN (Pat's Christian Broadcasting Network) an e-mail each day (or every now and then at least) over the next six years saying "X days to go until your man Pat says God judges."
I am continually torn between being amused and amazed at people who believe that current events are an indication the "end times" are coming. Over the years there have been so many different interpretations of current events used to explain how the events predicted in the book of Revelation are coming true.

It used to be common knowledge among many right-wing christians that the bible had predicted exactly what was happening in the middle east and that WW III would happen soon, with the Soviet Union obviously (to them) being Magog as mentioned in the book of Revelation. The doomsday scenario was constantly being updated, with each new middle east upheaval being retro-fitted into the story.

The story had to be constantly revised, of course, because events kept happening that made previous versions obsolete. In the 1980s, for example, when Britain and Argentina fought over the Falklands, that was discovered to have been prophesied in the bible as part of the whole end-times scenario. Haven't heard much of that lately, eh? And the collapse of the Soviet Union would seem to create what we comics fans like to refer to as continuity problems.

The thing is, because so many of these stories are told in ephemeral forms -- disposable pamphlets, radio and tv broadcasts that vanish into the ether -- and because the rhetoric is being constantly updated, the transition from one story to another tends not to bother the listeners.

That's a shame -- because the extraordinarily poor track record of people such as Robertson in interpreting the meaning of events in the world around them would seem to be a strong and easy-to-grasp reason for doubting their current pronouncements on what's going to happen and how people should be behaving.

I like your idea of keeping this prediction alive for its 6-year shelf-life, so that people can see when it reaches its expiration date and goes bad, but a daily e-mail to CBN seems less effective than other possibilities.

What would be nice would be if there were some way to publicize this prediction in a way that put Robertson on record as having made it and was standing by it, and then of keeping it in public view (rather than e-mailing a daily taunt to CBN, where it will quickly be deleted and forgotten).

Here's a top-of-the-head suggestion: instead of e-mailing Robertson's CBN, why not instead contact other christian web-sites and ministries informing them of Robertson's important message, pointing out that it is vital for all christians to hear this warning, and asking them to post and publicize it? (If they do not join in publicizing the message, an interesting campaign could be organized asking why certain allegedly christian sites are suppressing a message that could be vital to people's salvation. Let them be the ones to have to explain why Robertson's message is not worth their time or web-space!)

In addition, you could write a once-a-month to your local paper reminding people of Robertson's prediction and asking why more christian groups aren't helping Robertson get the message out. The paper would probably get tired of printing such letters if it were simply a monthly screed about how silly Robertson's prediction is, but if you (and friends) came up with creative ways to work a mention of the prediction in there is a good chance of getting letters printed regularly.

(Hmm. If you do go ahead with such a thing, let me know. There are papers here that print a high percentage of letters received, especially letters on religion, and I'd be glad to write regularly reminding people of the prediction.)

[Yahweh]

Pat Robertson is an idiot and predjudice (AT THE SAME TIME!). Maybe he'll realize that one day.

"A cult is any group that has a form of godliness, but does not recognize Jesus Christ as the unique son of God." - Pat Robertson

[Yahweh]

Thanks to EvilDave, I'd like to entertain you with a few of my favorite quotes:

"[Homosexuals] want to come into churches and disrupt church services and throw blood all around and try to give people AIDS and spit in the face of ministers." - Pat Robertson

"If the widespread practice of homosexuality will bring about the destruction of your nation, if it will bring about terrorist bombs, if it'll bring about earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor, it isn't necessarily something we ought to open our arms to." - Pat Robertson.
I'd just like to throw in this: Meteor... what the f**k?!

"I know this is painful for the ladies to hear, but if you get married, you have accepted the headship of a man, your husband. Christ is the head of the household and the husband is the head of the wife, and that's the way it is, period." - Pat Roberston

[Nova Land]

Originally posted by SortingItAllOut

I'm pretty sure that there was that "thief in the night" quote from the Bible that states that no one, including Pat, knows the hour. Does anyone call him on this?
Back in 1988 Edgar Whisenant created a brief stir with his booklet, "88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988", which sold several hundred thousand copies. (When the rapture did not occur in 1988, he went back to press with a new booklet explaining where his calculations had gone wrong, and how the rapture would actually be in 1989 -- or possibly 1990, 1991, 1992, or 1993. That booklet did not sell nearly as well...)

In the booklet, Whisenant explained that, while the bible does indeed say that "no man can know the hour or day" that Jesus is supposed to return, nothing is said about not knowing the month and year.

I don't think Robertson (or anyone else since Whisenant) has tried that particular loophole, but if one is determined enough loopholes such as that can be found.

[Ladyhawk]

What's even more curious about Pat's ramblings is that most of his followers take his word over the Bible's. I may not have the exact quote right and I can certainly go back and cite the source, but didn't Christ once say to his disciples....

"No one knows the appointed time, not even the Son of Man" or something like that?

God wouldn't tell his own kid but he tells Robertson? Whoa. JC has got to be pretty ticked. ;)

Edited to add: Sorry, Nova...didn't see your post until after I replied. Thanks for the info!

[Crossbow]

Brother Pat has to be about 80 by now, so he may not live to see his most recent prediction invalidated.

Oh well, at least that influential Senator he knew (his father) was able to transfer him out of front-line combat duty during the Korean War.

[EdipisReks]

could Pat possibly mean Planet X?

[UnrepentantSinner]

Flippant response:

So should I run up my credit cards like a madman in 2009?

Sincere response:

So I should accept the tenets of Pat Robertson's religion based on fear and not actual sincere belief?

[Nova Land]

Originally posted by UnrepentantSinner

So should I run up my credit cards like a madman in 2009?


flippant / sincere response (Hey, even I can't figure me out sometimes):

No. You should scout out all the deserving people you can find, who need more money than they have, and then you should contact Robertson and others who believe as he does and ask them to give as much of their money as they can to these people.

Now, obviously Pat Robertson wouldn't want to empty the CBN coffers to help out the needy, since that money is needed for the vital task of getting word out about the world's approaching doom, so that people can be saved. He knows most parents would rather see their kids go to heaven 6 years from now than be well-fed and well-clothed today.

But he (and many of his followers) live quite comfortably -- much more comfortably than necessity dictates. Since it is only for 6 years, I can't see what the problem would be with his giving away all his income above a subsistence living to people in greater need than he is, and encouraging all of his followers to do the same.

If, by some unlikely turn of events, he and his followers are still here on earth 7 years from now, there would be no reason to discontinue this kind of giving. After all, it is undoubtedly only a slight miscalculation, and rapture will be imminent. Continuing to give generously right until that time does come would be a wonderful sign to others of the depth and sincerity of their convictions.

[pgwenthold]

Originally posted by Nova Land

flippant / sincere response (Hey, even I can't figure me out sometimes):

No. You should scout out all the deserving people you can find, who need more money than they have, and then you should contact Robertson and others who believe as he does and ask them to give as much of their money as they can to these people.

Now, obviously Pat Robertson wouldn't want to empty the CBN coffers to help out the needy, since that money is needed for the vital task of getting word out about the world's approaching doom, so that people can be saved. He knows most parents would rather see their kids go to heaven 6 years from now than be well-fed and well-clothed today.

But he (and many of his followers) live quite comfortably -- much more comfortably than necessity dictates. Since it is only for 6 years, I can't see what the problem would be with his giving away all his income above a subsistence living to people in greater need than he is, and encouraging all of his followers to do the same.

If, by some unlikely turn of events, he and his followers are still here on earth 7 years from now, there would be no reason to discontinue this kind of giving. After all, it is undoubtedly only a slight miscalculation, and rapture will be imminent. Continuing to give generously right until that time does come would be a wonderful sign to others of the depth and sincerity of their convictions.

I always love this approach.

"So, Pat, the world's going to end, eh? So since you won't be needing your money after that time, why not just give it all away now to make the lives of those suffering a little better for at least the last while on earth? Won't cost you anything."

Or even better

"Hey, since you say we won't be needing it, why not sign all your money over to me in 6 years? If you are right, it won't matter."

(kind of a Pascal's wager in reverse)

Or perhaps

"If nothing else, why not spend your money on food and get Rexella to put some weight on her?"

[Landis]

Pat is probably figuring George W. will be re-elected in 2004. Four years later, the economy will be in ruins and the US public will elect Hillary Clinton (Who epitomizes "evil" to the moral majority (minority).

[Max560]

Originally posted by pgwenthold
"If nothing else, why not spend your money on food and get Rexella to put some weight on her?"

Mmmmm....Rexella.....

Rowr!

[justsaygnosis]

Originally posted by SortingItAllOut
I have to fight back the smirk whenever Pat speaks.

I think it was Oral Roberts that had a similar situation a few years back - might have the wrong guy - where he said he needed X million dollars or God was going to "call him home." Sheesh.

Sort:)

Yes it was Oral Roberts and if memory serves he had a vision of a 100 foot tall jesus plus or minus a cubit.
He got the cash and jesus went invisible again.
Six years from that prediction of Pat Robertson a new generation of crickets will begin to sing in the night.

[blackadder65738]

Originally posted by pgwenthold

Or perhaps

"If nothing else, why not spend your money on food and get Rexella to put some weight on her?"

I think you're confusing Pat with Jack Van Impe. Oh, who the f*ck cares, all these people should bite me!

[pgwenthold]

Originally posted by blackadder65738


I think you're confusing Pat with Jack Van Impe. Oh, who the f*ck cares, all these people should bite me!

Frick. I should know better.

OK, Pat should still use the money to buy Rexella some food.

[calladus]

Originally posted by Nova Land


Here's a top-of-the-head suggestion: instead of e-mailing Robertson's CBN, why not instead contact other christian web-sites and ministries informing them of Robertson's important message, pointing out that it is vital for all christians to hear this warning, and asking them to post and publicize it? (If they do not join in publicizing the message, an interesting campaign could be organized asking why certain allegedly christian sites are suppressing a message that could be vital to people's salvation. Let them be the ones to have to explain why Robertson's message is not worth their time or web-space!)

In addition, you could write a once-a-month to your local paper reminding people of Robertson's prediction and asking why more christian groups aren't helping Robertson get the message out. The paper would probably get tired of printing such letters if it were simply a monthly screed about how silly Robertson's prediction is, but if you (and friends) came up with creative ways to work a mention of the prediction in there is a good chance of getting letters printed regularly.


I dunno how well this would work - you would have to choose your xtian group and newspapers carefully as many Christians believe that Pat is is crazier that a broken cuckoo clock.

As an Atheist, if I bring up Pat as an example of religion gone wrong to a believer, I often get a reply that, "Pat doesn't represent MY religion!"

Huh - you both use the same instruction manual.

[calladus]

Originally posted by SortingItAllOut
I think it was Oral Roberts that had a similar situation a few years back - might have the wrong guy - where he said he needed X million dollars or God was going to "call him home." Sheesh.


You got the right guy. I used to say to not send Mr. Roberts any money at all - that way he could 'go home' that much faster.

Shoot, I would be willing to help Oral out by sending him a copy of "Final Exit" (the suicide how-to handbook). I would be glad to send a copy to any televangelist that is talking about 'returning home.'

Hey - God helps those who help themselves, right? Let's help these guys go home!

[Brown]

I remember in 1988, Pat Robertson was running for President, and he had quite a following. His followers tended to be wealthy, church-going people, and what they thought Pat would do for this country.... well, it was scary, kids.

[Ruby]

Originally posted by Number Six
I was flipping channels tonight and came across The 700 Club and stopped to watch for a bit as I sometimes do. Pat Robertson said that he was on a prayer retreat and God told him that within six years evil would rule the Earth and the God would judge things. It was sorta specific, especially since it gave a specific time, but stuff like "evil will rule" and "God will judge" are kinda vague.

Still, I'm tempted to begin a countdown and send CBN (Pat's Christian Broadcasting Network) and e-mail each day (or every now and then at least) over the next six years saying "X days to go until your man Pat says God judges." It's a long time to keep something like that going and I'd probably get bored with it real quick but it might have some payoff at the end to be able to say "Gee, look, nothing happened." Then again, they could probably just take some tragic event that happens in six years or so (and there will be one because tragic events happen all the time) and say "That was it."

I don't know if The 700 Club repeats or when but it was in the first 10-20 minutes of the show that I saw it in case you're interested.

My opinion of Pat Robertson just keeps degenerating.

:mad: :mad:

[justsaygnosis]

Originally posted by Ruby


My opinion of Pat Robertson just keeps degenerating.

:mad: :mad:
Some of us will say it's becoming more lucid.

[Ruby]

Originally posted by justsaygnosis

Some of us will say it's becoming more lucid.

Yap, that too!:D :p

[Cinorjer]

"...for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night." (I Thessalonians 5:2)

"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." (Mark 13:32)

I suppose Pat Robertson would say he doesn't know the day or hour, only the year. He'll probably also say that if his followers help reelect Bush, God will withhold judgement. Actually, the Fundies might have a problem on their hands. Even my mother, who used to toe the party line and consider people like Pat Robertson to be true prophets, is getting tired of the doomsday talk and especially how the economy under Bush is hurting the people in her church. She tells me the other Fundies are starting to feel the same way. Apparently, they feel their churches have been hijacked by the political parties. Maybe there's a revolt brewing.

[Ruby]

Originally posted by Cinorjer
Maybe there's a revolt brewing.

Well, I have certainly been feeling revolted.:eek:

[calladus]

Ya know, if there IS a god and he decided to start removing jerks like Falwell, Robertson, and Oral Roberts from the face of the Earth in fairly spectacular fashion, then I would be sorely tempted to become religious again.

However, I'm pretty sure that even if there is a god, this wouldn't happen. The god I read about in the bible loves death, destruction, confusion and pain way too much to take people who are so effective at it.

[billydkid]

Pat is one of my particular favorites. He is one of those guys who's head I would like to put into a vise and crank it a quarter turn every two hours or so for, say, about 40 consecutive hours or until the the jaws meet - which ever comes first. Actually I'd like to stack all those guy's heads together in one big vise - Jimmy Swaggart and Pat and Benny Hinn and Anal Roberts and little Anal Junior and Jack Van Impe and a few of the others - and do one bigass head smushing. I am not really a violent guy, but, man, I really detest those guys. And it's certainly not because of their "faith". While I certainly am not a Christian I certainly have no problem with guys like Billy Graham whom I believe are sincere but incorrect. Pat and his ilk a the very slimiest sort of self seeking huckster.

[Brown]

I was flipping channels tonight and came across The 700 Club and stopped to watch for a bit as I sometimes do. Pat Robertson said that he was on a prayer retreat and God told him that within six years evil would rule the Earth and the God would judge things. It was sorta specific, especially since it gave a specific time, but stuff like "evil will rule" and "God will judge" are kinda vague.

Still, I'm tempted to begin a countdown and send CBN (Pat's Christian Broadcasting Network) and e-mail each day (or every now and then at least) over the next six years saying "X days to go until your man Pat says God judges." It's a long time to keep something like that going and I'd probably get bored with it real quick but it might have some payoff at the end to be able to say "Gee, look, nothing happened." Then again, they could probably just take some tragic event that happens in six years or so (and there will be one because tragic events happen all the time) and say "That was it."

I don't know if The 700 Club repeats or when but it was in the first 10-20 minutes of the show that I saw it in case you're interested.The recent bone-headed remarks from ol' Pat caused me to do a search of the forum, and up came this thread.

Hmm. In mid-2003, ol' Pat said that the Almighty Creator of the Universe told him (Pat, and no one else) that within six years evil would rule the Earth and the God would judge things. Well, mid-2009 has come and gone. I wonder what the Almighty Creator of the Universe had in mind as far as the evil ruling and judging business was concerned?

Of course, sometimes the Almighty Creator of the Universe says things will happen that end up not happening for one reason or another. Case in point for Christians: the Book of Jonah, specifically, Jonah's embarrassment at Ninevah.

And of course, it could be said--indeed, it IS said by a number of religious folks--that evil DOES rule the world today. The religious folks unfortunately seem to be in disagreement about what actually constitutes "evil." They do seem to agree generally, however, that anyone who doesn't hold the same religious beliefs that they hold is "evil." Ergo, since the self-appointed spokesmen for their own religion do not call the shots for most of the residents of Earth, evil rules the world.

Yet this condition would not seem to be all that different from the conditions of 2003. The implication of ol' Pat's statements is that there would be some sort of change--favoring evil.

Ol' Pat might also say that the Almighty Creator of the Universe HAS judged things. He just hasn't implemented His judgment yet. This "out," however, raises theological difficulties of its own.

The most likely scenario is that ol' Pat is full of a material that rhymes with "spit," and he would just prefer that this little WRONG prediction be forgotten.

[Thunder]

um...didnt they say this 1,000 years ago?

[KingMerv00]

Pat is 79 years old. The average male life expectancy in America is 77.6.

Methinks Pat is playing the odds.

[Achán hiNidráne]

Yet this condition would not seem to be all that different from the conditions of 2003. The implication of ol' Pat's statements is that there would be some sort of change--favoring evil.

...

The most likely scenario is that ol' Pat is full of a material that rhymes with "spit," and he would just prefer that this little WRONG prediction be forgotten.

To which Robertson and his followers will reply:

"But thar wuz an evil change in tha wurld! Thar's a N****R in tha' White House!"

[Belz...]

The recent bone-headed remarks from ol' Pat caused me to do a search of the forum, and up came this thread.

Hmm. In mid-2003, ol' Pat said that the Almighty Creator of the Universe told him (Pat, and no one else) that within six years evil would rule the Earth and the God would judge things. Well, mid-2009 has come and gone. I wonder what the Almighty Creator of the Universe had in mind as far as the evil ruling and judging business was concerned?

Bah! 2000 years ago he said he'd be back before that generation was out.

You can't trust a bloke like that.

[aggle-rithm]

Ol' Pat might also say that the Almighty Creator of the Universe HAS judged things. He just hasn't implemented His judgment yet. This "out," however, raises theological difficulties of its own.


God has completed his judgement phase, and found that the Earth was actually quite boring in the evil department. He did manage to dig up some good dirt on Haitians signing pacts with the devil, so he went ahead and got busy on some poor people over there. But it was kind of a half-hearted attempt at retribution.

[uruk]

God fired his "End-O-The World" brand Desctruct-o Gun (Approved by nine out of ten deities) and missed.
He just grazed the Earth. Poor Haiti got the worst of it.

It'll take about two years to reload.

[bokonon]

Pat is probably figuring George W. will be re-elected in 2004. Four years later, the economy will be in ruins and the US public will elect Hillary Clinton (Who epitomizes "evil" to the moral majority (minority).
Close, but no cigar.

[Beerina]

Pat is 79 years old. The average male life expectancy in America is 77.6.

Methinks Pat is playing the odds.

This. He's finally reached the age where he'll be way too old, or dead, to care when the world doesn't end. Much like politicians putting the difficult choices off until well into the next guy's term of office 5, 10, 15 or more years in the future, while doing the easy stuff from The Plan right now.

[IMST]

God's judgement is upon us and he has deemed us worthy to move on to the next round of the competition, despite screwing up the high note during the bridge.

[Cynic]

To which Robertson and his followers will reply:

"But thar wuz an evil change in tha wurld! Thar's a N****R in tha' White House!"


Yeah, as soon I as I read the thread title was I correlating it to the fact that it just "happened" to be the duration of Obama's terms in office if he wins the next election.

[TimCallahan]

If Pat Robertson were fried by a lightning bolt while in mid-sentence in one of his on-the-air rants, I might begin to believe in God.

[Eyeron]

As the song says, take it easy and don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy.

[arthwollipot]

I think we've just experienced the Second Coming of this thread.

[Skeptic Ginger]

Here are some other Pat Robertson quotes.

Quotes (http://www.lipsio.com/gainesvillehumanists/patr.htm)

More Quotes (http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7027/quotes.html)

More Quotes (http://www.talulah.twistedpair.net/quotes.htm)Your last 2 links go nowhere.


Here are two interesting related pieces:

Associated Baptist Press: In 2010 predictions, Pat Robertson says America under God's wrath (http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/4690/53/)Tuesday, January 05, 2010

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (ABP) -- Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said God's wrath is looming over a nation headed for economic ruin in his annual predictions for the coming year, aired Jan. 4 on "The 700 Club."

Robertson, 79, has a tradition of ending each year in a prayer retreat and sharing what he believes God tells him during that retreat later at a chapel service for staff of the Christian Broadcasting Network and Regent University.

Sometimes the messages are quite specific. [snipped all the garbage]...Robertson claims a good record in the percentage of his predictions that come true, but there have been notable misses. He predicted that Russia would invade Israel in 1982, projected a worldwide economic collapse in 1985 and said Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V.) would be elected president in 1996.

In 2007 Robertson predicted a terrorist attack, possibly involving a nuclear weapon, but it did not come about. "All I can think is that somehow the people of God prayed, and God in his mercy spared us," Robertson said in January 2008.

Robertson got in hot water in 2001, when he and the late Jerry Falwell blamed 9/11 on liberals, feminists, abortion providers and gays whom they said prompted God to remove a hedge of divine protection from around the United States. .


Media Matters in 2007: Robertson dubiously claimed "relatively good track record" on predictions (http://mediamatters.org/research/200701040003)In his widely reported comments from the January 2 edition of the Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club, during which he predicted that there would be "very serious terrorist attacks" and "mass killing" in the United States in the "second half" of 2007, host Pat Robertson boasted that he had "a relatively good track record" on earlier predictions. But a review of Robertson's 2006 New Year's predictions undermines that claim. He predicted, for example, that:......


The man's a piece of work.

[a_unique_person]

The recent bone-headed remarks from ol' Pat caused me to do a search of the forum, and up came this thread.


Most awesome thread bounce I have ever seen. How did Pat do? :whistling

[a_unique_person]

Your last 2 links go nowhere.



I don't think geocities exists any more :)

[Hux]

I may have mentioned that frank Schaeffer, the ex Evangelist, considered Pat, (in his book "Crazy for God") 'Unemployable unless the job called for hearing voices.'

He left his best mockery for Pat. Pat sees snakes in his driveway. Thousands of them. And he smites them all.

Unless people think they are buying salvation, I still don't understand why any decent human being would send this twerp any money.

[Wowbagger]

Maybe the Earth was judged, and God simply said... "Meh, it's chuggin' along fine on its own. And I'm either too busy or too lazy to intervene, right now, anyway. So, let's just let that place stay on its own course, for a while longer."

[fuelair]

I have to fight back the smirk whenever Pat speaks.

It bugs me that folks like Pat start professing that God has told them something specific such as "6 years until the end" - then what will happen (assuming that the end doesn't happen in 6 years) is that Pat will come back and say God changed his mind or God decided to delay a little longer. I think it was Oral Roberts that had a similar situation a few years back - might have the wrong guy - where he said he needed X million dollars or God was going to "call him home." Sheesh.

Here's the problem. *If* the Bible is true and inerrant and each of our souls hangs in the balance AND Robertson is just making his story up, how much of a roadblock does Pat Robertson end up being? Why wouldn't God just smite this turkey right now for causing folks to turn off completely to Christianity?

I'm pretty sure that there was that "thief in the night" quote from the Bible that states that no one, including Pat, knows the hour. Does anyone call him on this? Do any of his regular viewers even think about questioning his statements? I doubt it.

That's the great thing about getting on TV and telling everyone that you've got some special inside scoop from God - how can they question you? You can always say that God changed his mind or something like that.

Of course... why would the all-knowing God ever change his mind?

Curiouser and curiouser.

Take care,
Sort:)Maybe he was just messing with Pat's mind. Oh, wait, two problems: 1)No god. 2)No mind.

[UnrepentantSinner]

I think it's more miraculous that this thread survived the last 6 years than the Earth. :D

So should I run up my credit cards like a madman in 2009?

Bah. I should have run my credit cards up like a madman in '03 and declared bankruptcy in '06 before they changed the laws but nooooo, I've been a responsible credit card user since '00.

[Robin]

Maybe the Earth was judged, and God simply said... "Meh, it's chuggin' along fine on its own. And I'm either too busy or too lazy to intervene, right now, anyway. So, let's just let that place stay on its own course, for a while longer."
Perhaps he came along like young Mr Grace and said "You've all done very well!"