A last thought for the day....we're all still here. No rapture...yet.

Indeed....the world has not yet ended and Christians have not been whisked away to be with Jesus in His new kingdom. The tattoo artists were having mighty fun about *expletives* Christians (more random expletives). Certainly, it was interesting to listen to the cajoling and fun poking or putting down, I suppose would be more accurate. However, I would highly suggest, in order to not sound like a ridiculous fool, to know a little bit about one is talking about before subjecting something to rigorous insult. Once in my room with my artist, I decided to give him a little bit of education...being a Christian and all myself. I politely informed him that it *wasn't* the end of the world, but that it was predicted to be the rapture and proceeded to say a line or two about it. My artist felt it necessary to holler to the other one that "there's a christian in the house" (BOOYA I say to that) and proceeded to inform his fellow artist about rapture...who heard or chose to alter it to, 'raptor' from Jerassic Park (which was a great movie!). He enjoyed playing that up a little bit, in which my company found entertaining, which is good. I personally thought that the guy sounded like an idiot, but that's okay. Death metal was playing (including some Korn, YAY!) and the needle machines were going, so it was a bit hard to hear. My artist said he was a Christian too, like, he was born that way or something , because he was baptized. I am not certain...like i said, it was hard to hear.

Matthew 24:36-44 (New International Version)

The Day and Hour Unknown

    ³⁶ “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,^[a] but only the Father. ³⁷ As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. ³⁸ For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; ³⁹ and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. ⁴⁰ Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.    ⁴² “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. ⁴³ But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁴ So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.

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