Why do most Christians in history believe that the world will end in their lifetimes? Blog about the Bible movie we watched in class. Blog your thoughts on what your overall grade for your blog entries and your project should be and why. Here are the criteria:

A = Nearly everyone in the class would agree that your project considerably improved the world. Well written blog entries documented the extensive work that went into this project. Writing continuously demonstrated a firm understanding of the readings, lectures, and discussion topics. Writing showed the student’s ability to think critically and to clearly communicate. Blogged more than the required 1000 words every week. Project and writing fully exemplified Xavier’s mission.

The above criteria is the only one I need to mention and deserve. I’ve been thinking about this blog and what I would say for the entire semester. And now I’m here writing it, it’s a good feeling. It’s been a LONG semester, but I don’t really regret a minute of it. I’ve put a lot of work into something I never expected to be this difficult! When I tell others about my project, they seem surprised that I would do so much. Some say I am doing too much, and I partially agree. I’m betting on the fact that all the effort I took into making this a success will be recognized. And if not well I am officially congratulating myself! But the rewards I’ll recieve from this semester go far past just a grade. The life of a pre-med is consumed with GPA, but what people don’t realize is that its what we center our focus on because the major is so competetive! What I proved this semester is that I can do more than just study all of three or four months. I can work, volunteer AND pull grades that make me smile. I was challenged and that’s my prime satisfaction. I’ve met doctors, New Orleaneans, and made new friends alike. Mission accomplished! Now all that’s left to do is study my butt off for the final. I can’t help but admit that I’m extremely jealous of my friends in other theology classes. All they have is an essay! I must tackle over 200 vocab words and formulate a basis for one of four essays while still managing to remember almost every book in the bible! I’m a trooper though and am staying optimistic. Guess we’ll just have to see Tuesday.

Now about that movie we watched in class. I have to say that I thought the beginning parts were extremely cheesy. I wanted to throw up! It was super lovey dovey and that perfect family type stuff that should be reserved for sitcoms. The basic storyline of the story was of the weeping prophet Jeremiah’s journey to his destiny. It starts out in the home with him as a young boy. His father is the head sacrificer who gets the honor of doing it in front of the king. He wants Jeremiah to follow in his footsteps and the little boy just wants to please his father. But as he grows up he becomes distracted by a woman who he is beginning to fall in love with. Her father has a debt though, and they are due in court the same day as Jeremiah’s big debut in front of the king. He decides to go rescue her somehow and arrives late to the temple. While holding the knife, he has a vision. He delares to the gathered and more specifically the king that God is displeased with them. They pretty much just scoff at him but as events proceed people actually begin to listen. He prophesizes around the city and is even exiled because of his influence. But as Babylon approaches and Jerusalem becomes more fearful of the impending attack, the king gives Jeremiah an audience. The story basically ends with the city being destroyed and Jeremiah writing about it. It’s a good insight about the life of a prophet back in the day. Now I completely understand his nickname because it was so sad. The wrath of God brought down upon the unfaithful. Well I wonder what he’s going to hurl at us next for what we are doing right now? The movie was pretty good and it does help to understand exactly what happened in 586 b.c.e. It’s hilarious that that date is one I’ll never forget!

I believe that every generation believes the world is going to end in there lifetime due to the impending doom mentioned before the apocalypse in the Bible. There seems to be turmoil at all times in the world. There is hardly ever any peace! In Revelation, it describes precursor events to the second coming of Christ. There has been a lot of talk going around about how certain things match up to what is stated. When I think about this, I am reminded of all the people who have died believing Jesus is coming. By that I mean the cults that get hundreds of people to poison themselves for faith in a false messiah with charisma. But then I think about Jesus himself. Was he not a messiah and didn’t he have charisma? How do you kno who and what to trust? That’s something I will never understand so I guess I can stop right there. But ultimately, since the Bible talks of impending doom with no specific day, it sprouts these beliefs continuously throughout each generation’s existence. I for one, don’t really believe it will happen in our lifetime. The WWWIII stuff seems a bit legit but there have been too many false alarms. Plus the apocalypse seems a bit extreme to me. Everyone wants to know when the world will end but I don’t think it does. I know we as a species won’t last forever, but I kind of feel like we’re being narcissistic think everything ends with us. There is so much more to the world!

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