They hate it when they are told that this silly shit dates from the 1830's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby
Curiously, Darby's nuttiness extended to more practical matters.
Wow. What would the fucker think of Twitter?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nelson_Darby
Quote:Darby is credited with originating the "secret rapture" theory wherein Christ will suddenly remove His bride, the Church, from this world before the judgments of the tribulation. Some claim that this "the Rapture of the Saints" [date?] was the origin of the idea of the "rapture."
Curiously, Darby's nuttiness extended to more practical matters.
Quote:Darby saw the invention of the telegraph as a sign that the end of the world was approaching; he called the telegraph an invention of Cain and a harbinger of Armageddon.[5]
Wow. What would the fucker think of Twitter?