How to politely tell a family member I'm not worried about the second coming of Christ? (lemmy.world)

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My aunt is a wonderful lady, but she's very gullible. Thanks to a video she saw on Facebook, she now believes the conflict in Israel is a sign of the end times and is deeply concerned for my immortal soul. How do I politely let her know that while I appreciate her concern I have no real reason to believe that the Israeli government commiting war crimes against Palestine is going to bring about the second coming of Christ?

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Palestinian Civil War (1947)
First Arab Israeli War (1948)
Suez War (1956)
Six Day War (1967)
Yom Kippur War (1973)
Lebanon War (1982)
First Intifada (1987-1993)
Second Intifada (2000-2004)
another Lebanon War (2006)
Battle of Gaza (2007)

(Note this is not a comprehensive list)

And this doesnt even include ANY of the Jewish Revolts during the Roman Empire or any other Middle East turmoil. Or any of the other times people have claimed the world was ending. 2012. Y2K. Etc.

How many god damn tries does God need? If God wanted to kick off the whole Apocalypse thing then he would either do it or they are so bad at doing it that itll never happen.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Maybe Aziraphale and Crowley keep screwing it up for them?

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