I'm sorry, first of all, for not commenting for so long. I read the prophecy article last night, and have a couple of comments. I know that the human race is bound and determined to destroy itself; almost like children on the playground feel the need to pick on the neighborhood dog. History shows that "everything that has a beginning, has an end." (The Oracle; The Matrix Revolutions) Ah movies...some of the greatest one-liners can be found in the mind of another. :)
In order to have faith in the idea that everyone has the same opportunity to survive after this life it is essential we have an idea of when, not just where, we will go post-mortem. Prophecy will rear its ugly head in the form of skeptics...followers...and people who think the world has lost the marbles that keep it spinning. When the marbles in the Chinese Checkers game have fallen off the board, the game must start over...with the loss of reality, and the foreclosure of the spot we have been promised has arrived...the time for prophecy will have ended. I truly believe the people of Earth should pay closer attention to the notion that, not only the text in which we develop our prophetic visions, but the physical evidence our own people has turned over could both have a necessary part in this golden dream we label as prophetic.
