[MENTION=16382]Ene[/MENTION] that was a very well thought out responce to a thread I made only halfway in a serious nature, but still, the question of the term 'apocalypse' or what changes that encompasses as far as 'the end' goes remains a very big one.
I've recently come to think that we really don't know for sure what the end will be like (it could be a metaphor), or even it it's anytime soon (let alone if ever), so for me it's not important to focus too much on the end. Rather, I believe in focusing on what we can do to shape future events. Perhaps if we take the right steps of action, prophecies of a negative nature could be entirely avoided for all we know!
The return of Christ may be some kind of enlightenment or elevation of awareness and ethics for the world, could help us to better coexist happily and peacefully.
Then there's the big question of what Heaven is exactly like. Could it be a higher dimension, a great space station, a metaphor for peace, a better Earth, or some/all/none of those things?
The important thing I think with Newton is that he thought science and religion would one day be one and the same. I guess this could imply that the truth is integrative, so surely the spiritual could mix with the rational, kind of like with a 'heavenly hyperdimensional alien realm' or whatever.
There's so much great stuff out there for us to realize and find. Let us continue our journey all the way to God!
Apparently, I'm thinking a lot of things out well. I have also been complimented as a detailed serial killer today, [another thread. haha]. Who knew?
