Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Virgins or raisins?

[Vaj]

On Jun 8, 2006, at 5:09 PM, authfriend wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, spiritwalk99 <no_reply@>  wrote: This article is priceless!  It sure explains a lot.  Won't they  all  be surprised when they get to the other side! I wish somebody would find a similar misinterpretation of the Christian Rupture, er, Rapture. Any takers? Wiki: Etymology The word "rapture" comes from the Latin verb rapere which means "to  carry off, abduct, seize or take forcefully" (compare rape). It was  used in the Latin Vulgate (about 405 A.D.) translation of 1  Thessalonians 4:17, which is the primary biblical reference to the  event in question, rapiemur "we shall be caught up" translating the  original harpagçsometha (passive mood, future tense of harpazô). rapiemur -- we shall be raped?? Excellent!! Possibly by the frustrated Muslim martyrs unhappy that all they got was raisins... Actually the story you posted I had heard a number of years ago on the web--the actual translation then was "dates" not raisins--not sure why this recent rehash has translated so differently, unless it was to appeal to a western audience. __._,_.___ To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' SPONSORED LINKS Religion and spirituality Maharishi mahesh yogi YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "FairfieldLife" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __,_._,___