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			the Health Ranger from NaturalNews Website 
 You've probably heard the news that the Biblical 'Rapture' is supposed to happen tomorrow (Saturday), May 21, 2011. 
 A minister from the group Family Radio Worldwide has raised a lot of attention lately, campaigning from city to city with the message that the Rapture is coming this Saturday. Those who have accepted Christ will ascend to Heaven, the narrative goes, while those who have not will be "left behind." 
 
			It's all supposed to happen this Saturday. 
 
			Read "14 
			signs that the collapse of our modern world has already begun." 
 
			While it would be nice if the Rapture happened in one instant, 
			the frustrating truth is that we are all witness to the long, 
			drawn-out transition in human history that will see the collapse of 
			evil (corporations, rogue governments, etc.) and a new awakening in 
			the human mind and spirit. 
 
			
			 
			 
 Much of the Biblical scripture is, of course, written in the form of a metaphorical lesson. What is meant by accepting Christ is, in a larger sense, the idea of embracing love and compassion in your heart rather than pursuing greed, destruction and selfish desires. 
 Most of the human world today operates on principles of greed and destruction. That's the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, the chemical manufacturers and even how most of the top CEOs clawed their way to the top of the corporate ladder. 
 That system of exploitative self interest will not last. It will sooner or later collapse along with much of what we now call "modern human civilization." The truth is that we are living through the collapse right now. It has already begun, and it will continue for quite a few more years before there is a real awakening. 
 
			From observing the state of our 
			world today, I have no doubt things are going to get a lot worse 
			before they begin to turn around and get better. 
 
			
			 
			 
 
			It is a race of arrogant little children who play with 
			nuclear power (and nuclear weapons), who rape the planet of its 
			resources and who endanger all forms of natural life on the planet. 
			These are the traits of an infant race that hasn't yet learned how 
			to act like adults. 
 
			We also 
			have to deal with the mass chemical contamination of the human race, 
			the oceans, the waterways and virtually all the agricultural land in 
			the world. We have deforested the Amazon, ravaged ocean ecosystems, 
			burned through most of the world's petroleum supply, and crippled 
			basic human rights through oppressive governments. In the eyes of 
			God, human civilization has so far proved itself to be a wretched 
			bunch of little children with virtually no understanding of the true 
			nature of the universe (and no respect for life). 
 
			
			 
			 
 In one Biblical moment, all the good people ascend to a higher realm of spirituality while all the evil people are left to suffer with each other on the material plane. It has a kind of poetic justice to it. But I'm afraid that very little in our universe is so instantly gratifying. 
 
			The Rapture is simply not a 
			weekend event. It is a transitional time when human civilization 
			goes from being a moronic infant race of mindless destroyers to a 
			slightly wiser, more adult race that begins to truly embrace the 
			deeper truths about life, spirit and reality. 
 
			There are more than a few false christians 
			running around these days - people who go to church on Sunday but 
			betray their fellow man Monday through Saturday. They treat their 
			own bodies like junk food repositories, violating one of the most 
			important tenants of religious instruction, which is to treat your 
			body as a temple, not a chemical playground. 
 I enjoy the berries, for one thing. And I don't mind spending another few years inhabiting a physical body. It might also be amusing to sit back and watch all the lower morons of humanity try to figure out what to do as a Biblical transition unfolds. Plus, on top of that, I've got plenty of zombie ammo. 
 
			Shooting zombies does not 
			violate the Ten Commandments, I've been told, because they are 
			beings of darkness. 
 
			
			 
			 
 But the language of the Bible is sometimes a riddle. It's not always a literal explanation. Adam didn't necessarily take a bite out of a physical apple, for example. That Garden of Eden story was allegory for a far deeper overview of good versus evil. The "forbidden fruit" was almost certainly not a piece of fruit. 
 
			The "Tree of Knowledge" was probably not a physical tree. 
			Although many people can certainly interpret the Bible literally 
			(and some choose to do so), it is readily apparent that its 
			teachings hold far deeper meanings and lessons that are not readily 
			evident if you take every word literally. 
 
			As 
			you will surely see by Sunday, May 22, that interpretation was a 
			misinterpretation of the scripture, not something plainly written on 
			God's calendar. 
 
			
			 
			 
 
			There 
			is a judgment, or a "karma" if you will, that stays with us beyond 
			this earthly lifespan. The decisions we make - to honor life or 
			destroy it; to assist others or betray them; to help others versus 
			only helping ourselves - become part of our "galactic record." And 
			the impact of those decisions will no doubt come back to us many 
			times over, either positive or negative, depending on what we have 
			chosen to pursue. 
 
			The protests of the soulless science skeptics, the criticisms of the 
			mainstream journalists and the threats by all 
			the pharma and 
			
			chemical companies who we have called out as destroyers of life on 
			our planet are but minor distractions in the bigger picture. Those 
			sad souls will have to answer for their own sins against life. And 
			the Hell they are creating for themselves is a Hell I would not wish 
			upon any being. 
 
			And I'm not afraid to call 
			out the mindless, soulless agents of evil in the scientific 
			community, or government, or the corporate world. I'm not afraid to 
			tell the truth because I know that we will all ultimately be judged 
			on the truth, not the fictions some people attempt to weave. For 
			however long I am blessed with life on this planet, I intend to use 
			it wholly in the protection of other life on our planet. 
 
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