(urth) An Old mystery ...

[John Watkins]

On 12/4/08, Son of Witz <sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org> wrote:
>
> >Gene Wolfe is Catholic, so I doubt he believes in the Rapture.  There
> >shouldn't be anyone "left behind."
>
> I don't know much about the different Sects beliefs.
> so, what happens in the second coming to the non believers?
>

Judgment, same as what happens to believers.  Believers, of course,
are expected to fare better--exactly how much better is a matter of
some debate.


> >On 12/4/08, Son of Witz <sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Also not what I said.
> >>
> >> sorry. too much coffee.
> >>
> >> >But I guess I have to put it all in one place.  Severian's Planetary
> >> >Reset/Genocide is not a way in which he resembles Christ, except maybe
> >> >as a parody or travesty.
> >>
> >> or maybe as a warped reflection, which is more or less what I'm suggesting.
> >>
> >> As I've said, I'm no theologian, but what does the Apocalypse mean to those left behind?  It sucks to be them, no?
> >>
> >> ~Witz
>
>
>
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