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A Sanskrit adage notes that knowledge without application is useless. This is similar to the Biblical concept of 'faith and works' (James: 2,20).
For instance, the reminder in the Bible, "Man shall not live by bread alone" should be applied by ensuring that lure of money and sinecure living does not, at any time whatsoever, distract the seeking soul from its chosen and sublime objectives. The Bible observes (Matthew: 7,8; also Luke: 11, 10), "For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened."However, according to 89-year-old American evangelist and popular radio host Harold Camping, today is indeed Judgement Day when the curtain comes down on all of us and only the chosen ascend bodily to heaven - in a mysterious manoeuvre known to some Christians as the Rapture - leaving the heathens to perish in horrific natural disasters that are said to follow.
Actually, this isn't Camping's first such prediction. Earlier, he had announced May 21 as D-Day. Those who believed him then were many and, in order to shuffle off their mortal coils, had quit jobs, abandoned relationships, maxed out credit cards and volunteered months of their time to spread the word among others. When the fateful day came and went and the world didn't even end in a whimper, they felt more flabbergasted than fooled.
Doomsayers come in many denominations, but in this case, Christians should probably remember what Jesus taught his disciples to pray, "Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in Earth, as it is in heaven." He didn't teach them to say, "God, please evacuate us from this miserable piece of garbage you created." ! Merry Christmas !