Randy (27 June 2006)
"Occam's Razor......and the date of the Rapture ??"


Anyone remember the movie: Contact ?   With Jodie Foster ??  The concept of Occam's Razor came up and was "stuck" in my mind.  So, what is it....and how could it relate to the Rapture ?? In short......the concept of Occam's Razor is a scientific term which says: The right answer is the one that is the most simple.  Hmmmmm.
 
Definition:
 Occam's razor states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in the observable predictions of the explanatory hypothesis or theory. The principle is often expressed in Latin as:
entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem,
which translates to:
entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity.
Furthermore, when multiple competing theories have equal predictive powers, the principle recommends selecting those that introduce the fewest assumptions and postulate the fewest hypothetical entities. It is in this sense that Occam's razor is usually understood.
 
So, we have seen many well-thought-out guesses at "when" is the rapture.  But, maybe, just maybe.....it's THIS simple:
 
Take 40 years (40 actual years....of 365 days) and go forward from the recapture of Jerusalem, but NOT the re-taking of the Temple Mount......and you get the Rapture in (or around) June 6, 2007. 
 
I really liked and agreed with the idea that the Jews were made to wander for 40 years after leaving Egypt because they did NOT go into the promised land when they got there...you know the story.  And the comparison has been made, as you know, that the Jews in 1967 did NOT take over the Temple Mount because they thought the world would not stand for it.  In BOTH cases, the Jews did not do what God would have them do. 
 
If the speculation for dates this fall does not come to pass........then next year in early June, WILL BE the next big date to look for.   Could it be THIS simple ???    Hmmmmmmmmm  fyi, Pentecost in 2007 is May 27 and Easter is April 8
 
Personally, this fall is just FINE with me......and the case was made yesterday in Jim's post about 14,400 days from the recapture of Jerusalem leads us to Nov 8, 2006.  Either way....it all seems so very, very close!!
 
YFIC....Randy