Don't worry, you didn't miss the rapture bus!

Take a deep breath! If you didn't get sucked up into the sky this morning, you're still good!

Folks, I know a lot of us grew up on the Left Behind series. I also know that a lot of us have decided to leave the Left Behind series well...behind! But you may not have the biblical knowledge to explain exactly why you've left it behind. Given the current rapture scare, I wanted to just toss a couple resources your way to help you understand how this wacky theology isn't valid and maybe shed some light on why Christ's return isn't what you may have been brought up to picture.

First, if you're really freaking out right now, here's a quick video from N.T. Wright with his soothing accent to explain some of how Paul's interesting writing style got us into this mess.

Second, here's a more in-depth analysis from Professor Wright about the metaphors Paul uses and where they come from.

I hope this helps! I know not many of you actually thought you were getting raptured today, but maybe there's a teenager inside of you somewhere that had a hard time laughing it off. I hope that teenager is somewhat soothed by this. Say hi to them for me.

-Pastor Erin