My first reaction to this website was to smile. But unfortunately the people who created it are serious . Apparently they believe that the world as we know it is about to come to an end. And they have created the Rapture Index as an indicator of just how close to the end we are.
The index is based on various “Signs of the End Times.” These signs can be categorized as political events, social developments, economic trends, and natural disasters. The most Important political events are actions by Israel, Russia (Gog), Iran (Persia), and the European Union (Beast Government). Significant natural disasters include floods, earthquakes, droughts, famines, plagues, climate change, etc. Important economic indicators are the price of oil, interest rates, debt, and inflation. Social developments include drug abuse, liberalism, satanism, moral decline, crime rate, and the appearance of false prophets.
One unusual indicator is the “mark of the beast”. This refers to a method that the Antichrist will use in his plan to control the world. Some people think that it will be a computer chip implanted in peoples’ hands or foreheads to monitor their movements and activitives. It could also be used for monitary transactions. The mark of the beast indicator climbs as the technology for creating such a chip improves.
Apparently some people are glad that the Rapture Index has been steadily rising, because this means that the end is drawing closer. These true believers want the end to come soon, because they believe that they will be raptured to the safety of Heaven, thereby avoiding the horrors of the Great Tribulation and the End Times.
