Hong Kong calling! The End is Nigh!

Earlier this week, I received the following mail from my pal Neil in Hong Kong. He knows that I have a perverse fascination for strange stuff out there in cyberspace.
Thank you Mr Runcieman!

He describes it so well,I'm going to just quote him verbatim:


Attracted by an article in the Telegraph on biblical iPhone applications, I was led first to the fascinating 'magazine of Christian unrest' Ship of Fools (http://www.ship-of-fools.com/), and thence to the wonderful 'Rapture Index', which you should consult at http://www.raptureready.com/rap2.html.


Since the site is clunky, I'll spare you the few minutes I wasted looking for its underlying basis of calculation.


Firstly, well down the index page itself is:


'
The Purpose For This Index
The Rapture Index has two functions: one is to factor together a number of related end time components into a cohesive indicator, and the other is to standardize those components to eliminate the wide variance that currently exists with prophecy reporting.

The Rapture Index is by no means meant to predict the rapture, however, the index is designed to measure the type of activity that could act as a precursor to the rapture.

You could say the Rapture index is a Dow Jones Industrial Average of end time activity, but I think it would be better if you viewed it as prophetic speedometer. The higher the number, the faster we're moving towards the occurrence of pre-tribulation rapture.

Rapture Index of 100 and Below: Slow prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 100 to 130: Moderate prophetic activity
Rapture Index of 130 to 160: Heavy prophetic activity
Rapture Index above 160: Fasten your seat belts '

And then you should definitely take a look at: http://www.raptureready.com/rap7.html, where the individual criteria are explained, including such gems as the juxtaposition of:

18. Ecumenism

The movement to join all religions into one. This has been a goal of
the Devil for sometime. By having all religions unified, he could more
easily control their leadership.

19. Globalism

The breaking down of barriers increases the number of alliances, and
it making the world more integrated.


And since we are currently, according to the index, in a state of 'Fasten your seatbelts' prophecy activity, we must assume that the Second Coming is at an advanced stage of preparation and that the recent launch of the iPad was not so much as a faith-breaking disappointment as a dummy-run for rapture.