Sign Seeking – A symptom of EVIL since 32 AD

This could represent a real problem.

One of the many things I’ve read in the New Testament cause me to worry for the salvation of humanity. This one is pretty bad though. I think people should read this before they get TOO excited about Jesus because it seems especially aimed at Christian fundamentalists and Pentecostal-style believers.

Let’s use the 2011 New International Version© this time and start by quoting the verses in question.

Luke 11:29

As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”

Matthew 12:39

[Jesus] answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.”

Matthew 16:4

“A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.

I’m always hearing from people that they go to church to feel “the spirit of the Lord.” Then I hear how people have a “personal witness of Christ” which is almost always an experience in church where the person in question felt “the spirit of the Lord.”

HOLY CRAP! These people are going to church to look for a sign! Jesus personally said only evil people do that. Furthermore, Jesus said such people would never receive a sign! The only sign anyone can ever have is the sign of Jonah which we learn from Matthew 12:40 is: “For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Yes: According to the Holy Bible, Jesus says you cannot go to church to seek a “personal witness of Christ;” and if for some reason you defy Jesus and try anyway, you will never receive it. The ONLY sign anyone can ever receive is that the “Son of Man” was dead for three days. Of course nobody gets to see that happen so it can’t serve as a witness. Seriously, this is the worst news ever. You can only seek a personal witness of Christ if you are evil. Everyone that says they sought such a witness and received it is lying; unless of course Jesus was tricking everyone the whole time.

So who is lying, Jesus or his followers?

Today's obscure reference comes from the 1981 film Time Bandits.

"Mom, Dad! It's evil! Don't touch it!"

To avoid blowing up, you should avoid evil.