I have been reading about the idea of apocalypse. Revelation. Jesus was a prophet of apocalypse – he taught that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. What he apparently meant is that God was about to sweep away all the kingdoms of the world and reign on earth as He does in Heaven. This is obviously a political statement – and the earthly“kingdoms” took note of it and saw him as a threat. The only way the people to whom he preached were going to enter this kingdom was to repent of their sins and be saved. This was the “good news” - God is coming to rule this world; if you want to be with God in this new world, you must repent of your sins. Otherwise, you would be condemned to Hell – which is a world without God.

What amazes me about Christianity is that in order to fulfill the promises of its Prophet, the entire world as we know it must end. I'm not sure any other religion requires the end of the world. This is not being 'other-worldly'. It is “reject this world.” Other religions want to change the world, improve it. They don't want to end the world.

Christianity threatens this world. Its believers want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. They want to be with God. This is essentially a selfish action and they are willing to sacrifice the entire world in order to achieve their goal. I think this makes Christianity very dangerous. If it doesn't value the world, and all the people in it, how can it be a good thing? If Christians are essentially selfish (all they really want to do is save their own asses) how can they be of benefit to this world? There is no sacrifice, no 'agape'. Everything is done so one can get into heaven and NOT out of love for one's fellow humans.