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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You flaming heatherns on extropians are
causing the rapture index to go up, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>shame on you.  spike<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>http://www.raptureready.com/rap2.html<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#003955;font-weight:bold'>The Purpose For This Index</span></font></b><b><font
size=4 color="#003955"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#003955;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#003955'>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. </span></font><font
color="#003955"><span style='color:#003955'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#003955'>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. </span></font><font color="#003955"><span
style='color:#003955'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#003955'>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. </span></font><b><font
size=4 color="#003955"><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#003955;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003955;font-weight:bold'>Rapture
Index of 85 and Below:  Slow prophetic activity<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003955;font-weight:bold'>Rapture
Index of 85 to 110:     Moderate prophetic activity <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003955;font-weight:bold'>Rapture
Index of 110 to 145:    Heavy prophetic activity <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#003955" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#003955;font-weight:bold'>Rapture
Index above 145:        Fasten your seat
belts</span></font></b><b><font size=2 color="#003955" face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#003955;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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