Illegal Immigrants and The Rapture

NEW YORK — Illegal immigrants and their allies took to streets across America Monday to take part in “Un Dia Sin Inmigrantes” — “A Day Without Immigrants” — in an effort to show their economic importance to the country.

Many are protesting proposed moves by the federal government to further criminalize being in the United States illegally and to restrict the number of undocumented aliens in the country. There are an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.

An estimated 300,000 people gathered by early afternoon in Chicago, and hundreds of thousands more were expected later at rallies in New York and Los Angeles. Rallies were also held in cities like Dallas, Denver and Houston. Smaller events were planned in more than 50 other cities across the nation, even in places as Connecticut and South Dakota.

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This event reminded me of a glorious day that Christians are looking forward to: the rapture. An event were all a believer’s hopes and dreams will be captured with one look at Jesus’ face.

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. ~1Thessalonians 4:16-18 (NIV)

Unlike the “a day without immigrants”, the rapture’s effect will not be felt only for a day. Some of our acquaintances, friends, or loved ones will be snatched away from us permanently and this involves no illegalities.