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7B RELIGION/QTtie Clartotte $Mt Thursday, February 26,2004 The End is near - or maybe not - but books about the End are By Richard Ostling THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “What the Bihle Scholars Have Missed,” shouts the cover line on a book whose title reveals the alleged knowledge: “World’s End: 2009.” Tb prove we have only five years left, vmter Peter Lorie blends biblical bits indiscrimi nately with the forecasts of seers, including Nos tradamus, whose words were enigmatic, and Edgar Cayce, who predicted that much of the United States would be under water by now. A Bama Research survey conducted last November showed 45 percent of Ameri cans beHeve the world will end through “supernatural inter vention.” Penguin, the same conglomerate that published Lorie’s book, targets that audi ence with another book, by tel evangelist Paul Crouch, which improbably combines evangelicalism with the “Bible code” craze. Lorie’s version: Nos tradamus thought the papacy would disappear around now, as did St. Malachy; the Bud- dlia marked this era for chaos and new consciousness, astrology agrees; and the Vat ican might have Med in reveal ing the Virgin Mary’s secret message at Fatima, and it actually foretold the Apoca lypse. The Bible fixes the year, Lorie claims. Apocalyptic authors often say Israel’s founding in 1948 is the key. But Lorie says that didn’t count because the 1967 Six- Day War assured national survivaj and 42 months of tra vail (in Revelation 11:2-3) most likely signifies 42 years after 1967, yielding 2009. Or maybe it’s “42 weeks of years,” taking it to 2261, but that wouldn’t sell many books. As the cover of “World’s End” proudly proclaims, no Bible scholar buys this. Nor will evangelicals in the “Dispensa- tionaMst” camp whose End- Times theology undergirds those “Left Behind” novels and Crouch’s book, “The Shadow of the Apocalypse: When All Hell Breaks Loose.” “Shadow” recycles routine Dispensational theology except for Crouch’s Bible code fascination, alongside Hal Lindsey, whose 1970 best sell er “The Late Great Planet Earth” launched pop Dispen- sationaMsm. (“Late Great’ said the Bible predicted Russia, Africans and Arabs would soon attack Israel and lamich the End.) Confused? For a main stream view, see “In God’s Time: The Bible and the Future” (Eerdmans) by Craig Hill of Wesley Theological Seminary. Bible coders, originally Orthodox Jews and atheists, claim that predictions of mod ern-day horrors like Sept. 11 were hidden in ancient times and can be discovered by com puters using “equidistant let ter sequences.” The Bible’s Hebrew letters are manipu lated into lines of various lengths. Coders then cormt, say, every 10th or every 4,772nd letter, scouting for adjacent words of significance. Church says upkeep costly for hluesman’s gravesite By Sheila Hardwell THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) The pastor of Little Zion Mis sionary Baptist Church says it is both a blessing and a curse that one of the world’s most popular blues musi cians is buried in his church’s cemetery. Pastor Macarthur McKin ley said himdreds of people cross in finnt of the white, wood-frame church to enter the cemetery each year. Most make the trip to see the headstone of bluesman Robert Johnson. With the traffic comes trash and upkeep costs for the 141- year-old Little Zion. Farrs leave everything from perrrries to drugs at the grave, said Sylvester Hoover, a dea con at Little Zion. Last week, beer carrs and Mquor bottles were strewn across the area. McKinley said the church, which has about 90 mem bers, pays $1,000 each month in cleaning costs for the graveyard. “We’re kind of low in funds,” said McKinley, whose church meets once a month. “We plan on going out there some time in March and April and have a big spring cleaning.” Johnson died in 1938. It is widely believed that he was poisoned by the husband of a woman with whom he was having an affair. Johnson was interred in the church’s cemetery because at the time that was the only place a black person could be buried in Greenwood, Hoover Weeping Willow AME Zion Church “Moving From Salvation To Discipleship” 2220 Milton Rd. • Charlotte, North Carolina 28215 Morning Worship: 8:00 AM 11:00 AM Sunday School: 9:30AM Wed. Praise & Prayer: 7:00 PM (704)532-9125 “THE CHURCH THAT CARES" Pastor Warden Henderson & Wile Myrtle FAITH SOLDIERS WORD MINISTRIES "Where Jesus Is Lord" SERVICES Sunday -11:00 am • Wednesday - 7:00 pm Friday - 7:00 pm (Intercessory Prayer) 857 Eastway Drive Charlotte. NC 28205 (704) 567-2128 FSWM is heated right behind Cityside. iFe are in your neighborhood. Call Church For Van Minisiiy! Pastor and Mrs. Carl R. Turner (grecntiille jflemortal li.Jil.C. Hion Cljurcl) “A Teaching Ministry Making Spiritual Disciples” Sunday Worship: 11:00 am. Sunday School; 9:45 a.m. (9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.. 1st Sunday only) Bible Study: Tuesday 7 p.m. and Wednesday 12 Noon Child Development Center 6116 Montieth Drive • Charlotte, N.C. 28213 (Ph) 704-596-4742 (FAX) 704-597-8317 “A Word of Hope” Television Ministry Mondays @ 6 p.m. Ch^netl 21 (Public Access TV)” Rev. Sheldon R. Shipman, Senior Pastor Word Of Faith West Pastor, Rev. Samuel Guthrie, Jr. 2300 Sanders Ave. Charlotte, NC 704-358-1709 A Qiurch that cares for your soul 2 Chron. 7:14 Adults & Children’s Sunday School: 9:45am Sunday Services: 11:00am Wed. Bible Study/Prayen 7:00pm 4th Saturday Youth Group at 2:00pm Senior Pastor, Rev. & Mrs. Samuel Guthrie, Jr. Mother’s let us pray for our Children led by Evangelist Selma Bordeaux 1st & 3rd Saturday 12:00 Noon till 1:00 pm (greater IWount -fflortah 33nmitibe iBaotigt Church 747 West Trade Street • Charlotte, NC • Thomas W. Samuels, D.D., Pastor Sunday School: 9:30AM • Sunday Worship: 11:00AM Senior Saints Bible Study: Wed.lJNOON • Wed, Ftayer Hour: 7;30PM said. The grave was unmarked for decades until March 2000, when Rose Eskridge, whose husband helped dig John son’s grave, verified that Johnson was buried there. Steve LaVere, who pro duced the complete record ings of Robert Johnson and released the compilation in 1990, paid for a tombstone in 2001. Hoover placed a mailbox in the cemetery, asking visitors to leave an offering. Hoover said the church subsequently received a letter from LaVere’s attorney ordering them to remove the mailbox. “That’s tacky. I made them take it down,” said LaVere, a California native who now operates the Greenwood Blues Heritage Museum and Gallery in downtown Green- r RINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH “Telline and Livins the Good News of .Jesus Christ” - Outreach & Nurture Ministries For All Ages - Spiril-ied Sunday Worship: ilam Sunday School: 9:30am Wed. Prayer, Praise & Bible Study: 7pm Radio Ministry: Fri. 10am, WGSP 1310 AM ■ Rev. Quentin G. Poulson, Pastor - 3001 Beatties Fd. Rd., Charlotte, NC 28216-3731 704-392-6098 • E-mail: POPAX@bellsouth.net Phone: Website: www.LutheranOutreach.org/Prince of Peace, htm Producing Kingdom Citizens through Evangelism Discipleship. Worship. Fellowship, and Service Pastor Claude R. Alexander, Jr. University Park Baptist Church 6029 Bcatlics lord Kd. • Charlmic, NC 28216 • 704-392-1681 The Park South Soutb .Mecklenburg lligb Sebool 890(1 Park Kd., CliarloHe. \C 28210 • 70i-94!-00l9 Sunday Worship. HdiOam c- Sunday School. 9\i0am Worship Times At University Park Baptist Church Sunday School 7:30, 8.-00, & W:00am Sunday Worship 7:00,9:00 & 11:00 am & Youth Church, 11:00 am Women's Bible Study. Monday 6:30 pm Men’s Bible .Mudy, Monday 7:00 pm Bible Study. Thursday 6:30 pm ftwwtheparkministri^.org DIRECTORf AME • AME ZION StravM .■ AV. .tel Qu ^ U' QMTUUiSH qvr.Cjte) LMte ■ JMCZDlOUCtl I ro^aos-dne BAPTIST ' B]' CMiirw ,«ii— C4. te4|-A I SEVENTH EAT lEB remllrti Qaad ter. teMsK Oa. EW^CORAL 42AJ hkm teM tifTHERAN azr tenhUte * rsAL.H ini4Sd-!£i& NON-1:« NCMIHMIOHAL teha* BT EtevdiynM tel a QbI vuraa I n>»aer>2ai P>. Af dtetyL. A n' ^ i tela Oiditlia Mbi I ro^-ui-'ai Dh. Jjtfup) L. PRESBYTERIAN Ktenacd tev.n. Uwad l^irEEO METHQIMST wood. LaVere sold the rights to Robert Johnson’s recordings to Music and Media Interna tional Inc. in 2002. LaVere said he’s not oblig ated to contribute to the church’s expense fund because he’s not a member. He said a few years ago, he donated $250 to the church after it was vandalized in June 1999. Conservative Christians believe God inspired the ideas, or the very words, when the ancients wrote Scripture, but Crouch thinks God “dictated each individual letter.” The code theory collapses unless the exact sequence of letters from thousands of years ago was preserved intact. Apparently, Crouch and Lindsey never pondered that we have no original manu scripts, and that surviving texts include many tiny varia tions. Spelling became stan dardized and not perfectly only after printing developed in the 15th century. LaVere said he’s willing to help Little Zion raise money if members provide him with the church’s history. “I’ll write and article and get donations for the church,” LaVere said. Johnson died' penniless. Tbday, his music generates millions of dollars and has inspired such artists as Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones. ^ God's Meeting Place Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship.,.9:45am Temporary Location:%itt\t Creek Elementary Sch(X)l 4100 Gallant Lane • Charlotte, NC For Information Call: 704‘S25-4017 Rev. Charles Wesley Reid, Founding Pastor “It’s Your Time - Walk Into Your Season dCagt ^tonetuall African iSletljobist €pi£(copal Hion Cfiuitl) 1729 Griers Grove Road Charlotte, North Carolina 28216 • (704)394-2540 “A Magnetic Church with a New Vision” Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Worship— 11:00am Children’s Church— 1st Sunday Youth Church 2nd Sunday Bible Study Wednesday 10:30am & 7:00pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday 8:(X)pm Intercessory Prayer- 1st Saturday 6:00am Rev. Dr. Claude T. Williams HOT LUNCH PROGRAM EVERY WEDNESDAY llnoon - 2:00pm (FREE for those in need) Friendship Baptist Church 221 W. Bradley Ave., Gastonia, NC 28052 704-865-9016 • Fax: 704-865-9057 Website: www.friendshipgastonia.org - Schedule of Services • Early Flow Worship 8:00am Church School 9:45aiD F Spirit Flows Celebration H:00am Wednesday Bible Study and Lunch 12 Noon Wednesday Bible In stitute 6:30pm Saturday Intercessory Prayer. 8:00am Sunday Intercessory Prayer, 7.00a.m. ^ I Radio Ministry. 1370 daily at 5:05pm 1540 Wednesday • 10am -• Saturday • 9;30am IV Cable Access Channel 9 - Wed. - 5:30pm & Tue. & Thur. - Midnight • WBTV Channel 3 Sun 12:30a.m. Rev. John A. McCullough, Jr., Senior Pastor GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. F.A. Griffin, PASTOR Rev. F.A. Griffin Sunday School 9:45a.m. Sunday Worahip 11:00a.m. Sunday School Study - Wed. 7pm Prayer Service - 8pm 2933 Shady Lane • Charlotte, NC 28208 333-0810 First Baptist Church - West IbUl Uaklawn Ave. • Charlotte, INC 28216 (704) 372-1075 Office • (704) 372-2309 Fax Dr. Ricky A. Woods, Senior Minister Early Morning Worship 8:00a.m. Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship Service 11 :(X)a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:00p.m. iVIAKINt; HR.Sr THINGS URSr Worship Missions Discipleship Evangelism Memorial Presbyterian Church • Church School 9:45 A.M. • Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. P iemorial@infionline.net 2600 BeaUie.s Fd. Rd. Charlotte, NC 28216 • (704)392-4752 www.memorial presbyterian.com Rev. Dr. Edward B. Newberry, Pa.sior
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