Protestantism

» pink101 - Baptists & The Christian Elite

In response to Evangelicalized Millenium posted by Migisi:
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Generally, candidates for baptism wear some casual clothing under a white baptismal robe.
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Most Baptist churches are built with a baptismal tank. It is usually behind the speaker's platform and is like a small room with a large open window facing the audience. A set of stairs walks the candidate down into the waiting pastor who baptizes them and then, they are assisted out of the water on stairs going up the other side where someone is waiting with a large towel or robe to wrap around their shivering body. The water is warmed before the baptisms and is drained after.
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Persons in this mortal existence develop various people skills they will be able to put to good use during the Millenium; but, their appointments to be over others will depend on merit. See Matthew 25:21 and other similar passages, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."
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I know people who think of getting stars in their crowns as though they were scoring points in some sports game. And, they work diligently in all seriousness and conviction to win souls for Christ. And, they truly believe they will be appointed to positions of responsibility in the after life where they think there will be a hierarchical arrangement of divine government and when Jesus will rule over all earth's people with a rod of iron. During this dispensation, babies will be born and life will continue for 1,000 years. God will walk the streets and teach His law in the temple. The common and ordinary church going Christians of today won't be there; instead, they will be at the wedding feast as the Bride of Christ waits for his triumphant entry after the thousand years of ruling earth as the Jewish Messiah. Christianity, as we know it, will have come to its end.
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It is a very solemn doctrinal belief--very serious--nothing funny for them.
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Do all Christians believe that? No. But, most core Fundamentalists usually do.

-- posted by pink101