Motorcycling: The Rapture Poses a Threat

I am just reading a book called "Have a Nice Doomsday" by Nicholas Guyatt. It starts off with a close look at John Hagee's ministry. And already I have found a danger for motorcyclists in this doomsday scenario.

According to Hagee, and many Americans believe this, all true Christians will instantly disappear soon, at the time called the Rapture. Then the world will continue on for seven more years of strife before a vengeful Jesus appears to defeat the nonbelievers at Armageddon, in Israel (it's real place, and Hagee runs tourist buses there). Then all the ones who disappeared seven years earlier will return and live in a perfect world, along with anyone who converted or at least smartened up when Jesus reappeared.

But here is the hazard for motorcyclists. When the rapture comes, if you are not a perfect Christian at that time, say you happen to be lusting after a woman you just saw. This sin will be enough to ensure you do not immediately go to heaven, and you will still be riding your bike. Now you will be in serious danger from the now pilotless cars belonging to Christians who just disappeared all around you.

Some Christians have considered this to be a moral dilemma. That is, by driving a car, they are putting at risk the lives of other motorists, especially those on motorcycles. They think one answer might be to give up driving immediately. Another answer, of course is to immediately put on a warning bumper sticker (see picture)

I have a suggestion for them. Why not just switch over to motorcycling instead. I would much rather be dodging an oncoming riderless motorcycle than an oncoming driverless car with or without the warning label. Also the motorcycle has less momentum, and is less likely to kill the unraptured occupants of other vehicles.

I photoshopped the picture of two bumper stickers I found onto a picture of two cars side by side.