Your Consumer Guide to the Apocalypse

If you believe that Saturday will be the Judgment Day prophesied in the Bible—a conclusion being trumpeted by Family Radio of Oakland, Calif.—you may not have considered the loose ends involved. Here’s one: Who’ll take care of your non-Raptured pets? Luckily, some enterprising types are dealing with things of this sort. For the rest of us, there’ll be specials at bars around the country!  —KA

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2. Post-Rapture Post

Post-Rapture Post is a message delivery service to those left behind after the apocalypse. Joshua Witter started the website in 2004 after a casual conversation with his friends about what believers might want after they leave their non-believing loved ones behind.

Witter, an atheist, charges $4.99 to $799.99 to deliver a pre-written letter to those loved ones. Ritter said he suspects the postal service and email services will not be available.

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This pleasant scene, painted by 16th century German painter Matthias Gerung, shows one version of what Saturday might be like.