Sherri Shepherd<\/a> revealed how she went to jail for eight days because of a Rapture<\/a> prophecy.<\/p>\n To be clear, she wasn\u2019t talking about the one that was supposed to happen on Sept. 24, an idea that was popularized by a South African pastor. On her talk show Sherri<\/em>, Shepherd reflected on why she didn\u2019t believe this recent Rapture prediction \u2014 because she\u2019d fallen for one before.<\/p>\n “I have been through this before. I used to be in a religion that told me that the Rapture was coming,” Shepherd recalled. “They told us to get our house in order. And I said, ‘Why? I’m not going to need a house where I am going. I don’t need those worldly possessions.'”<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Because she didn\u2019t believe in the prophecy, Shepherd decided not to take care of serious expenses that are punishable by law.<\/p>\n “I didn’t pay my bills. I didn’t pay my taxes,\u201d she explained. \u201cI did not pay my traffic tickets because why would I pay anything when the world’s about to end? My registration had been expired for two years. I had seriously $10,000 worth of unpaid moving violations.”<\/p>\n After admitting she didn\u2019t show up to court to pay for parking tickets, Shepherd revealed what happened when the Rapture never occurred.<\/p>\n “The world never ended. I went to jail,” she said. “I was on my way to perform at the Comedy Store in Hollywood and I didn’t know, so they picked me up. I went to jail for eight days and because I fell for the Rapture, I became a hardened criminal.”<\/p>\n Shepherd gave a somewhat different spin on this time in her life in a 2006 interview. In a conversation with Belief Net<\/em><\/a>, Shepherd explained how becoming disillusioned with and leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses left her convinced that “I was going to die and that I was going to go to hell.”<\/p>\n “I felt like, well, I\u2019m not a Jehovah\u2019s Witness and that\u2019s the true religion,” she said. “I can\u2019t go to church because those are from the devil. I felt like one of the walking dead. I was never mad at God. I just felt like God was mad at me.”<\/p>\n It was that mindset, she said, that led her to unpaid tickets and, eventually, jail.<\/p>\n “I felt like…, ‘I\u2019m going to die, so if I\u2019m going to die, I\u2019m going to write all kinds of bounced checks,'” she recalled. “‘I\u2019m going to sleep with a lot of people. I\u2019m going to not pay my bills. I\u2019m going to die anyway!’<\/p>\n “There\u2019s one scripture, ‘Let\u2019s eat, drink, and be merry, because we\u2019re all going to die.’ “That\u2019s really how I felt. Let\u2019s do everything!” she continued. “I went to jail because my registration was two years expired. Police would stop me and give me a ticket to appear in court. I had like eight of those. My bench warrants totaled $9,000.”<\/p>\n The latest Rapture warning came from South African pastor Joshua Mhlakela who claimed that he saw Jesus in a vision returning on Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>\n \u201cThe rapture is upon us, whether you are ready or not,\u201d Mhlakela said in an interview. \u201cI saw Jesus sitting on his throne, and I could hear him very loud and clear saying, \u2018I am coming soon.’\u201d<\/p>\n <\/a> Sherri Shepherd Recalls Barbara Walters Hooking Up With Richard Pryor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Sherri Shepherd Confirms Nia Long Confronted Her Over Perceived ‘Shade,’ Says There\u2019s \u2018No Beef\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Katt Williams Suggests He\u2019s Done With Podcasts After Infamous Shannon Sharpe Interview<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Charlie Sheen Recalls Mistaking Heroin for Cocaine in the ’90s<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n James Bond Director Reportedly Plans to Cast a Newcomer for 007<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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