It’s a pretty wrapping sheet.
Sheri Shepherd candidly shared that she once neglected taxes, parking fines, and court obligations, believing that her joy would lift her to heaven.
“I wasn’t going to be here today. I thought my joy would take me to heaven,” the 58-year-old former “View” cohost remarked during her appearance on Wednesday’s syndicated show “Cherry.”
The comedian, known for her role in “30 Rock,” recounted a time when religious warnings suggested the end of the world was near.
“We were told to keep our houses in order, and I thought, ‘Why? I won’t need a house when I go. These worldly possessions don’t matter,'” she said.
Shepherd admitted that she stopped paying her bills, taxes, and fines, even amassing about $10,000 for a travel infraction.
“Jesus doesn’t care about parking tickets,” she quipped.
But things took a turn when she was pulled over on her way to perform at a Hollywood comedy club, leading to her arrest due to an outstanding warrant.
“I ended up in jail for eight days. I fell for joy and turned into a real criminal,” Shepherd joked.
She learned her lesson and expressed skepticism about recent predictions of Jesus’ return on September 23rd.
“Everyone on TikTok seemed to think joy had arrived yesterday,” Shepherd relayed.
“I’ve seen this happen before, so I wasn’t fooled,” she told her audience.
Raised as a Jehovah’s Witness, she adhered to strict teachings but later distanced herself from that faith. Now she identifies as a Christian, describing her path as a shift from rigid rules to a more forgiving, grace-filled belief system.
The concept of the Rapture, shared by many evangelical Christians, posits that before the end times, Jesus will return to gather true believers, leaving others to face suffering on Earth.
This idea stems from a New Testament passage that speaks of faithful followers meeting Christ in the air.
While a notable idea in evangelical circles, many Christian denominations do not embrace the Rapture and see it as a recent interpretation rather than a core belief.
