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🕯️ Even if we are toast, there is, believe it or
not, an upside to this.
By: AGelbert Date: October 15, 2019, 3:16 pm
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[quote author=Surly1 link=topic=151.msg13983#msg13983
date=1571079807]George Monbiot: Oil Strike
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by Vox Populi
The 🦕🦖 oil 😈 companies have successfully
transferred blame for their actions to us. It is time to fight
back.
Let’s stop calling this the Sixth Great Extinction. Let’s start
calling it what it is: the First Great Extermination. ...
... Mass dilemma actions could be our last, best chance of
preventing the great extermination.[/quote]
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I Agree that there is a great extermination taking place. I
disagree that it can be stopped, though I will do all I can to
stop and reverse it, as George Monbiot 👍 and XR
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/>It ain't over till it's over. Hope springs eternal and all tha
t.
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Even if we are toast, there is, believe it or not, an upside to
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You see, the elite
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/>greedballs are going to die even more painfullly and horribly
than the 99% that dies from Catastrophic Climate Change before
they do. These elites, with their bunkers and 100 year food
supplies and renewable energy powered air conditioning, water
purification and so on, will get to see and experience, up close
and personal, the HORROR of climate 2 degrees C on up to 10
degrees C above pre-industrial causing ALL vertebrate species to
go extinct.
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Since these money loving BASTARDS are in 100% "Might is right"
Satanic brainfuck lockstep (see: "game theory") mode from the
time they reach the age of "reason", they simply cannot wrap
their materialistic heads around the consequences of
industrially shitting where they eat.
So, they will only realize how abysmally stupid they have been
when they see that there is NO THERE OUT THERE to rapaciously
exploit when their bunker food runs out. Earth's spectacular,
majestic life giving biosphere will become a polluted, toxic
pile of [img
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In order to fully appreciate what these Hellspawn Scum of the
Earth will experience when it dawns on them that THEIR
ANTI-EMPATHY WORLD VIEW CAUSED THIS EXTERMINATION, picture a
person waking up from a self-induced catatonic state inside a
coffin buried six feet under ground.
It won't be pretty. But, it will be [font=times new
roman]JUST[/font]. [img
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pushing with all their might as they lose consciousness and die
from lack of oxygen in a state of total panic.
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[move]And then their real punishment will begin.[/move]
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Surly, if God wants to save the biosphere, He will save it. As
to TPTB Homo SAPs running this [img
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/>show, I see ZERO evidence that they want to save it. Therefore
,
it is logical for an atheist to harbor no hope for our species.
Yet, with the exception of the 'Nature Bats Last' crowd, most
atheists out there do not want to engage in that, from their own
"god ain't there" professed world view, INESCAPABLE logic, do
they? Their God is humanity. Good luck with that...
IF, and ONLY IF, TPTB experience a spiritual awakening and
embrace 100% ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, there is hope. That is one way
that God could intervene through the minds and hearts of humans.
You and I aren't going to talk TPTB into an embrace of ethical
behavior. XR is not going to talk TPTB into an embrace of
ethical behavior. Violent bloody revolution
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/>is not going convince TPTB to embrace ethical behavior either.
All the writings of every religion and philosophy that edify our
discourse by repeatedly warning, in no uncertain terms, that
ethical behavior is Sine qua non for the successful
perpetuation of the human family, HAVE NOT convinced TPTB to
embrace ethical behavior.
[font=times new roman]God has shown the way. [/font] The most
ambitious, intelligent, ethics rejecting humans have cheated,
lied and murdered their way to the catbird seat. They have given
God the finger. They ARE TPTB at present. Jesus Christ, while He
was dying on the cross, said, "Forgive them Father for they know
not what they do." Well, that is no longer the case. TPTB KNOW
EXACTLY what they are doing to their fellow humans and the rest
of the biosphere.
I can't speak for God, but it don't look good for humanity, bro.
[center][font=times new roman]Rivers of waters run down mine
eyes, because they keep not thy law. [/font][font=times new
roman]Ps 119:136[/font]
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I've reviewed every prophecy on the Antichrist, and what I read
blew my mind:
By: AGelbert Date: October 25, 2019, 4:57 pm
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AMERICAN & CHRISTIAN CULTURE, END TIMES
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[center]Could American
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[center]Here Are the Biblical Predictions: 👍[/center]
[center]I've reviewed every prophecy on the Antichrist, and what
I read 👀 blew my mind:[/center]
By Benjamin L. Corey 90 Comments
Does the Bible predict the future with stunning accuracy as so
many in the end-times camp have claimed? 🤔
I grew up in the rapture-me-outta-here end times movement, and
have spilled no shortage of ink critiquing it– even poking a bit
of fun at it. As a theologian I fall into a category of belief
that sees biblical prophecies about “the end” as being events
that have mostly been fulfilled in the past, but I try to hold
that belief gently and recognize I could be wrong.
Many of my fellow Christians in America have warned me over the
years of exactly that, often telling me: “I feel sorry for you,
because when the Antichrist comes you’re not even going to
recognize him!”
To honor those who have given me such warning, I decided to
spend the past week studying the most significant biblical
prophecies and descriptions typically believed by my
conservative friends to refer the Antichrist. If my evangelical
friends are correct, and if it’s entirely possible that the
Antichrist is on the global scene today, I certainly wouldn’t
want to be the only person in the room who didn’t recognize the
Antichrist when I saw him.
In case you too are a bit rusty in the area of biblical
predictions about the coming Antichrist and don’t want to be
oblivious if such a person were to arise, consider me your chief
antichristologist who is more than happy to help you out.
Here are the no-kidding-not-satire-prophecies and signs of the
antichrist the Bible tells us to watch out for… and that blew my
mind by the time I was done:
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[center]The Antichrist will be the leader of a nation that is a
military superpower with the ability to trample and crush the
entire earth.[/center]
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[center]“The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon
earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall
devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in
pieces.” [/center]
[center]Daniel. 7:23[/center]
This verse helps us start by narrowing down the nations and
times the Antichrist could come from. The passage directly
states he is from a nation that was different from times before,
in that it was powerful enough to crush and destroy the entire
earth– likely a nuclear superpower. Revelation also speaks of
the Antichrist and his prophet having the power to “call down
fire from the sky,” which further supports this notion.
Thus, when considering the prophecy in light of the modern
world, it most likely leaves Russia or the United States
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s
having under a few hundred. Furthermore, Revelation 17:15
describes the Antichrist coming from a place where there are
“multitudes of peoples, nations, and languages” which would most
accurately depict a “melting pot” nation like the United States.
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[center]The Antichrist will be a man who is exceptionally
arrogant and will be known for giving boastful
speeches.[/center]
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[center]“I could hear his boastful speech…”[/center]
[center]Daniel 7:8, Revelation 13:5[/center]
So, as you keep your eyes peeled for the Antichrist, be sure to
keep in mind that it won’t be a quiet leader who is deceitfully
humble and flies under the radar– The Bible says it will be
someone who loves to give speeches where he boasts about
himself.
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[center]The Antichrist will be someone known for making a lot of
public threats against people.[/center]
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[center]“…had a mouth like that of a lion.”[/center]
[center]Revelation 13:2, Daniel. 7:4[/center]
As we begin to assemble the biblical prophecies, Christians on
guard should be looking for a king-like figure who loves to
boast about himself, but who also loves to go around roaring
like a lion– things like threats to his enemies and a constant
verbal flexing of muscle.
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[center]The Antichrist will come from among 7 tall “hills” that
each act as a “head.”[/center]
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[center]“And I saw a beast coming out of the sea with ten horns
and seven heads, which stood for seven hills”[/center]
[center]Revelation 13:1, Ch. 17[/center]
John described the Antichrist (beast) “rising up from the sea”
as he looked out from the Island of Patmos in a supernatural
vision. The Bible describes the beast as having 7 heads, which
symbolized 7 “hills” that stood up high. Hills also are
metaphorical for places of power in the Bible.
So, if the Antichrist were to come in the present age, we’d be
most likely looking for an American president known for being
exceptionally arrogant, boastful, and threatening others, but
who also came from 7 tall “hills” or places of power… one of
which would need to be somewhere in the vicinity of where John
was looking out into the ocean where the vision occurred.
Huh… well this is a super weird coincidence:
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[center]Seven heads? Maybe like potential
head-quarters?[/center]
Well, funny thing again: while Donald Trump owns at least ten
skyscrapers that I’m aware of, apparently only seven of them are
formally named Trump Towers:
[center]Trump Tower, NYC
Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago
Trump Towers, Istanbul
Trump International Hotel and Tower, Toronto
Trump World Tower, New York
Trump Towers, Sunny Isles Beach
Trump Tower, Manila [/center]
And this is a little bizarre, but in John’s vision he said that
the 7 heads had horns on them– some had just one, some had two…
kinda like those antennas on top.
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Wow, and you know what? John’s vision also said that the seven
heads all had someone’s name written across them. Interesting!
And let’s not even open the can of worms regarding the building
on 5th ave… Yeah, the same deal that was bailed out by Justice
Kennedy’s son before Kennedy surprised everyone and retired–
giving Trump what had been a swing vote on the Supreme Court.
#PowerMove
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Bummer of an address Jared! Glad you were able to offload that.
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[center]The Antichrist will cause people all over the globe to
be filled with wonder and “follow” him.[/center]
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[center]“The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the
beast.”[/center]
[center]Revelation. 13:3[/center]
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This verse also speaks to the likelihood the coming of the
Antichrist is more likely to be in the modern world instead of
the ancient one. 2,000 years ago it would not have been possible
for people all over the globe to become fascinated by a
political leader, let alone “follow” them.
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Okay, I get it…
Some predictions and prophecies can be like horoscopes: they can
appear to apply to anyone.
And I’m with you… when you get into stuff like numerology and
interpreting seven-headed beasts, it’s hard to know if something
is an eerie coincidence, or just plain silly.
I’d honestly started this post intending to be silly, and during
my research began to find the coincidences and certain numbers
happening to match a bit amusing the first few times. But at a
certain point the coincidences added up or got too specific, and
it wasn’t funny anymore– it was deeply unsettling.
And by the end? Well, stick with me as the prophecies grow more
specific, and you’ll see why my mind was a bit blown– and why as
a Christian my spirit was deeply unsettled by the the end of it:
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[center]The Antichrist will be a political outsider with
despicable character and a contemptuous personality who wins an
election that no one expects him to win. [/center]
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[center]“… a despicable person will arise… a man of contempt… to
whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will
slip in when least expected and will seize the kingdom through
flattery and intrigue.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:21[/center]
When looking to identify the Antichrist, the Bible starts to
help us with some really specific prophecies. Based on what the
Bible predicts, a most likely scenario for the arrival of the
Antichrist would be a candidate for president who came from the
private sector (not of ‘royal’ background) being found with
despicable morality along with a contemptuous personality, who
campaigned on flattery and lies– but somehow went on to win an
election no one expected him to win… leaving the country
stunned.
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[center]The Antichrist will give speeches where he speaks “great
things” and then about things that are even “greater.”[/center]
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[center]“He had a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed
greater than its companions…”[/center]
[center]Daniel 7:20[/center]
Starting to get weird now, isn’t it? This is about the point I
got goosebumps and a little freaked out also.
Yes, in warning us of the Antichrist the Bible predicts in both
Daniel and Revelation that when the Antichrist comes, he’ll not
only be the contemptuous and arrogant political outsider who
pulls an upset in the election– but warns us that he’ll
specifically be speaking of “great” and “greater” things along
the way.
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[center]The Antichrist comes to power through collusion with a
secret alliance who uses disinformation to help him win– even
though he has a minority number of supporters.[/center]
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[center]“After an alliance is made with him he will practice
deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force
of people.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:23[/center]
So, you know… according to God’s holy and infallible word and
all, one of the other major signs to warn us of the arrival of
the Antichrist would be an election where someone won with fewer
supporters, and where it was also proven that an evil outside
power meddled with the process to specifically put that person
in office.
But I can’t imagine the country would turn a blind eye if that
ever happened, especially for my evangelical friends who tell me
we need to always be on guard for the arrival of the Antichrist.
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[center]The Antichrist’s rise to power will seem like a miracle
that God performed, tricking people into following Satan instead
of God without even noticing.[/center]
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[center]“The arise in power of the lawless one will be in
accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of
displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the
lie.”[/center]
[center]2 Thess. 2:9[/center]
Evil is evil, but evil is not stupid… or at least, Satan isn’t.
When the time comes to make his power move in the human story,
he’ll find a way to not only make evil palatable– he’ll try the
ultimate bait and switch by making God himself seem responsible
for this evil. What better way to get a hit in, than to do it
and make it look like God actually did it?
When the Antichrist comes, be sure to look for powerful
religious folk claiming it was a miracle from God:
[center][quote]“He did everything wrong, politically. He
offended gays. He offended women. He offended the military. He
offended black people. He offended the Hispanic people. He
offended everybody! And he became president of the United
States. Only God could do that.”[/quote][/center]
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[center]False Prophet[/center]
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[center]As president, the Antichrist will immediately find ways
to make himself and his friends richer– and he will do it in a
way no president had ever done before.[/center]
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[center]“Then he will distribute among his followers the plunder
and wealth of the rich—something his predecessors had never
done.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:24[/center]
In this verse the Bible continues down the path of helping us
get more specific about the rise of the Antichrist so we won’t
miss it when we see it: He says that the Antichrist will be
unique from all other presidents before him in the way he will
be able to use the presidency to instantly get richer and toss
lots of money over to his friends.
While all modern presidents are wealthy, and politicians give
kick-backs, Daniel indicates something will be different about
this president and that he will uniquely profit off the
presidency in a way that previous presidents never imagined.
This prophecy could likely only be fulfilled if a rich business
person were to win a deceptively influenced election, and then
serve as president with some sort of business structure that got
he and his friends richer and richer just from being president.
If such a thing were to ever occur, you might likely hear a
government oversight body state something to the effect of: “The
president has turned the government of the United States into a
money-making operation for his family, his friends and himself.”
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[center]Once in power the Antichrist will reveal that his heart
wants to make alterations to the “appointed times” that are in
current laws.[/center]
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[center]“He will try to change the set times and the
laws.”[/center]
[center]Dan. 7:25[/center]
What’s fascinating is that the Bible never tells us he actually
succeeds or does change the appointed cycles, but that he
expresses wanting to change them. What would it look like to
express an interest in changing laws around cycles and appointed
times? It would likely be that the Antichrist will want to
change elections, skip an election, or extend term limits, etc,
thus what the Bible says of “intending to alter laws for
appointed times…”
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[center]The Antichrist will make fake news popular and will be a
chronic liar. His followers will believe his delusions because
they hate the truth.[/center]
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[center]“He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider
himself superior… He will use every kind of evil deception to
fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to
love and accept the truth that would save them.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 8:25, 2 Thess 2:10[/center]
Daniel 8 and 2nd Thessalonians 2 are incredibly descriptive
warnings to help us recognize the Antichrist. Predicting that
under his rule “deceit will prosper” warns us to look for
someone who calls the truth “fake news” and who is known for
constantly lying.
In fact, the Antichrist lies so much that the Bible stops
calling him the Antichrist and starts calling him The Liar–
using the definite article for effect– as if he begins to
personify fake news and lies.
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[center]The Antichrist will reward those who are completely
loyal with powerful positions and lucrative real estate
deals.[/center]
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[center]“He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He
will make them rulers over many people and will sell them land
at a price.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:39b[/center]
No kidding: the Bible predicts the Antichrist will be someone
who negotiates powerful real estate deals with his friends.
The Antichrist is someone in need of constant affirmation, so
the Bible predicts he will use his position to surround himself
with blind loyalists who honor and submit to him.
To spot the Antichrist as the Bible predicts, look for a
president who gives high level positions away on the basis of
personal loyalty. While all politics involve a level of this,
the Bible calls the Antichrist a worthless shepherd’ so he will
likely have a cabinet of leaders in disarray and incompetence,
with many being blatantly unqualified or even a bunch of them
going to jail.
If that’s not enough to help us identify the Antichrist, the
Bible throws us a major bone: He’ll be a president experienced
at negotiating land and property deals, and he’ll have access to
plenty to buy and sell.
While some prophecies are general enough to fit certain leaders
here and there, thankfully the Bible give us some rather
specific clues to also look for– like a rich and arrogant
political outsider who happens to be in the business of
negotiating land and property deals.
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[center]The Bible says that we’ll be able to spot the Antichrist
because he will give an arrogant public speech in the middle of
his first term where he boasts of “great things” but also uses
God’s name as a curse in the same speech.[/center]
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[center]“And there was given to him a mouth speaking of ‘great
things’ and blasphemous words… and he opened his mouth saying
terrible things and blasphemed the name of God.” [/center]
[center]Revelation 13:5-6[/center]
I mean, if this were to happen all my end-times friends would
spot it, wouldn’t they? Revelation 13 very specifically tells us
that somewhere in the middle of his first three and a half years
in office, the Antichrist will give a very specific and telling
speech: he will arrogantly brag of his accomplishments and
‘great’ things, and will also use God’s name in a way considered
to be blasphemy.
This would be exceedingly eye-brow-raising for any serious
Antichrist hunter, were this to ever happen in a presidential
speech… right?
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[center]The Antichrist will draw strong support from many
Christians as if they are willfully blind and outright
delusional.[/center]
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[center]“For false Christs and false prophets will arise and
appear to perform ‘great’ signs and wonders so as to lead
astray, if possible, God’s own people. He will use every kind of
evil deception to fool those on their way to
destruction…”[/center]
[center]Matt. 24:24, 2nd Thess 2:10[/center]
Sorry, but I’m old enough to remember when revivals were for God
and blasphemy was a serious sin.
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[center]The Antichrist will spend his first term in office
having an ongoing feud with the leadership of the nation on his
southern border.[/center]
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[center]“He will stir up his strength and courage against the
king of the South…”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:25[/center]
Creepy coincidence? The entire Antichrist narrative of Daniel 11
is situated around a conflict along the southern border where
the Antichrist is wanting something that the king to his south
wont give him. Based on the whole of Antichrist prophecies and
the common thread of money and greed, it certainly appears to be
money that he wants from the nation to his south…
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The Bible predicts that negotiating a deal will be hopeless, as
neither side is willing to budge. The Antichrist hates the
leadership south of his border and hates his people. Not
surprisingly, the Bible says they aren’t big fans of the
northern king (v11:27). Scripture tells us that negotiations
never get off the ground, as kings to the south don’t want to
give the Antichrist anything.
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It also says that the Antichrist will go down to the southern
border as things heat up– there is a crisis where both sides
have troops along the southern border– and that the Antichrist
will return home with a large sum of money shortly after.
Another interesting coincidence: in April 2019 Trump toured the
southern border and returned home days later to the Pentagon
awarding him $1 billion toward his border wall.
The Bible also says that even though the Antichrist will come
home with a large sum of money, that he’s even more furious
about things after.
Maybe the money wasn’t enough for what he wanted and didn’t know
where the rest would come from?
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[center]The Antichrist will be so angry at the king to his south
that he will decide to intentionally inflict harm on that ethnic
group in retaliation.[/center]
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[center][b]“He will set himself against the people… doing much
damage before continuing his journey.”[/b][/center]
[center]Daniel 11:28[/center]
Yes, you’re tracking with me correctly: the Bible predicts the
Antichrist will be an arrogant political outsider who talks
about “great” and “greater” things, who wins an election where
he has less supporters due to the election being tampered with,
who then instantly gets rich off the presidency and spends his
time in a feud with the president across from his southern
border.
And yes, the Bible actually says that after negotiations fail at
the souther border he decides to get even by intentionally
inflicting harm and distress on that ethnic group.
Get ready to have your mind blown with what Zechariah’s prophecy
about the coming Antichrist says on this matter, especially in
light of what Daniel tells us regarding the Antichrist’s
retaliation along the border:
[center]“There will be a leader over the land who will not help
the ones who are dying.
He will not go looking for the young who got lost, or care for
the children.
He won’t help the ones who are sick or broken, or even give
nourishment to the hungry ones who are still healthy.”
– Zechariah 11:16-17[/center]
Children being ripped from their parents as a deterrent from
crossing into the “northern kingdom,” refugees being locked in
cages without adequate care, some dying in our custody, children
still missing or given for adoption even though they weren’t
orphans?
Yeah, the Bible references the “worthless shepherd” who will do
that– AKA: the Antichrist.
Still need a few more warning signs from the Bible as to the
identity of the Antichrist? Apparently God doesn’t want us to
miss it, because the last few drive it all home:
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[center]The Antichrist will be furious over “rumors and reports”
that come from the east and north, and will fly into fits of
rage as the reports surface. [/center]
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[center]“But reports will trouble him from the east and north,
and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out
many.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:44[/center]
That’s right: In the middle of the Antichrist’s feud along the
southern border he will hear troubling “rumors and reports” that
specifically come from the eastern and the northern parts of the
country.
The Bible goes on to predict the rumors will “frighten” him and
leave him so furious, that he has fits of rage and will want to
destroy people over the reports.
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[center]The Antichrist will appear to receive a wound he can’t
recover from, but will survive to put down the first attempts to
remove him from office.[/center]
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[center]“[He] appeared to be fatally wounded, but the fatal
wound was healed– and the whole world was amazed.” [/center]
[center]Revelation 13:3[/center]
And of course, when Trump squeaked by in the Russia
investigation due to internal DOJ policy which doesn’t allow the
indictment of a sitting president, everyone– most especially
those who are too young to remember the OJ Simpson murder trial–
was completely amazed he survived what very clearly seemed to be
a fatal wound to his presidency.
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[center]The Antichrist will have the nation’s most powerful
religious leader influencing the country for him. This leader
will try to convince Christians that the Antichrist is “God’s
pick” and that we need to support him.[/center]
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[center]“And then I saw a second beast come from the Earth who
looked like a lamb but spoke like a dragon… and it deceived the
inhabitants of the Earth…”[/center]
[center]Revelation 13:11–12[/center]
The Bible predicts the Antichrist will survive the near-fatal
wound to his rule, but then goes on to tell us he will need the
most powerful religious leader in the country to help him
solidify support among the religious in order to stay in power–
specifically around the 3 1/2 year mark.
3 1/2 year mark? That’s re-election season. Interesting!
The prophecy describes a political/religious alliance where the
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any and all religious credentials he can muster, in order to
generate support for the Antichrist rule to last more than just
3/12 years.
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[center]The Antichrist will see himself as being above everyone
else, as if he had no need for God. He will eventually elevate
himself as the God and King of Israel[/center]
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[center]“And he will exalt himself above all… so that he sets
himself up in God’s own temple in Israel, proclaiming himself to
be God.”[/center]
[center]2nd Thess 2:4, Rev 17[/center]
However… it’s hard to imagine this actually happening. I don’t
know if I’ve ever met a professing Christian who saw themselves
as being so flawless or had zero reverence for God. Well, take
that back– never mind the admission that he’s “never seen a
need” to ask God forgiveness for anything, or saying, “Why
should I repent if I haven’t done anything wrong?” just TODAY he
did something that seemed unthinkable…
Here’s Donald Trump, just as the Bible predicts, setting himself
up like he’s the God and King of Israel:
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Beyond words. This is what Antichrist looks like.
But you know what? He is not the God of Israel. He doesn’t
worship or even know the God of Israel.
But are you ready for some Antichrist trolling about 2,600 years
in the waiting?
Well, we know the Antichrist hates God and doesn’t worship him–
but the Bible *does* actually let us in on a secret and tells us
who the Antichrist does worship… and spoiler: it’s not actually
Satan.
Drum roll please…..
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[center]The Antichrist will worship the god of border walls.
For real. The Bible actually says that.[/center]
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[center]“He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or
for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but
will exalt himself above them all. Instead of them, he will
honor a god no one will have heard of before: the god of
fortresses. And he will worship this god with a lot of
money.”[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:37-38[/center]
You can’t even make this stuff up– yes, the Bible *actually*
says that instead of worshipping the true God, the Antichrist
will worship an unknown god of “fortresses.”
What does this word “fortress” literally translate to?
Border walls that secure a city or country, that’s what.
Yes, the Bible says the Antichrist will worship the god of
border walls.
Some commentaries argue it’s not even referencing a real deity
(though some think it was the ‘god of towers’ like a gate
tower), but instead note that it is likely the Antichrist will
be so obsessed with a border wall, worshipping it with a lot of
money, that it functionally becomes his god.
Yup- trolling from long-since-dead-guys. Priceless!
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[center]The Antichrist’s most devoted followers will wear a sign
of their allegiance to him on their foreheads.[/center]
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[center]“And they received a mark on their right hand or on
their foreheads…”[/center]
[center]Revelation 13[/center]
And we all thought it was going to be a barcode or chip….
And the final biblical prophecy on the Antichrist:
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[center]… But the people who truly know God and remain faithful,
will firmly “resist” him.[/center]
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[center]"With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated
the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly
resist him."[/center]
[center]Daniel 11:32[/center]
Yup– even the name of our movement is mentioned in the
Antichrist narrative.
[center]…[/center]
So in the end, what do I believe theologically on the subject of
eschatology after this research project?
I don’t know yet.
But what I do know is this: If the Antichrist comes, I’m not
going to be the one guy in the room who doesn’t recognize him.
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... to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the w
ords of God shall be fulfilled.
By: AGelbert Date: November 3, 2019, 11:16 am
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[move][font=courier]But evil men and seducers shall wax worse
and worse, deceiving, and being deceived - 2 Timothy 3:13 King
James Version (KJV)[/font][/move]
[center][font=times new roman]For God hath put in their hearts
to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto
the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. -
Revelation 17:17[/font][/center]
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[center][quote]"The Sound of Silence" is a song by
singer-songwriter duo Simon & Garfunkel. Written in February
1964 by Paul Simon.[/quote][/center]
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Is Trump planning to stage a "miraculous recovery" fro
m a head wound inflicted by a "leftist commie
By: AGelbert Date: November 3, 2019, 1:34 pm
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November 3, 2019
SNIPPET:
First Lady Melania’s publicly demonstrated distaste for him.
It’s entirely conceivable that she would not cry if Donald was
injured and, in fact, she might celebrate it on some level. This
woman is married to one of the most odious men in the entire
world. He’s an avowed sexual predator, a deeply unempathetic
man, a lazy father, and an incompetent leader. There is quite
literally nothing to love about Donald J. Trump.
Read more:
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Agelbert Comment: Hmmmm. Is Trump planning to stage a
"miraculous recovery" from a head wound inflicted by a "leftist
commie gunman"? That would raise his approval rating and
demoralize Democrats for sure. That said, if Trump really is
Satan's homeboy, there is a bit more to that action, whether
staged or real, than meets the eye.
[font=times new roman]And I saw one of his heads as it were
wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the
world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon
which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast,
saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with
him? - Revelation 13:3-4 King James Version (KJV)[/font]
[move]If these "Evangelical Christian Leadership" lickspittle
lackeys are NOW willing to stoop to the following, image their
fervor after their hero recovers from a
"Socialist/Leftist/DemocRAT/Commie Conspiracy to do God's
anointed" in.[/move]
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[center]The antichrist recovers from a terrible injury
Revelation 13:3[/center]
A beast normally means a strong wild animal, but this beast is a
special description of the antichrist. The antichrist is an evil
ruler who will gain control over the whole world shortly before
Christ’s return.
The antichrist’s power and authority will become very great, but
then something terrible will happen. In the word-picture, John
describes this as a terrible injury to one of the beast’s seven
heads. That could mean a physical injury or a loss of power. It
will seem as if the antichrist cannot recover. However, the
antichrist will recover by the devil’s power; in fact, he will
become even stronger. Now his authority over the whole world
will be complete.
There is nothing attractive about the word-pictures that John
uses to mean the devil and the antichrist. John refers to the
devil as the ‘dragon’. A dragon was the worst kind of wild
animal that people could imagine. John calls the antichrist
(Christ’s enemy who leads the whole world to follow the devil),
the ‘beast’. A beast means a wild animal; John’s description of
this beast is very terrible and awful.
However, people give honour here not to God, but to the devil
and to the antichrist. They praise them not because of anything
good, but because they are so evil. They praise the antichrist
because he is so cruel and powerful. They have seen how his
terrible injury healed (verse 3). Now they believe that nobody -
not even God - will be able to defeat him.
They praise the devil because he gave the [b]antichrist
authority to rule the whole world. [/b]It is the natural result
of every evil act that the devil receives honour. However, this
is much worse, because the people are praising the devil on
purpose. We have already read that people would give honour to
evil spirits and to images (9:20). Now they will choose the
devil himself to be their god. They have believed a powerful lie
(2 Thessalonians 2:9-12). They imagine that the devil will
support them in their war against God (see Psalm 2:1-3). They
believe that the devil and the antichrist are, together,
powerful enough to defeat God. Of course, this idea is
completely wrong.
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While they are not quite the majority in the USA, they are a sig
nificant percentage of the populatio
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It is good to know my stubborn consistent claim (i.e. the only
phone I need is the one connected to a land line) is better for
the biosphere than buying a "smart" ::) phone. Gandhi said the
following:
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My wife and I have always done our best to do that. I am sure
that is sine qua non to our happiness in the afterlife. It gives
us peace of mind. However, due to the massive wave of
selfishness and greed enveloping our species in these times,
that has not done SQUAT to make the world a cleaner, safer,
better place.
For a time I thought it would. I was wrong. But, that takes
nothing away from the validity of Gandhi's words. There is no
hope for human civilization as long as people are more concerned
with this life than they are with being a success in the
afterlife. WHY? Because, as long everything a person DOES is
predicated on the probability of a successful outcome in this
plane of existence, the only logical behavior is cowardly self
interest (i.e. "Might equals Right").
I am past three score and ten. I can tell you that I have had to
interact carefully, just to survive, with American Fascists
since I was a kid in Kansas. While it is true that most of them
branded themselves using other labels (Southerners, Republicans,
John Birchers, Libertarians, Capitalists, Supply Siders, Trickle
Down "Theory" Proponents, Moral Majority, "Christians" - in name
only, Reagan Democrats, etc.), their joy in finding new and
"better" ways to single out anyone that wasn't part of the "in
crowd" for gratuitous mocking, micro-aggressions, ostracism,
orchestrated penury through preventing the hiring of to good
jobs, trumped up charges resulting in firing from good jobs,
and/or in-your-face cruelty identifies them.
While they are not quite the majority in the USA, they are a
significant percentage of the population. They are MOSTLY NOT,
as many left leaning people with big hearts claim, confused,
uneducated, ignorantly racist or unenlightened; they know
exactly what they are doing and why they are doing it. Evidence
of that is their consistent good neighborly care and
consideration for those who they consider part of the "in
crowd".
They are simply evil, which is another word for coward. Scratch
a bully, and just below the surface you'll find a coward.
The American Empire may be in retreat, but EVIL among humans in
America (and the rest of the world) is on the march, not
retreating.
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Re: End Times according to the Judeo Christian Bible
By: AGelbert Date: November 10, 2019, 2:58 pm
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[center][font=times new roman]This know also, that in the last
days perilous times shall come. - 2 Timothy 3:1[/font][/center]
[move][font=times new roman]Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers
of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2
Timothy 3:4-5[/font][/move]
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019
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WILLIAM RIVERS PITT, TRUTHOUT
Donald Trump is desperate and cornered. What better balm for a
man afflicted with rampant egotism than to hear from a "holy
person" that he has been chosen to wear the mantle of Heaven,
and that all who oppose him are not merely wrong, but an offense
to God? Televangelist Paula White is now on the White House
payroll, and she has launched an initiative to pray away
impeachment.
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MegaChurch Prosperity Preaching False Prophets Fleecing the Floc
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By: AGelbert Date: December 3, 2019, 1:49 pm
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Fleecing the Flock: A Snapshot of America's Richest Pastors
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patheos.com - Flies around in a $17.5 Jet, lives in a $6 million
lakefront mansion with a 1,500 acre campus and a private
airstrip. [emoji83] He and his [emoji48] wife make over $655,000
a year in salary alone. It’s not clear whether…
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[move]Kenneth Copeland – Copeland Ministries Flies around in a
$17.5 Jet, lives in a $6 million lakefront mansion with a 1,500
acre campus and a private airstrip. He and his wife make over
$655,000 a year in salary alone. It’s not clear whether this
includes speaking fees, book royalties, and “love offerings.”
Creflo Dollar – World Changers Church International Drives a
Rolls-Royce and lives in a Million dollar home in Atlanta, and a
2.5 million-dollar apartment in Manhattan. Dollar will not
release his salary information. John Hagee – Cornerstone Church
His last released salary was nearly $1 million per year (2004).
Hagee does not release his earnings anymore. Charles Blake –
West Angeles Church of God in Christ Owns a 10,000 square foot
mansion in Beverly Hills (btw his congregation hails mostly from
impoverished South Central LA) His year salary is $900,000 per
year. Benny Hinn – Miracle Worker [img
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rs
per year Joel Osteen – Lakewood Church Stopped taking his
$200,000 salary several years ago. Makes tens of millions off of
his numerous books. Joel & family live in a $10.5 million – get
this – 17,000 square foot mansion. Treasures in heaven people.
Bishop Eddie Long – New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Long
made over $3 million in a three year period from 1997 to 2000.
He drives a Bentley, and lives in a 1.4 million dollar home on
20 acres. An investigation into his non profit showed he made
more than $1 million dollars from them on top of his church
income. No doubt some of that went toward his legal fees in
2011.Ed Young – Fellowship Church Dot Com Lives in a 10k square
foot 1.5 million dollar home. He gets paid a cool $1 million
dollars a year, plus a $240,000 parsonage allowance. That
doesn’t count the royalties he makes off of his recent
Sexperiment. color=maroon]Franklin Graham – Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association[/color] In 2008 he reportedly made 1.2
million dollars. Your father should slap your face Franklin.
Rick Warren – Saddleback Church[/move]
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[font=times new roman]And hereby we do know that we know him, if
we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth
not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. --
1 John 2:3-4[/font]
There is a special place in Hell for the evil bastards, posing
as Christian Pastors, who run the MegaChurches [img
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/>pushing the "greed is good" Prosperity Preaching Doctrine of
Demons in the USA. Those evil bastards and their supporters
laugh when they read comments like mine. They never did take
anything written in the Bible they sanctimoniously (selectively
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/>quote seriously, so that is no surprise. Here's an Old Testame
nt
quote, that you will NEVER hear in a MegaChurch, that describes
these "Pastor" Servants of Satan perfectly:
[font=times new roman]For the wicked boasteth of his heart's
desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. The
wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek
after God: God is not in all his thoughts. His ways are always
grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for
all his enemies, he puffeth at them. He hath said in his heart,
I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. His
mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue
is mischief and vanity. He sitteth in the lurking places of the
villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his
eyes are privily set against the poor. He lieth in wait secretly
as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he
doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. He
croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his
strong ones. He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he
hideth his face; he will never see it. Psalm 10:4-11 [/font]
Yeah, they think the world is their oyster. Something tells me
that, very soon now, they are going to be very disappointed. In
fact, the way things are going (i.e. [img
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will experience a well deserved dose of justice before they
finish their blasphemous soul of perdition demonic tour of duty
on Earth.
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[move]"With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the
covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist
him."Daniel 11:32[/move]
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[font=times new roman]For the needy shall not always be
forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for
ever. -- Psalm 9:18[/font]
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They went out from us, but they were not of us; ...
By: AGelbert Date: December 3, 2019, 2:15 pm
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patheos.com - Flies around in a $17.5 Jet, lives in a $6 million
lakefront mansion with a 1,500 acre campus and a private
airstrip. [emoji83] He and his [emoji48] wife make over $655,000
a year in salary alone. It’s not clear whether…
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[font=times new roman]And hereby we do know that we know him, if
we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth
not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. --
1 John 2:3-4[/font]
There is a special place in Hell for the evil bastards, posing
as Christian Pastors, who run the MegaChurches [img
width=40]
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/>pushing the "greed is good" Prosperity Preaching Doctrine of
Demons in the USA. Those evil bastards and their supporters
laugh when they read comments like mine. They never did take
anything written in the Bible they sanctimoniously (selectively
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width=40]
HTML http://drphilyerboots.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/cherry-picking.jpg[/img])<br
/>quote seriously, so that is no surprise. Here's an Old Testame
nt
quote, that you will NEVER hear in a MegaChurch, that describes
these "Pastor" Servants of Satan perfectly:
[font=times new roman]For the wicked boasteth of his heart's
desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. The
wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek
after God: God is not in all his thoughts. His ways are always
grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for
all his enemies, he puffeth at them. He hath said in his heart,
I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. His
mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue
is mischief and vanity. He sitteth in the lurking places of the
villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his
eyes are privily set against the poor. He lieth in wait secretly
as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he
doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. He
croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his
strong ones. He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he
hideth his face; he will never see it. Psalm 10:4-11 [/font]
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I could not agree more.
Such quotes are studiously ignored as they preach the
"prosperity gospel."
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Yep. The early Christian Church had their number ([font=times
new roman]Love not the world, neither the things that are in the
world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not
in him. -- 1 John 2:15[/font]). Real Christians still do.
[font=times new roman]Little children, it is the last time: and
as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there
many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They
went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been
of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went
out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of
us. -- 1 John 2:18-19[/font]
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Why our editor in chief spoke out against Trump, and why the co
nversation must continue.
By: AGelbert Date: December 24, 2019, 1:42 pm
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Saw this yesterday. Apparently adherence to Christian ethics
skips a generation in then Graham clan.
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There are real Christians who have always known the score about
the
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Christianity Today makes it clear to the Fake Christian Trump
Cult that they are not going to back down an INCH from the
correct Christian condemnation of ANTI-Christian 🦀 Trump
and his pack of 😈 greedy, racist followers.
Real Christians are often accused of having a "rigid"
personality because they will not back down when they make the
claim that the gross immorality of a politician makes said
politician unfit for office. Christians are called "hypocrites"
for taking this position, as Christianity Today did in regard to
Clinton, and now is doing, with still greater Christian Faith
based justification, with Fascist Demagogue Donald J. Trump. I
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Our so-called "magical" God is far more REAL than the
"situational ethics" (SEE: "dial your own moral reality", "If it
feels good do it", "more is better, no matter who you take
advantage of to get yours") crowd polluting BOTH mainstream
political parties and most of what passes for reason based
intellectual discourse in American universties.
God reveals, to anyone willing to humble themselves and listen
(an 'examined life' basic tenet - see Cornel West video after
article - of Christianity that, thanks to the methodical U.S.
Corporate Fascist Corruption of Christianity from kindergarten
on up, most hubris and pride filled Americans reject as
"Un-American"), what is sine qua non behavior for a Christian.
While it is possible to live an examined life and not be a
Christian, it is impossible to be a Christian and not lead an
examined life.
You cannot honestly call yourself a Christian if you do not lead
an examined life. Trump and his evil supporters eschew the
examined life with every fiber of their money worshipping being.
This is not hard to figure out. I celebrate this renewed clarity
of what is Christian morality and how, exactly, the Trump
Administration is the destructivly evil antithesis of Christian
morality by Christianity Today. I'm looking forward to an
article condemning the Pence fake Christian Trump lackey as ALSO
unfit for public office.
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EDITORIAL
[center]The Flag in the Whirlwind: An Update from CT’s
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Reader responses to Mark Galli’s recent editorial have spanned
the spectrum. We have received countless notes of encouragement
from 🕊 readers who were profoundly moved.They no longer
feel alone. They have hope ✨ again. Many have told us of
reading the editorial with tears in their eyes, sharing it with
children who have wandered from the faith, rejoicing that at
last 🕊 someone was articulating what they felt in their
hearts. They felt this was a watershed moment in the history of
the American church—or they hoped it would prove to be. Stay
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On the other hand, we have heard from many [color=maroon]readers
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assassination, or maligned a broad swath of our fellow
evangelicals, or revealed that we prefer the Democrats to a
President 😇 who has done a lot of good for causes we all
care about. [img
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Of course, we appreciate the support and listen humbly to the
criticisms. But at the end of the day, we write for a readership
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President Donald Trump would have you believe we are “far left.”
Others have said we are not Bible-believing Christians. Neither
is true. Christianity Today is theologically conservative. We
are pro-life and pro-family. We are firm supporters of religious
liberties and economic opportunity for men and women to exercise
their gifts and create value in the world. We believe in the
authority of Scripture.
We are also a global ministry. We travel the world and see the
breadth and depth of what God is doing through his people all
around the planet. It is beautiful, and breathtaking, and
immense. The global Body of Christ—and the community of
evangelicals—is vastly larger than our domestic political
squabbles. But partly on behalf of that global body, we can no
longer stay silent.
American evangelicals have always been a loose coalition of
tribes. We have fought one another as often as we have fought
together. We at Christianity Today believe we need to relearn
the art of balancing two things: having a firm opinion and
inviting free discussion. We need, in other words, both a flag
and a table.
First, then, the flag. Numerous reporters have asked whether the
ministry supports what was stated in the editorial. Was Mark
Galli speaking on behalf of the institution? CT does not have an
editorial board. Editors publish under their own names. Yet
Galli has stood in the trenches for men and women of faith for
over three decades. He has been an outstanding editor in chief.
While he does not speak for everyone in the ministry—our board
and our staff hold a range of opinions—he carries the editorial
voice of the magazine. We support CT’s editorial independence
and believe it’s vital to our mission for the editor in chief to
speak out on the issues of the day.
As an institution, Christianity Today has no interest in
partisan politics. It does not endorse candidates. We aim to
bring biblical wisdom and beautiful storytelling both to the
church and from the church to the world. Politics matter, but
they do not bring the dead back to life. We are far more
committed to the glory of God, the witness of the church, and
the life of the world than we care about the fortunes of any
party. Political parties come and go, but the witness of the
church is the hope of the world, and the integrity of that
witness is paramount.
Out of love for Jesus and his church, not for political
partisanship or intellectual elitism, this is why we feel
compelled to say that the alliance of American evangelicalism
with this presidency has wrought enormous damage to Christian
witness. It has alienated many of our children and
grandchildren. It has harmed African American, Hispanic
American, and Asian American brothers and sisters. And it has
undercut the efforts of countless missionaries who labor in the
far fields of the Lord. While the Trump administration may be
well regarded in some countries, in many more the perception of
wholesale evangelical support for the administration has made
toxic the reputation of the Bride of Christ.
Galli’s editorial focused on the impeachment, but it was clear
the issues are deeper and broader. Reasonable people can differ
when it comes to the flagrantly partisan impeachment process.
But this is not merely about impeachment, or even merely about
President Trump. He is not the sickness. He is a symptom of a
sickness that began before him, which is the
hyper-politicization of the American church. This is a danger
for all of us, wherever we fall on the political spectrum. Jesus
said we should give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what
is God’s. With profound love and respect, we ask our brothers
and sisters in Christ to consider whether they have given to
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Let me protect against two misunderstandings. The problem is not
that we as evangelicals are associated with the Trump
administration’s judicial appointments or its advocacy of life,
family, and religious liberty. We are happy to celebrate the
positive things the administration has accomplished. The problem
is that we as evangelicals are also associated with President
Trump’s rampant immorality, greed, and corruption; his
divisiveness and race-baiting; his cruelty and hostility to
immigrants and refugees; and more.In other words, the problem is
the wholeheartedness of the embrace. It is one thing to praise
his accomplishments; it is another to excuse and deny his
obvious misuses of power.
Similarly, this is neither a criticism of the evangelical Trump
voter nor an endorsement of the Democrats. The 2016 election
confronted evangelical voters with an impossible dilemma: Vote
for a pro-choice candidate whose policies would advance so much
of what we oppose, or vote for an extravagantly immoral
candidate who could well damage the standing of the republic and
the witness of the church. Countless men and women we hold in
the highest regard voted for President Trump, some
wholeheartedly and some reluctantly.
Friends we love and respect have also counseled and worked
within the Trump administration. We believe they are doing their
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We nevertheless believe the evangelical alliance with this
presidency has done damage to our witness here and abroad. The
cost has been too high. American evangelicalism is not a
Republican PAC. We are a diverse movement that should
collaborate with political parties when prudent but always
standing apart, at a prophetic distance, to be what Martin
Luther King, Jr. called “the conscience of the state.” That is
what we believe. This is where we plant our flag. We know we are
not alone.
Now, to the table. A table is a place of welcome, a place where
bread is broken and friendships are forged. In a political
landscape dominated by polarization, hostility, and
misunderstanding, we believe it’s critical for Christians to
model how to have a firm opinion and host free discussion at the
same time. Evangelicals of different stripes cannot continue to
shout one another down, bully those who disagree, or exclude one
another and refuse to listen.
We hold fast to our view that the wholehearted evangelical
embrace of Trump has been enormously costly—but we are committed
to irenic conversation with men and women of good faith who
believe otherwise. (And since an open letter was published even
as we were preparing to publish this statement, let me simply
say that I appreciate the thoughts it expresses, and I hope this
statement too can be the beginning of a dialogue.)
In the words of Proverbs 27:6, “faithful are the wounds of a
friend” (ESV). Deeply aware of our own sinfulness and
limitations, we are going to invite supporters and critics alike
to produce essays agreeing or disagreeing with our stated views.
It is time for evangelicals to have a serious discussion about
how our identity as Christians shapes our activity as citizens.
We will invite authors who represent a variety of viewpoints in
a thoughtful and charitable manner. We will publish those essays
in mid-January. We hope we can come together in convicted
humility and learn from one another.
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/>Christ is still the light that shines upon a people living in
darkness. We look forward to resuming the conversation soon.
The flag is planted. The table is set. We invite you to join us
at either one.
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[move]"With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the
covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist
him."Daniel 11:32[/move]
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Cornel West excerpts from Examined Life, a 2008 documentary film
directed by Astra Taylor. The film features eight influential
contemporary philosophers walking around New York and other
metropolises and discussing the practical application of their
ideas in modern culture.
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By: AGelbert Date: April 20, 2020, 1:52 pm
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[center]Earth Day 2020 😞[/center]
[center][quote]What these scientists are offering us are
technological expressions of their own supercharged sense of
desperation.[/quote][/center]
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/>COVID-19 triggered Global Neoliberal = Capitalist = Fascist
caused Economic Collapse. It accurately predicted the present
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/>elite. Now inevitable, the increasingly deadly consequences of
Catastrophic Climate Change will be addressed, not in rational
viable biosphere, multi-species preserving and protecting
cooperative stewardship by caring humans, but by, as the article
warns, "... the increasing insulation of the world's wealthy
minority from the rest of humanity -- buying protection for
their fortressed communities from the Halliburtons, Bechtels and
Blackwaters of the world while the majority of the poor are left
to scramble for survival among the ruins."
The elite greedballs, after they have watched most of the
biosphere (and we-the-people) perish, will also perish from the
inevitably destructive consequences of making a religion out of
Social Darwinism. The author of the article is probably, unlike
me, an atheist. That said, I acknowledge that he is a man of
Godly principles who can discern perfectly well between ethical
and unethical behavior. He knows that unethical behavior is
TOTALLY embraced by TPTB, and does not shy away from the facts.
That is why he is so depressed. I am depressed too but I
understand what all the Happy Talk "Ascent of Man" [img
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/>Darwinists studiously refuse to accept, despite all the
biological DNA DEGRADATION EVIDENCE in their arrogant
intellimoron faces. That is, that mankind has DEVOLVED, not
"evolved".
It is the height of straw grasping irrelevance for the "Might
equals Right" Social Darwinist true believers to arrogantly mock
whatever it was that happened in the (metaphorical or real)
Garden of Eden that resulted in the indisputably FALLEN NATURE
of HUMANITY. Anyone with critical thinking skills cannot fail to
see how self-destructive to the biosphere and ourselves our
species is.
Human "civilization" is, cell phones, computers and all,
indisputable evidence of how rapidly, just in the last century,
we have devolved into increasingly destructive forms of EVIL
behavior, never mind before that.
It is an insult to the animal kingdom to equate Profit Over
People and Planet Greedballs with "animals". No animal on earth,
for as long as this biosphere has been functioning since its
creation, would ever cause the wanton rampage of destruction
that humanity is responsible for.
Though the author of this article cannot bring himslef to do it,
it is HIGH TIME that what humanity has done to God's Garden be
called by its appropriate name: SIN. You can tack on several
descriptive adjectives (i.e. WANTON, WILLFUL, REBELLIOUS,
ARROGANT, DIABOLICAL, etc.), but the central problem of humans
who refuse to respect and care for each other and live in
harmony with all life around them is that they CHOOSE to SIN
instead of obeying God by being good stewards of creation.
Whether you want to believe, as I do, that Jesus Christ is the
Way, the Truth and the Life, or not, I sincerely hope you can
agree that Proft Over People and Planet caused human misery and
environmental destruction is SINFUL behavior. You know that
human caused environmental destruction has already ushered in
the Sixth Mass Extinction and will most likely cause the death
of every single human on Earth.
Whether you want to accept any of the wisdom written about the
consequences of SIN in the Bible or not, the fact that sinful
behavior at the present planetary scale causes death is
irrefutable.
The WAGES OF SIN (i.e. rejecting God's Comandment, written in
every human soul, to respect and care for each other and live in
harmony with all life) IS DEATH.
[quote][font=times new roman] For the wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans
6:23[/font][/quote]
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[quote][font=times new roman]And the nations were angry, and thy
wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be
judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants
the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name,
small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the
earth. Revelation 11:18 [/font][/quote]
SNIPPETS:
As the pace of global warming kicks into overdrive, the hollow
optimism of climate activists, along with the desperate
responses of some of the world's most prominent climate
scientists, are preventing us from focusing on the survival
requirements of the human enterprise.
The environmental establishment continues to peddle the notion
that we can solve the climate problem.
We can't.
We have failed to meet nature's deadline. In the next few years,
this world will experience progressively more ominous and
destabilizing changes. These will happen either incrementally
-- or in sudden, abrupt jumps.
Under either scenario, it seems inevitable that we will soon be
confronted by water shortages, crop failures, increasing damages
from extreme weather events, collapsing infrastructures, and,
potentially, breakdowns in the democratic process itself. ...
...
This slow-motion collapse of the planet leaves us with the
bitterest kind of awakening. For parents of young children, it
provokes the most intimate kind of despair. For people whose
happiness derives from a fulfilling sense of achievement in
their work, this realization feels like a sudden, violent
mugging. For those who feel a debt to all those past generations
who worked so hard to create this civilization we have enjoyed,
it feels like the ultimate trashing of history and tradition.
For anyone anywhere who truly absorbs this reality and all that
it implies, this realization leads into the deepest center of
grief.
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