Posted on 01/07/2015 10:09:34 PM PST by grundle
:) There can never be too many of those jokes.
"The world’s first city developed around its temples, and only later did palaces play a role. Its view of the world was conditioned, as in all ancient societies, by totalitarian religious belief. So the picture that comes into focus is that of a theocratic command economy, hierarchically organized , centrally directed, and regulated according to an ideology propagated by a priesthood, playing the role that, 5,000 years later, Soviet Marxists would call ‘the engineers of human souls’. Such was temple rule."Kriwaczek, Paul (2012-03-27). Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (p. 53). St. Martin's Press. Kindle Edition.
Mosque, Church, Synagogue -- The State establishing Pharisees knew Jesus was refering to their temporal state-establishment when He was talking the temple being destroyed.
And so do the state-establishing muslims.
Same ol' human nature.
>>Mosque, Church, Synagogue — The State establishing Pharisees knew Jesus was refering to their temporal state-establishment when He was talking the temple being destroyed.
A mosque and a synagogue are buildings. The church is an assembly of people (ekklesia)
The Christian church is the body of believers in Christ.
No state-establishment required for that Temple.
>>The church is an assembly of people (ekklesia)
As opposed to the abomination assembled under the curia?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/secrets-of-the-vatican/
Just watched that last night. An interesting look behind the curtain (despite PBS’ usual whitewashing of the cancerous nature of homosexual perversion).
>>A mosque and a synagogue are buildings
Rev 2:9-10
I know your afflictions and your poverty — yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
NIV
Synagogue of Satan? What sort of building is that?
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