Posted on 06/28/2015 4:09:42 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
The latter verses are not about the Beast, who was never part of the true church.
As for the former verses, note the symbolism of the heads, which represent different kings ruling in the kingdom of the Beast, an entity that was around during the days of Christ and the Apostles.
Interresting. I got my info from an intro on my sheet music when I was learning the song.
Interresting. I got my info from an intro on my sheet music when I was learning the song.
Ah, you ascribe to the post-millennial position.
Truthfully, we could argue about prophecy, the beast, etc., etc., but, in the end, we are saved by grace through our belief the blood of Jesus Christ was shed for us.
John Newton, who wrote Amazing Grace, was once a slave trader. Baraq shouldn’t have been singing that song, he should have calling for it to be banned.
...Bingo ! Old Dopey apparently didn’t know the history of the hymn writer ! Kind of funny.
No, I’m not post-millennial. Just that certain verses you quote are not about the Beast, who will not be a leader in Jesus’ church.
Lucy claimed years later that Vivian Vance was the real star of the show as far as talent went.
Once again, we can argue back and forth about the Beast, prophecy, etc, but, in the end, we are saved through grace and our belief that Jesus Christ shed his blood for us is all that really matters.
Yes, all who repent of their sins and believe in that sacrifice and the coming kingdom.
As much as I despise the Barack Obama and every single person in government, I offer up a prayer for them daily, that they may repent of their deeds.
If God Himself wishes that none should perish, who am I to argue otherwise?
Barack has a couple of girls coming of age and it is appalling what he and Michelle are doing to those girls.
Of course, Barack reminds me a bit of Pharaoh...
Powerfully BAD, you mean??
"Fierce countenance" = az-panim, lit. strong-faced. It's an idiom for rude, impertinent, insolent, brazen.
Understanding hard sentences/riddles = an enigma maven (expert).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maven
The "mocking eyes", noted in So God made a liberal
Strong’s adds “vehement” and “harsh” to the definition of “az”. It doesn’t match the character of, let’s say, Obama versus someone like Khamenei or Putin; he is way too weak and subservient on the world scene.
And again, the Beast was around in Jesus’ day.
2 Timothy 3:1-9:
Perilous Times and Perilous Men
"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was."
Is this why females overwhelmingly voted for Obama...TWICE!
Excellent point.
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