You were saying — “We as believers see a world and our country being taken over by the will of Satan....”
If there ever was room for a “conspiracy theory” — it would be the conspiracy of Satan, as told us in the Bible, in order to set up his worldwide rule through the Antichrist (whoever that may be and I don’t know... :-) ... ).
That’s the only true conspiracy that is going on in the world, aside from little and insignificant machinations of various individuals, trying to get their own way for their own self-benefit...
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You said — “No way could the world come to a evil world power spoken in the Bible with as many Christians still inhabiting the earth.”
Yep, for how rapidly things have to progress (at that particular time) I would say that Christians have to be out of the way, all at once, or they would create too much of a “drag” on the whole process for it to take place so rapidly. Right now Christians do slow down the “progress” of evil in the world, in many ways. It still moves forward, though, in spite of what Christians do, because Satan has been granted the power to take over, when his time has come.
But, if you’ve seen my home page (on Free Republic) then you know I’m pre-trib... :-)
I think Satan gets the whole 7 years free of the Christians who are around today... LOL..
You make some excellent points...
Just my own personal opinion, based on what I have read biblically as well as other theories I have heard.
I tend to believe the Tribulation period has started in Oct 2008...I think maybe if anything cataclysmic should happen in 2012 it would explain why many people were killed..(Actually the RAPTURE of the Church) that might be the delusion GOD sends to the un-believer...2012
(Mid-Tribulation rapture)
And 2015 could be the return of Christ to earth...
Do you think the tribulation has started?
What about this thought - the LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil. Perhaps, those people who think they are going to "take over the world" for the sake of lining their own pockets, are just busy about Satan's business whether they know it or not. Look at all the greed, the coveteousness. The oligarch at heart just can't leave the middle class alone, just has to squeeze out every penny from the working folks. Otherwise, why would there be persecution. Generally, a Christian is to live modestly, quietly, working hard, so as not to impune God with ridiculous behaviour -- why bother such a person?
Bates has a cool book, and he argues that "alien abductions" only take place against non-Christians (even Andresson, or however that's spelled; if you look closer at the story, it's clear she believes in a Christ other than that of the Gospel). The Alien abductions stores are stultifyingly boring and similar - weird torture and experimentation, and the so-called aliens are almost without fail "preaching" a Christ other than that of the Gospels, trying to give shades of the truth, but missing some critical element of what the Bible teaches about Christ. Coincidence?
Just thinking...