Well..., in reading this...
Now out of office, Chirac recounts that the American leader appealed to their “common faith” (Christianity) and told him:
“Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East. ... The biblical prophecies are being fulfilled. ... This confrontation is willed by God, who wants to use this conflict to erase his people’s enemies before a New Age begins.”
This bizarre — seemingly deranged — episode happened while the White House was assembling its “coalition of the willing” to unleash the Iraq invasion. Chirac says he was boggled by Bush’s call, and “wondered how someone could be so superficial and fanatical in their beliefs.”
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Recently, GQ magazine revealed that former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld attached warlike Bible verses and Iraq battle photos to war reports he hand-delivered to Bush. One declared: “Put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.”
It’s awkward to say openly, but now-departed President Bush is a religious crackpot, an ex-drunk of small intellect who “got saved.” He never should have been entrusted with power to start wars.
I have to say that I’m pleased to find out, now, that President Bush actually knew about the Gog/Magog war of Ezekiel 38/39. I was doubtful that he knew of the Bible’s prophecies and/or took them into consideration. Apparently he did know something of them, and apparently (also) took them into consideration.
However, I’m still doubtful that President Bush may have fully understood them or was as appreciative of their certainty as those who know that God means what He says — are certain of them.
It would pay for more of our legislators and government officials to understand and be appreciative of what the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob says about the events over there in the land of Israel and the surrounding nations.
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I can’t fully understand (from this little snippet) exactly what President Bush did understand about the Gog/Magog War (as that is coming up in the near future), so I would want to know more of his understanding about it, before I would want to comment more on what he said. But, just the fact that he *mentioned it* is amazing, showing that he knew *something* about it. That’s probably a lot more than other Presidents... LOL...
I agree.
thanks.
Clearly, you aren't familiar with the prophesy surrounding Armageddon.
It would be pretty hard to give you a crash course here, but you can read this and get a good idea what end time prophecy is all about, and how it relates to whats going on today, what "gog and Magog" really means etc.
Bush wasn't nuts, but clearly Chiraq's Christianity isn't up to snuff.
http://goodnewspirit.com/goodnews.htm#anchor23455 http://goodnewspirit.com/goodnews.htm#anchor23455
I read the book “The Faith of George W. Bush”.
In it they confirm that Bush went through the
entier Bible in BSF. That is at least five
years of intense Bible Study.
Yes... I believe GW would know about Gog and
Magog and would be able to speak with authority
where it concerns the Middle East.
So what if Chirac thought it was “odd”. Bush
was being obedient to God ... not Gog.
...Jo