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To: HiTech RedNeck
I believe you are referring to passage in Revelations 13:10 that mirrors Jeremiah 15:2 . Note the variety of translations.

Considering that these passages deal with acts of war and killing, and considering that there are numerious verses scanctioning slavery and regulating the practice of slavery, I don't see that this carries the weight you want it to.

I'm not sure how much worse the American system of slavery could be than one that allows the owner of a slave to beat him to death, provided the slaves lives at least 24 hours after the beating.

460 posted on 10/09/2005 8:54:13 AM PDT by js1138 (Great is the power of steady misrepresentation.)
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To: js1138
It's better than the racially based system we had in this country, because under the Bible's system, everyone can hope to be a slave.
461 posted on 10/09/2005 9:27:35 AM PDT by Gumlegs
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To: js1138

The Old Testament rules were specific to the Hebrews' situation. God authorized them to enslave the prior occupants of the land that God sent them to possess, and could and did have harsh laws about that. This was a one-off situation. That theology can't be carried forward even into slavery under the Roman system.

And, it's notable that "liars" are named along with the slave traders in Revelation as among the hell fodder -- puts a damper on the theory that this was simply talking about acts of war.


513 posted on 10/09/2005 7:30:16 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
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