Posted on 09/25/2001 10:04:45 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
That said, it is one of the funniest satires I've ever read.
The mark reduces each individual to the worth of his insert. The insert is the only thing of value - lose it and you are worthless. Because it is no longer your work that is of worth - it is the ability to attach that work to an ability to trade electronic currency. If you get out of line, they void you and you are nothing. Want to reign in a whole group of people by religion - easy pickins: click on a checkbox for what religious group you want to persecute, click into restrictions and void their ability to trade with anyone. Instant alienation - instant persecution of anyone at any time for anything. The mark truly will reduce people to little more than a number and a pawn of the devil. Through inserts, posession will be normal - status quo. So all will be completely worthless unsaveable tools used of the Devil. More significant than the standard arguments.
Never thought about zip codes, bank codes and SSN's in that manner.
All your base are belong to US!
Well, in fact, yes. The Bible indicates that we, as Christians, won't know the hour or day of the Lord's coming. However, if we were "in" the Tribulation (i.e., were still here) we would definitely know that time of the Lord's coming.
The events inside the Tribulation time are marked out (1,260 days and 1,260 days or 42 months and 42 months, with the abomination of desolation that Jesus Christ talked about, from Daniel, at that midpoint, being the Antichrist, standing in the then-existing Temple in Jerusalem, proclaiming himself to be God). When we see that -- then there is no question as to the exact day of the return of the Lord. It's 1,260 days later -- exactly.
And Paul told us not to be fooled into believing that the Day of the Lord had come. And he said to comfort one another, in the knowledge of the coming of the Lord, to take us in a twinkling of an eye.
While those who remain may live through the wrath of God, those who are "righteous in the blood of Christ" (by their faith in the promise of Christ for the forgiveness of sin and their resurrection for all who believe on Him) will not be living through it.
An LP would typically have 10 songs across 2 sides, and rotate at 33.3 RPM when playing.
10 times 2 times 33.3 equals...666! THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST!
May God bless you, sirgawain, and may this nation turn again to God that He may also bless her.
In Jesus' Name I pray.
Well, it might very well. But, if so, what's the problem with that. No one has to read it if they don't want to.
I do wish more people would be more into prophetic events of the Bible. It might help. I know a lot of people want to stay away from it. I would imagine that there are several reasons. One is probably because of the number of wacko ideas out there. Another is that it gets heated at times. And another is that with all that going around (from everyone else), it makes it all the more confusing. I mean, how can someone coming at this from the "outside" hope to sort it out with all the contradictory statements being made?
Well, there is one way -- by reading it yourself, diligently (i.e., the whole Bible -- a "novel idea" huh?), and then relying upon the Holy Spirit to give guidance and understanding as James tells us He will.
With the "America is Babylon" idea -- just too many problems with it. You can see how people try to stretch that idea to fit into the twin Trade Towers crashing down. It just "doesn't work". It doesn't fit too many other things. People are "grasping at straws" because they figure they "have to make it work" somehow -- and they'll try jumping on the first few things that "rings a bell" for them.
When it happens (the circumstances fitting the various prophecies), it will be so exact and perfect that no one can divorce it from the true circumstances. It simply has not happened yet.
We're not there and America is not it.
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And for the "America will be judged crowd" -- well, we read that all nations including Israel will be judge before everything is said and done and when Christ comes. So, don't worry (you who so anxiously want that to happen) -- it will. But, it will be according to God's program and not some twisting of verses in the Bible to fit preconceived notions.
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