have you looked at the situation and taken god OUT of the equation? Or do you view everything through a book of fiction?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
But, in an effort to see if there was some clue to what you were saying, I went back to post #23 (the one you replied to) to see if the meaning would become clear. But, alas, no... your statement is just as meaningless in light of post #23 as it was originally. So, who knows what you're talking about....
I saw that the one "book" that was quoted is the book of Revelation -- and specifically about the 1,000 year reign of Christ on this earth. I suppose that's the "book of fiction" that you're talking about. If so, you obviously don't know God yourself.
And then I looked at the charts again. Those charts give a visual representation of the various "positions" of the posters here on Free Republic. It pays for people not only to know their own position (in terms of what it means) but other people's positions. Of course, one usually finds most posters wanting to hide their positions (not make it clearly known) and simply take shots from "behind trees" and engage in "terrorist activities" (of a religious nature on the board, if you will). You see a lot of "terrorist activities" (in a verbal sense on this board).
So, not having any earthly idea what you're saying, and since I'm not going to go on drugs to try and understand what you're saying -- I'd say to just read the Bible and see what God says. He explains it all.
First, I recognize that you are going to interpret Scripture based upon your own preconceptions. This isn't necessarily bad, since all of us do this to one degree or another.
In fact, when I held to a Dispensationalist viewpoint, I interpreted Scripture in a completely different manner than I do today. In fact, there is not a time that I read Scripture when I do not see something new, something that is now fresh and vibrant.
For example, would you look at Ezekiel 28 in a different light if you did not automatically assume that it was referring to Lucifer? There are several very conservative scholars who point this out.
You said in your post that, along with Job, it is sometimes better to keep one's mouth shut. That has been my point all along. If you remember, my original point was the fact that maybe people are saying too much when they say "God didn't cause this", or "It was not God's will". I know that they do this in an attempt to bring comfort, but comfort at what price?
If we believe Amos 3:6, then we know that no disaster befalls a city that the Lord has not caused. Maybe, along with Job, we should say "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him" (Job 13:15)
What we need today is less "sound bites", and more faith and dependence upon a God who does bring disaster upon cities, who does slay us, who does control all the events of the universe.