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To: one Lord one faith one baptism
Jesus bound the strong man Satan at the cross and the Church has been spoiling his house ( the pagan nations ) for 2,000 years.

Then you'll have a Scriptural explanation, I'm sure, for the ascension of Islam and the fact that Islam is steadily taking over pagan Europe, that more and more European nations are allowing Sharia law to circumvent their own laws, that the United States of America is legalizing homosexual "marriage" in more and more states, that the elected-by-the-majority president is turning on Israel in direct disobedience to God - I could go on but that's a decent start. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the Church has been "spoiling" pagan nations. The truth is that "paganism" in all it's forms is gaining strength, just like Jesus said it would right before His return, and the Church not only is not stopping it, but is powerless to stop it.

The idea that the Church will "Christianize" the world is a false doctrine that cannot be supported by Scripture and is proven false by the reality in the world today.

According to Jesus Christ, Satan is not bound until after the seven-year Tribulation and after Jesus literally returns to earth:

1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. 2And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3and he threw him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time. (Revelation 20:1-3)

So not only does God say that in this present Age Satan roams the earth, but God then says that Satan will not be bound until Christ literally returns.

Why do you think that Scripture consistently contradict your doctrine?

113 posted on 05/21/2011 9:00:19 AM PDT by GiovannaNicoletta
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

there is no literal seven year tribulation period. Islam is the product of wicked, sinful men. i never said the world would be “christianized”. we are in the thousand year period today, it just isn’t a literal 1,000 years. Scripture doesn’t contradict my doctrine, it’s what Christians have believed for 2,000 years. you apparently accepted this “pre-trib” rapture nonsense that was invented in the 19th century.


116 posted on 05/21/2011 9:07:21 AM PDT by one Lord one faith one baptism
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To: GiovannaNicoletta

I like Vernon McGee’s response to the amillenial perspective where they believe Satan is bound in chains at present,......Vernon responded, that must be a pretty long chain, sortof how you tether a cow in a pasture,...where he can still roam over the entire Earth.


128 posted on 05/21/2011 9:41:37 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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