Race: you take this crap too seriously!
Not at all. We are the first generation to actually make this come true. Any emperor could have ordered it, but only our generation has the ability to make it happen, and all it takes is a decision to actually do it.
Also, as a student of the Bible, I see this as fascinating, yet frightful, for it shows that we have not been living as we should, especially myself, and the time is running out before Christ returns. It is time for all who call themselves believers to straighten up and focus on acting like believers instead of 'Tea Party' activists dressed up like Indians, (No matter how much I felt satisfied to do so!)