Posted on 07/03/2015 5:53:34 PM PDT by House Atreides
Mark 9 King James Version (KJV)
9 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias
Good point and good question. I wonder where ISIS fits in with your question. I realize they are not a state but maybe they are the model of how a band of broke thugs organizes to take over wealth and territory.
Or maybe they started with rich backing?
I think it’s pretty obvious ISIS is getting financial backing from somebody. I haven’t a clue who that might be. There is simply no way major military operations can be self-sustaining in the modern world.
The territory conquered by ISIS is not even close to being wealthy enough to support their military effort. Though the immense amounts of equipment abandoned by Iraqi forces certainly help a lot.
Absolutely. It is amazing how close we are now....
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