My passion is with a book which has the complete history of the world from the begining of IDist activity in/on it to the end of it before it burns up after the messianic millenium. It's like reading the back of the book and knowing how it all plays out. That amazing and wonderful book has delightfully enlightened me with all the wisdom and understanding I have that amounts to anything really worthwhile and has made every aspect of life hum nicely these 71 years of my life, 61 of them as a Christian. To me it's like man's operator's manual from the maker of man to run mankind's life and for mankind to troubleshoot any problems that can possibly arise.
I am happy for you and sincerely hope you receive from your god exactly what you desire (ABE2 - not here of course, but in the afterlife). I presume you are a Seventh Day Adventist since they seem to share similar opinions concerning unquestioning belief in their church leader's interpretation of prophecy, apologetics for Ron Wyatt as a fellow 7th, a high regard for the Old Testament to the point of at least saying one follows the 613 laws of Leviticus, an extreme support of all actions of Israel combined with a tremendous hatred of Islam, and based upon principles of biblical innerancy and literalism, an absolute support for YEC that can not be subject to anything remotely resembling rational analysis lest one be damned for eternity. Am I correct in this assumption?
Whether my assumption is true or not, I still do not understand how, as a fundamentalist of inerrancy and literalism one could presume to know the future, as some fortune-teller, despite Leviticus:
19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God.
20:6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
Or how about these overly ignored gems from your own Bible:
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Mat 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Mat 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Mat 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
2 Pet 2:1 [NIV] But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Pet 2:2 [NIV] Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
2 Pet 2:3 [NIV] In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
From your posts, I guess considering your statement, and how well your beliefs about your god and your "interpretation" of prophecy suit yourself and any pre-existing hatred of any and all other religions and ethnic groups, despite any evidence to the contrary, I have a bad feeling you have promoted yourself to the position of speaking for God.
Given what I understand about your own religious belief system (from posts) I strongly suggest you reconsider your position.
ABE - remember, although I am very hard on you, it's business, not personal (Godfather movies). I am alarmed that your beliefs about armageddon may lead some misguided people, when their hopes for any "rapture" are not immediately realized, into hastening the process, thereby murdering more people than all wars put together, if not all life.
Koresh originally came from the 7ths and they share your beliefs to an extraordinary degree. His self-righteousness (along with government incompetence), immolated over 20 children based upon the teachings of a false prophet.
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