How's about the whole part about how only 12000 people from each of the 12 tribes will actually be saved and the rest of humanity(basically, all gentiles as well as a good majority of Israelite descendants as well) will be cast unto hell.
The entire book of Revelation is written to be allegorical, what with the repetition of numbers and all sorts of symbolic refrences.
I remember the twelve tribes refrence, but I was under the impression that it was refrencing the Christians who had made a new Covenent with God. IIRC how John used the word Israel was more in refrence to a 'saved' people rather than the physical location. That seems to fit better as John was a Christian, not a Jew. (Even though at this time they weren't that different.)
"and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book."
Well, after all, Adam Smith didn't create capitalism. God did. Wealth is good, just ask Calvinists. Any sort of 'socialism' in the bible are from liberals who changed Gods own Word.
I do think that the US strength is waning, but I don't think that they're being replaced by anyone. It's not so much of a shifting of superpowers as just the loss of one. China, for example, will become quite powerful: but I don't know if they're going to scoot ahead in any type of power metric. I guess if Americans continue to not purchase ownership of companies abroad, we could find a world where most foreign companies are ... um, foreign owned.
I guess if Americans continue to not purchase ownership of companies abroad, we could find a world where most foreign companies are ... um, foreign owned.
I think that shows the relative stagnation of the 3rd World. Some nations make it out, but few of them. Many others are up a bit for a while, and then fall back again. Which seems to be often African nation's story.
That's the thing. The relative decline of some areas (ME for example) are counteracted by the Asian Tigers and other members of the G20. And as you say, Africa stagnates throughout (with exceptions of course).
But it also shows early mover advantages. In one sense, it is difficult to stay well out in front. You can't rest on your laurels. It takes continuous investment and innovation. But in another sense it is easy to maintain some lead, because you have the infrastructure, the institutions, the more universal education and opportunity. The gross accumulation of capital, physical and human, is just a hugely higher starting point. For others to catch up they not only have to match what we do, but they have to overcome all that legacy capital. Which means that they have to work and invest a great deal harder for a few generations.
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