That's odd since in Christianity, It's more like "the end of the world system" not dooms day. We still have the thousand year reign of Christ here on Earth to look forward to. In fact Doom DAYers often claim Christian don't care enough to "Save the planet" because we don't believe in all these doom day scenarios.
Im begining to think im going to see the apocapalpse
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The Bible mentions a 1000 year reign of Christ?
Everything you said is exactly my point. Forget the "end of the world system". The world isn't going to end. Take care of the world TODAY.
Tank_Guy#3
Lion of Lehistan
You've been watching "The Day After Tomorrow" too much. Humans will be able to adapt to almost any situation that could possibly arise from global warming.
MobBoss
Off-Topic Overlord
I think a 1000 year antiChrist reign, too. But it's been awhile since I've had someone give me their version of Revelations.
LucyDuke
staring at the clock
Witness the product of Al Gores efforts.....
Yeah. Al Gore has a few people panicking about a problem that's not worth panicking about, but definitely needs to be addressed realistically. Some people, on the other hand, want everyone to pretend there's not any problem so the easy money keeps flowing. Al Gore is totally the bad guy.
I've now experienced one person who has 'panicked' due to Gore's video; I also know a few others who've determined that something needs to be done because of that video.
Ideally, a superior balance could be struck, but many people have chosen to not take advantage of educational material on this topic, when that material is less easy to understand.
Ideally, a superior balance could be struck, but many people have chosen to not take advantage of educational material on this topic, when that material is less easy to understand.
Sort of. But not. Don't try and interpret Revelations. It's a book of prophecy, and everyone who tries to interpret prophecies before they are fulfilled ends up looking foolish. Personally, I don't worry about Revelations or the End Times. Enough to worry about in the present.
Little Raven
On Walkabout
I agree with this statement. However, I don't find it particularly comforting. I have no doubt that some humans will hang on somewhere no matter what global warming throws at them. But there are 6.5 billion of us...and it's disturbing easy to create conditions where a substantial portion of that number don't survive.
Gelion
Retired Captain
Good that you understand that. Now think about two things:
- How can I help other people realise what is coming without making them panic, but rather trying to improve their attitudes?
- What can I learn to survive in the final days of Earth?
Best of luck to you on your quest however you choose to treat what you've understood.
Not all Christians are fatalistic, for example the biggest sub division the Catholics believe that Revelation already happened and that it was talking about events of the time, in a codex form.
In fact if you look at the inherent references of St Johns work, many of the references are although symbolical actually concur with symbology of the Jews and agree with the events of the time which he writes about. For example The whore of Babylon is Rome, the seven headed dragon are the Seven Palatine hills of Rome, which the beast Nero rides, and the part where the beast is seemingly struck dead only to survive refers to a failed suicide attempt by Nero, where one of his servants cut his head. Of course Nero's number is 666 as well.
In fact if you dissect it properly, pretty much all of the generally accepted codex references of the times are found in other literature or can be insinuated from real world events. Considering St John was present at the sacking of Jerusalem by the Romans and was banished he had a pretty strong motivation, it was perhaps the only way he could attack the Roman state without being obvious. Looking at it in that context and from a scholarly point of view it's kind of hard to conclude anything else. Which is why the Catholics advocate this theory now.
EDIT: Oh and the real place Armageddon was a scene of many battles of the past, a traditional battle ground amongst the Jews, it also happened to hold a substantial Roman garrison at the time.
It is suggested John envisioned Rome being overcome by Christianity, and he wasn't far wrong either. After all it is Roman Catholicism
In fact if you look at the inherent references of St Johns work, many of the references are although symbolical actually concur with symbology of the Jews and agree with the events of the time which he writes about. For example The whore of Babylon is Rome, the seven headed dragon are the Seven Palatine hills of Rome, which the beast Nero rides, and the part where the beast is seemingly struck dead only to survive refers to a failed suicide attempt by Nero, where one of his servants cut his head. Of course Nero's number is 666 as well.
In fact if you dissect it properly, pretty much all of the generally accepted codex references of the times are found in other literature or can be insinuated from real world events. Considering St John was present at the sacking of Jerusalem by the Romans and was banished he had a pretty strong motivation, it was perhaps the only way he could attack the Roman state without being obvious. Looking at it in that context and from a scholarly point of view it's kind of hard to conclude anything else. Which is why the Catholics advocate this theory now.
EDIT: Oh and the real place Armageddon was a scene of many battles of the past, a traditional battle ground amongst the Jews, it also happened to hold a substantial Roman garrison at the time.
It is suggested John envisioned Rome being overcome by Christianity, and he wasn't far wrong either. After all it is Roman Catholicism
Actually, I wasn't trying to interpret Revelation. I was asking Smidlee where he got the 1000 year reign of Christ from.
Revelation doesn't even mention 1000 years of anything, nor does it mention an antiChrist nor Christ himself.
Rev. 20:2 "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the devil, and satan (adversary), bound him a thousand years... verse 4 ...they [who refused the beast and his mark] lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Thus He is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
So the "adversary" which had the kingdom in his possession to offer to Jesus the first time will lose them to the very One he made the offer.
I just confirmed that on an online Bible search. Yep, you're correct, it says Jesus will reign 1000 years.
Raisin Bran
Cereal Killer
Global Warming Wobal Garming
Its all BS to make us go mad ....... they say the planet is heating up and we are getting snowfalls galore down here!
Its all BS to make us go mad ....... they say the planet is heating up and we are getting snowfalls galore down here!
Also explains why the Christians began to get very nervous around 1000AD, with many doom sayers and prophets appearing at the time, thinking the end of this reign would be the end of man's life on Earth. They were mistaken, it seems a thousand years has no real world basis. You aint going to know when the world is going to end, suffice to say we are post apocalypse now, at least according to there interpretation. It's quite an interesting subject, probably more so if you are a believer, depending on whether your a Catholic or otherwise.
Global Warming Wobal Garming
Its all BS to make us go mad ....... they say the planet is heating up and we are getting snowfalls galore down here!
I suggest you make this damning evidence known to the scientists immediately, your obviously on to something there, my God how could they be so blind!
Oh no wait shazbat! It's like summer already where I am, hold your horses!
Revelations does talk about a 1000 year reign of Christ, and punishment for Satan. (As Smidlee just showed) Your assertion that the anti-Christ is not mentioned by name in Revelations is technically correct, although many scholars would say that it is implied, and the word is certainly used in other places in the New Testament. Your idea that Christ Himself is not mentioned in Revelations is quite simply wrong, however. Christ is mentioned in the first verse of Revelations, and in the last, and in many, many verses in between. The idea that Christ is not mentioned in Revelations is provably false and simply wrong.
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