Is stupidity alone the real problem in America? Most of us really did not need to watch Jay Leno ask people questions on the street to realize that many Americans are quite stupid.
The American system now seems designed to make idiots of intelligent people:
If we were smart we would not be spending the most money per student in the world but getting some of the worst results.
If we were smart we would not be spending far more of our GDP on health care then anywhere else in the world and not even covering everyone.
If we were smart people on welfare would not have cell phones, 200 channels on their TV and be smoking and drinking on our dime.
If we were smart we would have small efficient functional governments at all levels instead of intrusive entrenched bureaucracies.
If we were smart our preachers would be teaching us God’s truth instead of teaching us psychology, how to get rich and social gospels.
If we were smart our teens could make make change for a dollar and would have a vocabulary that is more than “like” “awesome”.
If we were smart nobody in this nation would think that global warming is a dire threat to the world or that Al Gore is sane.
If we were smart people would not think that we can cure our debt problems by spending more money.
If we were smart we would not keep making the same mistakes and expecting different results (socialism comes to mind).
If we were smart we would not have czars turning America into Amerika.
If we were smart this nation would repent of its sins and for rejecting God.
If we were smart we would take this advise and start taking responsibility for ourselves
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I cannot find in Bible prophecy where America becomes dumbed down in the last days but I cannot find America in Bible prophecy either. Is there a connection to our growing stupidity and why America is not in Bible prophecy? Stupidity alone may eliminate America as a superpower.
Unless you are stupid I am sure you can fill in the blanks above with many statements of your own. You might also read “American idiots” by James Quinn. Of course I am assuming that if you got this far you are also one of us Americans that can read.
According to the CDC, 66% of adults over the age of 20 are overweight or obese. That is approximately 140 million adults. Somewhere between 15 and 20 million Americans can be classified as alcoholics. As many as 50% of those on welfare are alcoholics. There are 225 million people over 18 years old and 32 million of them do not have a high school degree. There are 32 million adults or 14% who are illiterate (23% in California, 22% in New York, 20% in Florida, 17% in New Jersey). The United States’ spending per pupil in public schools at $9,266 is in the top 5 in the world. New York and New Jersey spend $14,000 per pupil and one-fifth of their adults are illiterate.
Forrest Gump, when asked “Are you stupid or something”, responded “Stupid is as stupid does”. A person’s appearance does not prove they are stupid. It is their deeds and actions which prove whether they are stupid or not. The terms stupid and idiot are not politically correct in today’s America. Intellectually challenged, IQ disadvantaged, aptitude deficient, brain power wanting, and acumen poor might satisfy the PC police. Let’s take a look at their definitions according to Webster’s Dictionary and assess whether they might apply to anyone in the increasingly socialized United States of today.
If we were smart we would be reading our Bibles daily and that would eliminate 98% of the problems listed above.
Joel is 100% correct. America had fewer problems when this country was a Christian nation.
Frank, You mean if we were a Christian nation like during the time of the Civil War?
I think we always had many Christians in this nation but I don’t think any nation on earth is or was a Christian nation. We might have said we were a Christian nation but so did most of Europe but history shows us otherwise. Having said that, if the people of any nation have a high moral code and seek justice for all I do not think that nation would reap judgment. America is now under judgment because of our immorality and because there is little justice for the innocent.
There is only a remnant of Christians left in America now. Excluding catholics (of course), we’re far below 30%. It’s obvious when you turn on the TV and can barely watch the commercials. Hedonism abounds. I could not imagine being God and seeing what he sees.
Am getting tired of the whole “why is America not in Bible prophecy rants”! Why does an EMP, economic, or stupidity crises have to hit to reduce us to ashes and of little importance? When dealing with Bible prophecy, the hypothetical scenarios are well played out, not needed, and off the topic. If you want to waste time on rants with no data to present other than, “America isn’t in Bible prophecy and here’s my 101 reason why they aren’t” I’ll go elsewhere for my reading. American’s are so self-absorbed and just can’t imagine that we aren’t in prophecy because we are soooooooo important. Please! The Bible makes no specific mention of this part of the world which was little known – it doesn’t say anything about Australia either, but no one is sending that nation into oblivion to explain its absence, nor that greater part of middle and southern Africa, or South America! GIVE IT A BREAK, ALREADY!
Doug, All I can say is that you cannot please all of the people all of the time and if you want to go elsewhere for information than you might tell everyone else where that perfect site is so all end time prophecy, discernment, apologetics and current events sites like mine can just shut down and let that perfect all pleasing ministry do all the work for us.
People are looking for answers. I am one of many trying to provide them. If you follow the links in the articles I almost always provide links to articles that embellish on what I said or what I said embellishes on what they said. If you look at the articles on the sidebar that are most hit on, you will get an idea of what people are thinking about and the information that they are seeking. If you will notice, David Wilkerson’s prophecy about judgment on America is number two.
Australia has never been the leader of the world and the most prosperous nation in the world with the strongest military in the history of the world. If Bible prophecy mentions other end time world powers and America cannot be found it is not because God did not know that America would never exist. It is because America fell as a world power before these end times events and is not a significant world player during them. So give me a break. If you can do better I suggest you do it!
Doug, you need to read Don’s stuff over a years period of time to get a feel for the content. Sounds like you made a shoot by the hip assessment. Don just covers the truth. It will all come to pass. I am certain of it. Don has a lot of things he writes that many others also confirm. This isn’t just his opinion. You have to be living in lala land not to see the trainwreck coming.
This is right on. Why on earth isn’t any of this being covered in the mainstream media? Because they are all godless fools and living in the dark.
This whole debate on healthcare is a joke. We are intent on a nation to completely bankrupt us by passing so called reform. If fraud and govt waste were to be wiped out then all the “uninsured could easily be insured without dismantling the private sector. I could go on and on about this.
Thanks Doug, I wrote an article in 2006 on how to fix the health care system. I may have overstated some things by calling our present system a national disgrace because believe it or not anyone who needs health care can usually get it in this nation. My wife is working in a totally free clinic tonight. But, I do stand by what I said in the article to get the costs down. I really think we could cover everyone in this nation for two thirds of what are nation is spending on health care today. I sent this article to Obama when he was looking for new ideas on health care but I never got a reply.
http://www.thepropheticyears.com/comments/Health%20care%20in%20America%20is%20a%20national%20disgrace.htm
Also If we were smart we would not have folks like Michael Ruse teaching in our colleges. http://blog.beliefnet.com/scienceandthesacred/2009/08/why-i-think-the-new-atheists-are-a-bloody-disaster.html
This guy talks about how those “new atheists” are doing a disservice to science but then again he is also doing it. Also in the article he says that we need to have a healthcare system like Canada.
This is a good article but I believe the verse in 2 Tim. 3:13 tells us the future of most Americans.
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Thing is, its the same troughout the western world, policies vary somewhat but the same agenda is being rammed down our throats and having the same effects, lots of stupid people who can no longer think for them selves but just recite the same drivel the’ve been indoctronated with over and over again.
Now they want us to give up freedoms and luxurys and $pay for them due to there global warming con.
I just watched some guy on tv this morning talking about how we need to change, we shouldn’t have that second car and those bad forms of heating such as open fire places, give me a break!
America could deal the so called eite a serious blow, how? get rid of the federal reserve and there other centers of influence and power such as the trilateral commision and council on foreign relations, we would all be alot better off. Of course we all would have to stop paying attention to there damm UN as well.
There’s no doubt this country is in trouble. Like Eric said, we’d all have to be in LaLa land to not see it. America is being moved out of the way in continued preparation for the rise of the Anti-christ. The world would rather worship the created (Romans 1:25) and will be eager to welcome their (sub-)perfect human being in the lawless one. We see it with the green revolution of saving planet earth as if we need to establish a utopia for mankind. As our superpower status is removed or we become one of many, the very last days will drop like a hammer then – even while we think it is all moving so fast right now.
On the America issue, here is some encouraging news for everyone! http://www.itulip.com/forums/showthread.php?p=116417#post116417 .
Don, hope its okay to post a link – if not, my bad!
I too, think stupidity will be America’s downfall. But not because of ‘liberal indoctrination,’ big government or lack of religion. The stupidity you worry about is a direct by-product of the consumerist, materialistic mindset so prevalent with people I meet. A mindset instilled by a corporately-run society with billions of dollars in advertising-I think you’re confused about who is really in charge. You complain about the poor quality of education(rightly so), but you arrogantly dismiss Climate Change and impugn Al Gore..? I’m sure your religious beliefs have much to do with your rejection of hard science, but take a look around…do you really see that many people worried about ‘global warming?’ I sure don’t. We must live in different worlds.
“corporately-run…billions of dollars…Climate change…Algore…”
Hello Bartleby? is anybody in there?
I have studied what real scientists have been saying about global warming for years and man has little or nothing to do with it. As anyone knows that is paying attention the earth has been growing cooler for over a decade while CO2 has been increasing. A rise in CO2 will help and not harm the planet. By the way, if you want to see some documentation on this there is plenty of articles on my global warming on this blog.
Don’t confuse UN panels controlled by globalists and reports from those that get grants to fund pet projects to prove AGW global warming with reports from those actually doing hard science on the subject.
One reason global warming hype is losing favor is because the tide has changed. Too many lies were told and too many reports were found out to be junk science. Now most real climate scientists do not believe AGW is a threat and have come out against the lying baloney about AGW and about some “consensus” – a consensus that only exists in Al Gore’s feeble mind. However, the politicians will not let go of the issue because it means more taxes, wealth distribution, total control of people and global governance. All things liberal love. If they stay on this path and try to double the cost of all energy in the name of sustainable development (Agenda 21) while the earth keeps cooling they run a real risk of all being tared and feathered.
Obviously you live in a different world because your world is not based on reality.
Bartleby needs to read “Red Hot Lies” by Chris Horner so he can find out how much money Algore stands to make if Cap and Trade is passed. The corporations you despise so much are all in bed with the climate alarmists.
Oh, by the way. Why do you think that the United Nations releases the summaries of their climate reports months before releasing the full report?
“I cannot find in Bible prophecy where America becomes dumbed down in the last days but I cannot find America in Bible prophecy either. Is there a connection to our growing stupidity and why America is not in Bible prophecy? Stupidity alone may eliminate America as a superpower.”
I am curious, Babylon was located in ancient Iraq, now currently Baghdad. Unless I am misinformed about what an invasion and occupying forces are, I would say that the United States occupies Iraq and ancient Babylon. Since the United States currently is considered the sole super-power…rapidly declining of course, it would be reasonable to think that the United States could in fact “likely” be the Babylon the Great as prophesies in the Bible indicate. Even though scripture does not mention the United States by name, it is pretty clear that the country that controls Babylon in the end of days will be the most powerful nation on earth. In ancient times during the captivity, Baybalon was also occupied by invaders. It is not likely that any other nation of greatness will be occupying that country any time soon. It has taken the time line that is outlined in the Book Daniel for the most powerful nation in the world to occupy Babylon…2300 years. If anyone honestly believes that the politicians that have been put in place Iraq control that country, they are sadly mistaken. I guarantee that nothing of significance happens without it being cleared by central command. Since it is not likely that Iraq will become a super power by itself, it is plausible to say that particular prophesy has been fulfilled the day that the United States invaded and took control of the country. The United States is firmly in control of Iraq
There are also passages in Daniel that clearly say that that through peace, he will destroy wonderfully. It also says that he will seek to change laws and times. To my recollection, someone was just elected about a year ago on the premise of peace and change. That someone was also nominated and received the Nobel Peace Prize just days after he took office. He also seems changing the times and laws that this country has never seen in its 200 years of history and he is doing it at a speed that would be consistent with the symbols of leopards and lions with wings. He certainly seems to have a magnifying ego as well. People have called him messiah…which he is certainly not. He certainly has fooled a lot of people.There is a lot more that certainly fits the day, like the collapse of economies, the creation of new currencies and eventually the creation of one currency. We are hitting on that now. Russia, China and others already have been talking about the new world currency in which to set the standard. It certainly is not the dollar. The times we live in today much closer match what is prophesied in Isaiah, Ezekiel, Danial, Revelations, Acts, and all of the others than anytime in history. Regardless of whether anyone believes it is the time of the New Age, it will be a time of turmoil for the world if America goes the way of a New World Order and communism. America has been the stability and beacon of hope for many around the world since it first came into being. Before it we had the dark ages. There was a reason someone dubbed it that name. There is plenty of prophecy that says the God’s people will be handed over by God and that the masses will be deceived or dumbed down by Satan. It is probably safe to say that the citizens of Babylon the Great will be fooled by a politician that will make great promise that are vague and filled with hope.
I am not a preacher, nor am i affiliated with any church. I do know that something clearly is not in order. The world has become a much more unstable and dangerous place since the democrats took power in 2006 and then got unchecked power in 2008. It is these circumstances that have led me to places like this website that further my own research on scripture for the last 15 years. Who can say we are or are not in prophesy? The bible says to keep watch or the time will come like a thief in the night and if you are asleep when it comes, then it will be too late. If one must er, let it be on the side of God. I agree with most everything you have said above, but I believe that if America goes down, it will be because of the Will and Hand of God and not stupidity. One can be smart as a whip and still be deceived by a good con man. I do see that you ask a question in one sentence, but then you seem to answer it in the next. It is the latter that I have question with.
You seem to have good insight to truth so I will wish that God my Bess You and your quest for it.
P.S. events with Israel and Iran will be the final indicator that world war is close. Israel will be blamed and condemned by the world. I think we are very close to that now…perhaps at the end of the holy season which will end in the middle of January. War precedes globalization
Your assuming America will continue to rule Iraq. However, the planing now is that America will get out. It has been my contention that after the next world war this whole area will become part of the revived Roman Empire that will rule over most of the Middle East, Europe and N Africa just like it did in the days that Jesus walked the earth. We see the start of this with the EU and their future plan to bring in the Mediterranean states
I do not even see how America will survive economically or as the “United” States and be able to field large foreign armies overseas much longer. Like you said war precedes globalization and if you have a global power it is much more likely that many nations support it. Europe with NATO would fit the bill both prophetically and positionally.
As for Obama, let us see if he even survives past his first term before we put that title onl him. The Antichrist cannot be revealed while the Holy Spirit indwelt church is here. After that, it is Satan’s to give to whom he chooses. I think the Antichrist is still two decades in the future. I wrote enough about the reasons why in my other posts so if your interested, I invite you to read some of them.
I am not assuming that the US will keep Iraq. The scripture is clear that the most powerful nation in the world will occupy Babylon in the End of Days. Since America is the most powerful nation and we occupy Iraq, It would hard to argue that prophesy is not fulfilled. America has been the only super-power to occupy Iraq since Babylon. According to scripture, if I understand it correctly, the great nation that occupies Baghdad at the end will fall while they are in control of the country. Scripture does not say how long Iraq has to be occupied, just that it will be.
The US is definitely heading in a bad way and the enemy is looking at the weakness of this president. There has never been a nation as great as the United States …not even the Roman empire. Unless another country adopts the constitution of the United States, there will never be one as great. I am absolutely sure of that. After all, things were done pretty much the same way for thousands of years before it was written by the founding fathers. If another country did adopt such a thing, it would take at least 100 years for it to develop into anything that we have today. I don’t think we have that much time.
Satan uses bodies and discards them when he is done. He has never left the earth. Obama fits the description perfectly…at least for now. When Hitler was in power, he fit the description, but there were too many prophecies that where not fulfilled…that is why they were wrong. Satan will be in two forms, one from the land that later gets swallowed and destroyed by the sea serpent. I do not expect Obama to survive politically. I think it possible that he be the one to bring in the terrible wars and create the laws that will oppress us Christians, but not the body that Satan will use when he comes to his full. It has already started with the mandatory healthcare. I have to wander, how do they suppress religion? A terrorist attack and another unconstitutional law forbidding worship except one designated by government. That is about the only way I can see lawmakers justifying it. A terrorist attack in the name of Islam that kills millions would provide that reasoning.
I believe that after all of this comes to pass and there is world war, then one will come that has the appearance of being good, compassionate and loving. I would think that this person or devil will have to be very rich and already have a huge following…religious type following that is. One person that comes to mind would be Oprah. Nothing made sense out of this last election. The nation elected someone with absolutely no experience and on a vague promise of hope and change.
I personally don’t believe it is going to be another 20 years.There are many reasons why I believe that. Fanatical Islam in Iran have already said that they will nuke Israel to bring in the Mahdi. They will have that bomb very soon. To a rational person, that would be suicide. To them, it is an honor to die in the name of Islam. We can see evidence of that with the daily suicide bombers. The world is very unstable right now…more so than under Bush. They were afraid of him. I do not think they are afraid of Obama and I fear that they are going to push things to the limit.
According to scripture, Satan does not come to his full until world war is broken out and the New World order has been established. All it will take is one more push. A double dip recession, which will actually be a depression and a terrorist attack that will invoke martial law. Both of those things are coming real soon. There is no way that this country can come back from that amount of spending and entitlements. The dollar is down 19% since march and we are about 500% above debt to GDP than that just before WW2. Only WW2 got us out of that.
Read Acts 2:14.- 2:17 Peter says that there will be many that will be talking crazy things…like you and I. He says that the Holy Spirit will be with many and they will be talking great things. I do not know about you, but there are a lot of people talking and unlike a 3 or 4 years ago when I started pointing out signs to people and they would think I was nuts, it is hard for me to find anyone to argue with today…even my friends that live in other countries.
I have glanced through your post and you make good points. Many I agree with. I do not know when it will be and I can not put a date on things…especially when Christ will come. I am not qualified to give dates, whether 2030 or 2012. I do know the signs though. I have been a watchman for some time. The Gospel has made it’s way around the world and Knowledge has been increased. People need to start preparing themselves for some very hard times. If they have no relationship with God, then I pray that they start because that relationship is the key to salvation.
God Bless, Richard
Richard,
Where does scripture say anyone will occupy Babylon? Scripture says that Babylon is invaded from the North and totally destroyed but that also brings the fall of Babylon. Therefore, your whole theory fails. We have not even seen the rise of Babylon and you say Americans are the people who invaded Babylon and fulfill the prophecy on Babylon?? That sir is just not logical. We did not destroy Babylon when we invaded Iraq. We are now helping to build up Iraq.
The United States is powerful because of its free enterprise system and its biblical and constitutional foundations but the United States is going the way of the world. So how then will it be powerful and unique in the future when you yourself said it will fail economically in just a later paragraph?? Again your line of thinking fails the logic test.
Obama does not fit the description of the Antichrist perfectly as you said. There will not even be an Antichrist until the two prophets are killed in Jerusalem by the Antichrist. I wonder how you think Obama and Oprah will pull that off. It is total nonsense.
What your really saying is nothing but a mishmash of conjecture lifted off the top of your head that has no foundation in the scriptures or even in common sense. So why should anyone believe anything that you are saying here?
Why are you also relying on some Mahdi fable as if Islam has any truth? There is no Mahdi and there never will be. Most of Islam does not even believe in a Mahdi figure. We can have more wars before the end you know. Some thought World War I and World War II would bring in the Antichrist. Now people just love the Mahdi nonsense because they want a identifiable evil Antichrist for today. The real Antichrist will be a respected world figure not a fable that comes out of a well.
Just because America or Israel might bomb Iran does not mean this will fulfill any war mentioned in the Bible. How many people were looking for some Biblical answer for our first invasion of Iraq?. There was none. Just because wars happen in our lifetime does not make them fulfill scripture.
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If you knew Bible prophecy you would know that Iran comes with Russia and many other nations in this end time war against Israel and God wipes them out Himself. It happens when a hook is put in the jaw of Gog the ruler from the uttermost parts of the North and God brings them down against Israel. At that time apparently Iran comes as an ally with Russia and others. If Iran starts a war with Israel or gets involved in a war with Israel before Gog is ready to come down it will not be any end time war mentioned in the Bible. Russia is not about to come down today nor anyone else from the uttermost parts of the North.
Oprah? you really expect anyone to believe that?
Again you say “according to scripture” but you site no scriptures because there are no scriptures that say what you claim. You just make it up as you go along.
You then go on to describe economic conditions that will mean the fall of the United States but you also indicated prior to that that America will control the world through Obama and Oprah. You are not logical.
You may be dreaming dreams but you certainly are not fulling Acts 2:14-17. That is one heck of a paraphrase of the passage because those versus in Acts do not say people will be talking crazy like you (please leave me out of your own interpretation).
I can agree that we are near the end times but you really need to study Bible prophecy if you want to be watchman that is not totally blind. Your not going to be a creditable watchman if you tell people that you see things that are not there.
Most of what you are saying is simply not credible. If you read my comment policy one requirement for posting comments on my blogs is reasonable credibility. I do not want people coming here misleading other gullible people. Anyone can and have made Bible prophecy say anything they want if they do not quote the scriptures accurately and use the scriptures out of proper context.
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I only look at the events that take place and look to see if they fit. The world is full of prophets. There is no need to re-prophesy what has already been done by God.. Saying that, I can not predict the future anymore than what you can. I can only look back at history and compare to what is going on now to what has happened then. That is the only way I can form any conclusions of may happen in the future…right or wrong
There are a lot of people talking about Armageddon. More now than ever in my lifetime. That would seem to fulfill what Peter is saying in Acts 2. Peter says people will act like they are drunk, but are not…I don’t mean actually crazy. Drunk people say crazy things…like, “It is the end of the world” If you or I had said something along the lines of Armageddon a year ago, people would have called you crazy! Not so today. That is what I meant by that…no affront to you or anyone else. I feel the presence of the Holy Spirit and I don’t think you are qualified to say no
I Didn’t say it was going to be Oprah. I Just said that it could be someone that has such a following that could be the head of the new one world religion. Oprah has denied Christ and has claimed that that we, people are God. That is “The Secret!” Look into it for yourself if you don’t believe me. What will the new religion be? I would suspect that whomever comes up with it and is the leader, will possibly be the one that eventually magnifies themselves as God. “The Secret” is Atheism as the people that believe it don’t believe in God. The Secret could end up being it. That is how I implicate Oprah. It is just a theory.
Scripture does say that Babylon will come to power again. It will be called Babylon the Great. What other way is Iraq going to become a world power? Perhaps you can explain that to me. Back in ancient times, during the captivity and persecution,Babylon was occupied by invaders. It is assumed that it will be occupied again by invaders. It is now occupied by the greatest nation on earth. There is no denying that. Ancient Iraq was also liberated by Cyrus…who was the king of Persia in 530B.C. United states is at war with people that fight in the name of Islam. They seek to destroy the heart of America which is capitalism. They bombed the World Trade Center twice and it was meant to be symbolic. The attack on World Trade center could be Persia attacking Babylon the Great. If the dollar and the economy collapses because of Islam and policies of Obama, prophecy will be fulfilled.
Revelation
{18:2} And he cried mightily with
a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen,
and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every
foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Iran and Russia are allies. Who do you think is supplying them with arms and nuclear technologies? There is plenty of information to support that. Why do you think Russia and China have been non-existent with Sanctions? Here is a link the the Pact that they made in 2005 with Russia.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/08/a_new_bloc_emerges.html
http://worldfocus.org/blog/2008/09/22/venezuela-hosts-russian-war-games/1319/
Mahdi is not something I have said, it is what terrorist have said, including the rulers of Iran. It is their belief…not mine. Are you just going to dismiss that Iran says they want to destroy Israel and that they are working feverishly to obtain the weapons to do so? When I say Mahdi, I mean that is their excuse to hasten the destruction and start of the war…not that I believe it. I believe them in their desires
These scriptures from Daniel fit Obama Promising peace, and cutting defense spending, open dialog with all of your enemies with no concessions are openings the enemies can and will take advantage of.
Daniel
{8:24} And his power shall be mighty, but not by his
own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall
prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the
holy people. {8:25} And through his policy also he shall
cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify
[himself] in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: Obama and Peace Prize
{11:23} And
after the league [made] with him he shall work deceitfully:
for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small Community Organizing?
people. {11:24} He shall enter peaceably even upon the
fattest places of the province; and he shall do [that] which
his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall first black president?
scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: Spreads the wealth!
{11:20} Then shall
stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes [in] the glory of the Taxes coming
kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither days are years in prophecy
in anger, nor in battle…
Some of the comments I put on the side of the scripture as comments got mixed with the scripture.
The end also got cut off
This is my last post
Richard, You are really wasting my time and your arguments are ridicules. They are off topic to this post as well so this will so this will be by last response on what you said. Any further comments from you on this will just be deleted.
Peter does not say that people will act like they are drunk. You misquote scripture quite a bit. People were speaking in tongues because they were filled with the Spirit and Peter clarified to people that they were not drunk. That has nothing to with you talking crazy today.
I wrote on The Secret, it is not Atheism it is New Age/ New Spirituality paganism. It is pantheism. Oprah is a deceived deceiver but she is not in Bible prophecy.
Sure I can explain how Babylon rises to power again I wrote an article on that.
http://www.thepropheticyears.com/reasons/babylon.htm
I also explain all the major Babylon prophecies in the Bible in chapter 18 of my Revelation Commentary.
http://www.thepropheticyears.com/The%20book%20of%20Revelation/Revelation%20Chapter%2018.htm
Russia today is in no military position to invade the Middle East with Iran. The Russian army is a disaster area. Russia would have problems even holding the Ukraine today. In a decade or two things might change.
I have no doubt that the leaders of Iran are quite nuts but that does not mean that Iran is now going to fulfill Bible prophecy with some Mahdi figure. If Iran goes nuclear the nuclear facilities will just be taken out.
The rest is you just reading into scripture what you want to believe.
Enough said! I do have real work to do.