[Mercenary]

Imagine if you lived 2000 years ago in the time of Jesus and could see the future…having no concept of modern technology how would you describe to your people at your time something like a car, a lightbulb, a music concert, or a television ?

Let’s do some brainstorming on the symbolism from the bible's new Testament detailing the prophecy of the Apocalypse/Armageddon.


Here are my ideas....these are just ideas.


Revelation 13:16-18

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And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is six hundred sixty-six.

[Mercenary]

Revelation 9:1-2

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And the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star fallen from heaven to earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. He opened the shaft of the bottomless pit, and from the shaft rose smoke like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke from the shaft.

[Mercenary]

Revelation 8:1-2

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When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

Donald Trump will become president when he is 70 years, 7 months, and 7 days old

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Trumpets

[LeoneVolpe]

(01-19-2017 10:24 PM)Mercenary Wrote:  

Imagine if you lived 2000 years ago in the time of Jesus and could see the future…having no concept of modern technology how would you describe to your people at your time something like a car, a lightbulb, a music concert, or a television ?

Let’s do some brainstorming on the symbolism from the bible's new Testament detailing the prophecy of the Apocalypse/Armageddon.


Here are my ideas....these are just ideas.


Revelation 13:16-18

Quote:

And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is six hundred sixty-six.

I think RFID "chipping" would be a more likely source of the Mark of the Beast.

But maybe Snake Plissken already showed us what it is?

***SPOILER ALERT!***

[Mercenary]

Revelation 4:2-11

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At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow gleaming like an emerald encircled the throne. Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and rolls of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. This is the sevenfold Spirit of God. And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne who lives forever and ever, 10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying ou are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist, and came to be.”

[LeoneVolpe]

I'm not saying I believe this to be 100% accurate, but I do find it interesting:

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Gen 11:1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
Gen 11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
Gen 11:3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
Gen 11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Gen 11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
Gen 11:6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
Gen 11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Gen 11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Gen 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

Below on the left is a painting done in 1563 of the Tower of Babel, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, a Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter. Below on the right is a poster produced by the European Union symbolically depicting their mission. It combines the 12 stars of the EU flag with the rebuilding of the tower of Babel with the motto Europe: Many Tongues One Voice. Note also that the stars are shown as inverted pentagrams, an occult symbol for Satan.

   

The tower of the Louise Weiss Building (shown below), although it looks unfinished, was designed with the expressed purpose of resembling the tower of Babel as depicted in Brueghel's painting!

   

The European Union Constitution

The European Union is clearly saying symbolically that their goal is a defiant reversal of an act of God. The prophecy of Daniel chapter 2 tells us that this end-time attempt at unification will ultimately fail as an unfinished work, that it will soon be replaced by the Kingdom of God.

Dan 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

The EU expanded from 15 members to 25 in 2004, making a new constitution necessary for practical governing. Before it could come into effect, the EU constitution had to be ratified by all 25 EU member states, either through a referendum or by a parliamentary vote. Nine countries already had done so: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain, however, rejection by even a single remaining country would prevent it from taking effect in November of 2006. The "no" vote that derailed the EU constitution happened on May 29th, 2005 in France. The Netherlands also voted "no" on June 1st, 2005 and the United Kingdom announced on June 6th, 2005 that it would not vote on the constitution. For all practical purposes, the EU constitution and its attempt at unity is dead.

As of January 1, 2007, the EU expanded to 27 nations with the addition of Bulgaria and Romania.

The European Union dropped plans for a constitution and decided to amend two existing treaties instead. Signed by the heads of state in Lisbon on December 13th, 2007, it still had be ratified by all 27 member nations to go into effect. Ireland, the only country to put the treaty to a public vote, defeated the Lisbon treaty proposition on June 12th, 2008.

In September of 2009, Czech senators filed a complaint against the treaty in the constitutional courts that delayed Czech signing of the treaty.

Ireland voted again on October 2nd, 2009, approving the Lisbon treaty, and Poland's President signed the Treaty on October 10th, leaving only the Czech republic's president to approve it, who has said he will not sign the treaty unless his country is granted an opt-out from the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights.

On November 3rd, 2009, Czech president Vaclav Klaus signed the Lisbon Treaty, after the complaint to the constitutional courts was rejected. The Treaty became law on December 1st.

Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, chosen unanimously by the 27 European heads of government over dinner on November 19th to become EU President, is a devout Roman Catholic who was educated at the Jesuit Sint-Jan Berchmans College in central Brussels, and has degrees in philosophy and applied economics from the Catholic University of Leuven. This brings to mind:

Rev 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Rev 17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

http://biblelight.net/Tower-of-Babel.htm

[AntiTrace]

I like to weigh myself pre-morning-poop and post-morning-poop:

Today i take a .6 lb pound poop.

1. .6, get rid of the "." and its a 6!

2. Today is the 19th of January. 1 * 9 = 9. 9 inverted is 6!

3. After a glorious bathmate routine my measurements where 3" BPEL with 3" girth. 3 + 3 = 6!

666!

[Mercenary]

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The book of Revelation predicts there will be a total of four global earthquakes. (Revelation 8:5; 11:13 ; 11:19; 16:18) These earthquakes will increasingly rip up the surface of the world, and the infrastructures of travel, communication and manufacturing will collapse during the great tribulation. These earthquakes have no equal in recorded history. Each earthquake will have greater strength than the one before it. The final earthquake will be so violent that it will literally move all of the mountains and islands from their places. (Revelation 16:20

https://www.wake-up.org/end-times-prophe...ation.html

See my other thread on the weird and increasingly frequent seismic activity in the last few weeks and months:

Earthquakes, Volcanos and unexplained BOOM noises & explosions worldwide

thread-60740.html


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[NilNisiOptimum]

Revelation 13:16 says that "no one could buy or sell unless they had the mark". That always comes to mind when societies make a push for eliminating cash. All commerce conducted by 16 digits on a piece of plastic that is traceable to a by banks that would have the authority to simply turn off a card.

[Mercenary]

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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and most powerful particle collider, most complex experimental facility ever built, and the largest single machine in the world. It was built by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) between 1998 and 2008 in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and engineers from over 100 countries, as well as hundreds of universities and laboratories. It lies in a tunnel 27 kilometres (17 mi) in circumference, as deep as 175 metres (574 ft) beneath the France–Switzerland border near Geneva, Switzerland.

Weird Occult Ritual At CERN

Alex Jones, DMT and the Clockwork Elves

Trey Smith and Exposing Entities

[Mercenary]

This is a news article from 2014 from an official mainstream newspaper.
Pope Francis really said this.

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Pope Francis says he would baptise aliens: 'Who are we to close doors?'

Pontiff made the out-of-this-world pledge during homily on acceptance

Adam Withnall
@adamwithnall
Tuesday 13 May 2014

Pope Francis has said that he would be willing to baptise aliens if they came to the Vatican, asking “who are we to close doors” to anyone - even Martians. In a homily yesterday dedicated to the concepts of acceptance and inclusion, Francis recalled a Bible story about the conversion of the first pagans to Christianity, according to reports on Vatican Radio. He said Catholicism was a church of “open doors”, and that it was up to Christians to accept the Holy Spirit however “unthinkable” and “unimaginable” it appeared. Describing how, according to the Bible, Peter was criticised by the Christians of Jerusalem for making contact with a community of “unclean” pagans, Francis said that at the time that too was “unthinkable”. “If, for example, tomorrow an expedition of Martians came to us here and one said ‘I want to be baptised!’, what would happen?” Clarifying that he really was talking about aliens, the Pope said: “Martians, right? Green, with long noses and big ears, like in children’s drawings.” Francis said that Christianity had struggled from its earliest stages with the temptation to reject “the living presence of God” in various forms. But he added: “When the Lord shows us the way, who are we to say, ‘No, Lord, it is not prudent! No, let's do it this way’. Who are we to close doors?” While Francis appears to have taken the argument to its logical extreme, this is not the first time that the Vatican has raised the prospect of baptising extra-terrestrial beings. Speaking at the British Science Festival in 2010, one of then-Pope Benedict XVI’s astronomers said he would baptise an alien “if they asked”. While he accepted that the chances of ever getting such an opportunity were slim, Guy Consolmagno said: “Any entity – no matter how many tentacles it has – has a soul.”

[El Padrone]

I recommend kjvbible.org for some jaw dropping information.

[YoungBlade]

Take that whole book with a grain of salt. It technically was never supposed to be in the bible, and the oldest official church in the world, the Armenian Orthodox, still does not include it in the canon. The issue arose because the previous "ending" to the bible was the Apocalypse of St. Peter, which interestingly describes Heaven and Hell in roughly the modern ideas and terms for it (ironic punishment and circular layers in Hell, physical bodies in Heaven). However, it was a proven forgery, so the church had to replace it, and the only one not a proven forgery (though not proven to be written by anyone relevant) was the Revelation of John. Which John? It isn't the same one who wrote the gospel of John, and it isn't John the Baptist. It seems unrelated to any John in the rest of the bible. Ultimately, unlike the Apocalypse of Peter, it seems totally incoherent with the rest of the bible.

[The Beast1]

Google for the book," The Islamic Antichrist" and read it.

It's quite an eye opener of a read.

[eskimobobseal]

I wrote about this on my website, you guys might be interested.

https://wethevigilant.com/2017/01/13/who...elation-4/

Revelation Decoded: The Four Creatures Described in Revelation 4 Represent the Gospels

Revelation 4:6-8 reads:

And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts ful of eyes before and behind.

And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty, which was , and is, and is to come. (KJV)

The four beasts described in Revelation 4 are big creatures who worship God in heaven, all the time. They’ve likely been there since before Jesus walked the earth. The first looks like a lion, the second looks like a calf, the third has the face of a man and the fourth looks like a flying eagle.

The creatures are identified as “Cherubims” in Ezekiel 10. They’re called “Seraphims” when they have six wings.

Most people tend to completely ignore this passage because they don’t understand it. However – the four beasts in Revelation 4 are important because they correspond to the way Jesus is portrayed in the gospels.

Sound crazy? Consider this:

The first beast, lion = the first book of the gospels, Matthew: The gospel of Matthew emphasizes Jesus’ status as a “king of the Jews”. This is why King Herod plotted to kill him while Jesus was still an infant. In Matthew 2, Herod is perturbed by the idea that a messiah will soon be born who is being referred to as “King”

The second beast, ox/calf = the second book of the gospels, Mark: The gospel of Mark emphasizes Jesus as servant. We read about him healing people in Mark 1, Mark 7, Mark 3 and elsewhere. Additionally, Mark’s account fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 42:1-4 concerning Jesus as servant. Mark 10:45 reads: “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.” This fulfills the prophecy in Isaiah 52:13-53:12.

The third beast, a man = the third book of the gospels, Luke: The gospel of Luke is about the humanity of the Lord. It emphasizes the fact that God manifested in the flesh, it refers to Christ as “The Son of Man” (Luke 5:24 and elsewhere). Luke’s account also features Jesus’ encounter with Satan, who failed to tempt him (miserably).

The fourth beast, a flying eagle = the fourth book of the gospels, John: The Gospel of John greatly emphasizes the divinity of Christ. John’s account begins with Jesus as an adult. The book’s very first verse reads “In the beginning was the Word, and the Ward was with God, and the Word was God.” This continues through John 1:2-4. Jesus is referred to as the Son of God in verse 34 and the Lamb of God in verse 36. The reason an eagle is likened to a divine figure is because God’s divinity and strength is likened to an eagle many times in the Bible, Psalm 91:4, Deuteronomy 32:11, Psalm 103:5, Isaiah 40:31 and elsewhere.

Also, the eagle is often referenced as the “King of birds” and an international symbol of strength.

Conclusion: The Bible is full of amazing symbolism and beautiful writing. When reading the entire book in context – you’ll notice many passages in the scriptures are somehow related and intertwined. In this case, the four beasts described in Revelation 4:6 clearly resemble the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. In order.

That is NOT a coincidence.

[Hoser]

I've been thinking a lot lately about how Jerusalem is prophesied to become such a burden that the world won't be able to bear it. For decades I assumed this meant something about MidEast unrest getting so tumultuous that the world would go to war over Israel/Palestine/etc.

Lately, however with the help of vast resources on the Internet, and after having experienced living and working a month each in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv (in secular settings) I'm starting to wonder if something much bigger might be about to break:

What if most of the "anti-semitic" claims (I'm thinking NWO, Rothschilds, and holocaust-denier-type claims) someday become exposed and widely accepted as true? I don't wish to discuss all those claims here, but let's just say, "What if?" What if something huge causes not only the Arab and Muslim world, but the entire Western world as well, to get irreconcilably pissed off at Israel? Apocalypse cometh quickly after that, no doubt.

An evangelical Christian, I of course believe that God's promises to Abraham / Israel cannot be broken, but I also admit that Israel has, on the whole, rejected its Messiah, and her children are in very bad shape because of it. There seems to be no reason that the Jew haters and Israel lovers can't both be right, at least in terms of eschatology.

I haven't heard this idea from anyone else. Would appreciate support or constructive criticism.

[El Padrone]

Youngblade, The Bible is God's book, and he ceases to be God if he cannot protect his own copyright.

The Bible today, is exactly as God intended it at the beginning.

I invite you to provide irrefutable proof of the Bible's corruption. Before you copy and paste from some pagan site, please research manuscript evidence for the books we have today.

You don't have to believe in our God, but you certainly will stand before him someday.

[YoungBlade]

(01-21-2017 06:40 AM)El Padrone Wrote:  

Youngblade, The Bible is God's book, and he ceases to be God if he cannot protect his own copyright.

The Bible today, is exactly as God intended it at the beginning.

I invite you to provide irrefutable proof of the Bible's corruption. Before you copy and paste from some pagan site, please research manuscript evidence for the books we have today.

You don't have to believe in our God, but you certainly will stand before him someday.

http://www.sbbtm.com/newsbbtm/Doctrine%2...meline.htm

There you go, the 3,000 year history in which various books were written, discarded, replaced, burned, and reinstated. If the Bible is the same now as it was intended why do Catholics, Protestants, and each subset of Orthodox have their own versions with different books? The Ethiopians have books no one else accepts, the Meqabyans. The Armenians reject Revelation. The Catholics affirm the Apocrypha, the Protestants do not. We are still finding Christian texts and literature today that were hidden away for millenia, (e.g. Nag Hammadi Library https://infogalactic.com/info/Nag_Hammadi_library, Dead Sea Scrolls https://infogalactic.com/info/Dead_Sea_Scrolls) which show what Christians believed at the time, which wildly contradicts with today.

I'm all for letting Christians be Christians, but at least know what you believe.

[Kid Twist]

The Canon is what is considered by the Church to be reliable.

Even considering the canon, some books are not even used liturgically.

"The Faith" includes doctrine and practice.

Yes, there is only one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church by definition. What becomes of other "churches" no one knows, similar to what becomes of the "nations".

The above mentioned Church of the creed has a practical and liturgical use of the bible, as well as the proper interpretation of said Bible, since the Church wrote the Bible. There is nothing rigid or 1-dimensional about any of this. It logically follows.

What's more, it is of note that the book of Revelation is never read liturgically.