Religions > Atheism > The National Geographic Channel On The Book Of Revelation.
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25 Jun 2007 10:48:11 PM |
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The National Geographic Channel On The Book Of Revelation. |
Interesting program this evening about Revelation, but it served as a
reminder to never rely on a secular view of it.
The program starts with the portrayal of St. John on the island of
Patmos, frail and with Parkinson's Syndrome. Although frailty and
Parkinson's was a possibility, it was unfair for the program to pre-
determine such.
Then it goes on to say that the brilliant mind of Sir Isaac Newton,
using careful and precise mathematics, came to the conclusion that
Armageddon, and the second coming of Christ, will occur in the year
2060.
It should've been noted that at the time Newton made this calculation,
he didn't realize that the atom would be split a few hundred years
later after his demise. And it follows that Iran probably doesn't
want to wait until 2060 to bring about Armageddon if it doesn't have
to.
Then the program states that only the yet-to-be construction of the
third temple stands in the way of Jesus Christ's return. Being a
secular channel, they mean a construction that involves blueprints, a
Sawzall and a jackhammer, not realizing that 'temple' also carries a
symbolic meaning of the 'temple of Christianity.'
It's only natural to want to know when the end time will come, but
only God knows. Jesus said to watch for the signs. Can you imagine
what the world would be like if we knew the day and the hour of the
end time? It's a blessing that we don't know!
Nice try, National Geographic, but for me, I'll stay with the Bible
and simply keep my eyes on Jerusalem and let everything else fall into
place. And keep praying. :-)
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| User: "Fred A Stover" |
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| Title: Re: The National Geographic Channel On The Book Of Revelation. |
26 Jun 2007 12:43:00 AM |
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<vivapadrepio@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1182829691.603825.67760@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
Interesting program this evening about Revelation, but it served as a
reminder to never rely on a secular view of it.
The program starts with the portrayal of St. John on the island of
Patmos, frail and with Parkinson's Syndrome. Although frailty and
Parkinson's was a possibility, it was unfair for the program to pre-
determine such.
Then it goes on to say that the brilliant mind of Sir Isaac Newton,
using careful and precise mathematics, came to the conclusion that
Armageddon, and the second coming of Christ, will occur in the year
2060.
It should've been noted that at the time Newton made this calculation,
he didn't realize that the atom would be split a few hundred years
later after his demise. And it follows that Iran probably doesn't
want to wait until 2060 to bring about Armageddon if it doesn't have
to.
Then the program states that only the yet-to-be construction of the
third temple stands in the way of Jesus Christ's return. Being a
secular channel, they mean a construction that involves blueprints, a
Sawzall and a jackhammer, not realizing that 'temple' also carries a
symbolic meaning of the 'temple of Christianity.'
It also involves the third temple to which He returns.
It's only natural to want to know when the end time will come, but
only God knows. Jesus said to watch for the signs. Can you imagine
what the world would be like if we knew the day and the hour of the
end time? It's a blessing that we don't know!
It will be as in the days of Noah, when Noah, his family and his cargo were
aboard when the flood came, and the rest of the world it was just another
day.
Matthew 24:37
"But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man
be" (Matt 24:37): "For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the
earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have
made will I destroy from off the face of the earth" (Gen 7:4).
"Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come" (Matt.
24:42): "If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief,
and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee" (Rev 3:3).
His,
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www.geocities.com/fredstover7@sbcglobal.net/
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as
a little child, he shall not enter therein. (Mark 10:15)
<)))))><
Preparing the way of the Lord.
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| User: "" |
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26 Jun 2007 01:16:25 PM |
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On Jun 25, 10:43 pm, "Fred A Stover" <fredsto...@email.com> wrote:
It will be as in the days of Noah, when Noah, his family and his cargo were
aboard when the flood came, and the rest of the world it was just another
day.
No such event occurred.
Rob
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| User: "Fred A Stover" |
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| Title: Re: The National Geographic Channel On The Book Of Revelation. |
27 Jun 2007 08:56:29 AM |
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<bigsurf_bob@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 25, 10:43 pm, "Fred A Stover" <fredsto...@email.com> wrote:
It will be as in the days of Noah, when Noah, his family and his cargo
were
aboard when the flood came, and the rest of the world it was just
another
day.
No such event occurred.
Rob
So you say.
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| User: "Christopher A.Lee" |
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27 Jun 2007 11:50:12 AM |
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:56:29 GMT, "Fred A Stover"
<fredstover@email.com> wrote:
<bigsurf_bob@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1182881785.763318.89350@d30g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
On Jun 25, 10:43 pm, "Fred A Stover" <fredsto...@email.com> wrote:
It will be as in the days of Noah, when Noah, his family and his cargo
were
aboard when the flood came, and the rest of the world it was just
another
day.
No such event occurred.
Rob
So you say.
Idiot.
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| User: "Doug Meredith" |
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27 Jun 2007 12:32:33 PM |
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wrote:
On Jun 25, 10:43 pm, "Fred A Stover" <fredsto...@email.com> wrote:
It will be as in the days of Noah, when Noah, his family and his cargo were
aboard when the flood came, and the rest of the world it was just another
day.
No such event occurred.
Rob
Well, no kidding!
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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25 Jun 2007 11:04:10 PM |
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In article <1182829691.603825.67760@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
vivapadrepio@aol.com says...
And keep praying. :-)
Any word from Jesus about those prayers for world peace, padre?
Regards,
Josef
Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own
future. It's advances consist in finding out where it has been
wrong.
-- F.A. Hayek
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| User: "Josef Balluch" |
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26 Jun 2007 09:32:04 AM |
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In article <1182829691.603825.67760@q69g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
vivapadrepio@aol.com says...
Interesting program this evening about Revelation, but it served as a
reminder to never rely on a secular view of it.
The non-secular view isn't of much use either.
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Although frailty and
Parkinson's was a possibility, it was unfair for the program to pre-
determine such.
How very ironic, coming from a theist.
Then it goes on to say that the brilliant mind of Sir Isaac Newton,
using careful and precise mathematics, came to the conclusion that
Armageddon, and the second coming of Christ, will occur in the year
2060.
< chuckle! >
What was you just sayin' about "pre-determining"?
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It's only natural to want to know when the end time will come, but
only God knows.
Yeah. Too bad your deity does not exist.
Jesus said to watch for the signs.
Yup. He also warned about false prophets.
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Regards,
Josef
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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| User: "" |
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26 Jun 2007 01:14:58 PM |
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On Jun 25, 8:48 pm, "vivapadre...@aol.com" <vivapadre...@aol.com>
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Interesting program this evening about Revelation, but it served as a
reminder to never rely on a secular view of it.
There is no "secular" vs "religious" way of seeing things. That is a
myth. Like the idea that the non-believer merely sees with "man's
eyes" and the believer sees with who's, Gods? How utterly
presumptuous!
We all see with our own eyes and either we believe in the evidence
that our "eyes" (senses, reason, and logic) show us or we don't.
If there is no concrete evidence for what one chooses to believe then
credibility for that belief is lacking.
Rob
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| User: "The Rev Dr. Hugh Jarse NLAHN." |
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26 Jun 2007 09:01:54 AM |
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On Jun 26, 4:48 am, "vivapadre...@aol.com" <vivapadre...@aol.com>
wrote:
Interesting program this evening about Revelation, but it served as a
reminder to never rely on a secular view of it.
The program starts with the portrayal of St. John on the island of
Patmos, frail and with Parkinson's Syndrome. Although frailty and
Parkinson's was a possibility, it was unfair for the program to pre-
determine such.
Indeed. Had they, however, pre-determined that John of Patmos was
either barking mad or off on a fungus-induced trip to Laa Laa Land,
they'd have been right on the button.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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26 Jun 2007 08:53:08 AM |
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On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:48:11 -0700, wrote:
Interesting program this evening about Revelation, but it served as a
reminder to never rely on a secular view of it.
Because that way lies sanity...
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Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"Behold the foul stench of Skeletor's breakfast burrito!"
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