Does anybody know anything about a second coming of Christ ? What kind of person it could be ? When it could happen ? If God is all, could it be that God is both male and female at the same time. And that a new Christ would reflect this idea also. Or is this blasphemy ?
The bible says that God is neither male nor female. It is very likely that God made androgynes in His own image.
Quote from: Nero on December 10, 2007, 01:40:51 AM
The bible says that God is neither male nor female. It is very likely that God made androgynes in His own image.
I agree with Nero.
Does the Creator need to have a gender in order to create? I think not.
I don't know how long the first books of the Bible were passed-on mouth-to-ear, but they were passed-down in a way that the people of the time could understand.
When the first books of the Bible were written down they retained that language. God is the Father because the people of the time were a patriarchal society. They were herdsmen, farmers, tradesmen, merchants, and barefoot and pregnant and not likely disposed to discussions of this nature.
God is, as I see it, male and female at the same time and yet neither gender at any time.
I don't know how well children understand gender or the lack thereof. Using a biological father as a model for the Creator makes it easier for young minds to understand.
The Book of Revelation makes the Second Coming of Christ pretty clear. Unless you're reading some translation of the Bible that deals in "revisionist theology" you will see a clear description of the Second Coming, how Jesus will arrive on Earth, and how he will rule.
I cannot imagine how discussion such as ours could be considered blasphemous. We seek to understand a tiny bit of that which in its totality is not understandable while we live in this dimension: our Creator.
Posted on: December 10, 2007, 04:06:05 AM
Quote from: Nero on December 10, 2007, 01:40:51 AM
The bible says that God is neither male nor female. It is very likely that God made androgynes in His own image.
Hi, Nero,
I believe that your information is taken from one of Paul's letters to the Corinthians in which he says that, "...in Christ there is neither male nor female, Greek nor Jew, slave or freeman."
IMHO, we are creatures *in* this world but we are not creatures *of* this world. We are spirit beings and as such have no need for gender. As long as we have our earthly bodies gender will be an issue, but in our spiritual existence, ain't no gender problems.
Therefore, we are all made in the image and likeness of the Creator.
Wing Walker
Wing Walker,
Would it be fair to say then that the second coming might be neither male nor female but rather both at the same time or none at all ? A transgendered one or something of the kind I mean ? The book of revelation talks about a king of kings and a lord of lords. To me that sounds like a political leader. But I don't see anybody close to it. Some are close to the beast perhaps but none are close to the good side.
I think there is something in Matthew also but I can be wrong.
I also know that there should be a big war first. I even suppose that some will make war simply for things to happen. The war on terror. The muslims. That is all religious.
Kaeren
So was the hundred years war (which in fact, lasted 135 years, they just lost count somewhere along the way) and what 7, 9 Crusades? World War I (the War to End All Wars, followed very quickly by WWII). Predicting a war in Europe is about as hard as guessing where the sun is going to come up tomorrow - I'm betting in the east, and setting in the west. The longest period that Europe has gone without a major war is, well, now. The period from 1946 to 2007.
And all sorts of people have claimed to know, but none of them has been right so far, so much doubt is in order. At the very least.
You think world war 3 is busy now ? Irak, .... I can easily imagine that escalating in a complete worldwide disaster. Also in Europ. The religious symbols ( Italy ) being attacked first perhaps as a revenge for attacking Irak ???
I'm just guessing. Europ has a lot of muslims within the population itself by the way. France has probably over 30 % ( I can be wrong ) and Brussels is one and all muslim. I don't feel safe at all. I walked there on the streets 2 hours ago. With a computer, this computer I'm using now, in my hands. On the street.
My interpretation of John the Revelator is that he was smoking Myhr or something. ;) I find almost all that he wrote to be very difficult to interpret since they were non literal visions.
My doctrinal understanding (from the Mormon perspective from which I have been cut off), is that Christ will be a man, the literal son of God (who is also male).
My personal view is that the second coming of Christ will be a period of peace that we the people can initiate when ever we want to. The principal message of Christ was peace and love. THAT is HIS essence. That's all we have to do.... quit bickering and fighting... and start helping those in need. I don't know of anyone else who shares my view of this. But it is consistent with a broad understanding of the scriptures, a mediocre knowledge of history, and falls in line with my current beliefs.
Cindi
Quote from: Kaeren on December 10, 2007, 01:44:17 PM
Wing Walker,
Would it be fair to say then that the second coming might be neither male nor female but rather both at the same time or none at all ? A transgendered one or something of the kind I mean ? The book of revelation talks about a king of kings and a lord of lords. To me that sounds like a political leader. But I don't see anybody close to it. Some are close to the beast perhaps but none are close to the good side.
I think there is something in Matthew also but I can be wrong.
I also know that there should be a big war first. I even suppose that some will make war simply for things to happen. The war on terror. The muslims. That is all religious.
Kaeren
I'm confused. Are talking about Jesus or the Anti-christ? The anti-christ could be already among us.
I believe Jesus was/is androgyne. He came as a man because of the times.
To compare Iraq with WWII is to not understand. WWII had some 80 million - 80 MILLION - dead. We are nowhere near that, despite the fact that the Iraq war has now gone on even longer.
I just don't see that god is going to come down to bail us out, if that is the hope of the second coming.
There are plenty of people who claim to know, but no one's been right yet.
I figure that it has been here forever, another dimension, just no one can detect it.
"The anti-christ could be already among us." I'm voting for Dick Cheney myself.
Then again this is this view:
Look out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like to catch,
The band is playing "Dixie," a man got his hand outstretched.
Could be the Fuhrer
Could be the local priest.
You know sometimes
Satan comes as a man of peace.
He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongue,
He knows every song of love that ever has been sung.
Good intentions can be evil,
Both hands can be full of grease.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, first he's in the background, then he's in the front,
Both eyes are looking like they're on a rabbit hunt.
Nobody can see through him,
No, not even the Chief of Police.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, he catch you when you're hoping for a glimpse of the sun,
Catch you when your troubles feel like they weigh a ton.
He could be standing next to you,
The person that you'd notice least.
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull,
He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull.
I can smell something cooking,
I can tell there's going to be a feast.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
He's a great humanitarian, he's a great philanthropist,
He knows just where to touch you, honey, and how you like to be kissed.
He'll put both his arms around you,
You can feel the tender touch of the beast.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl,
Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall.
Wanna get married? Do it now,
Tomorrow all activity will cease.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy,
She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy
And he's following a star,
The same one them three men followed from the East.
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Quote from: tekla on December 10, 2007, 03:17:10 PM
"The anti-christ could be already among us." I'm voting for Dick Cheney myself.
Rofl! Ha ha I love it!
Quote from: Nero on December 10, 2007, 02:10:32 PM
Quote from: Kaeren on December 10, 2007, 01:44:17 PM
Wing Walker,
Would it be fair to say then that the second coming might be neither male nor female but rather both at the same time or none at all ? A transgendered one or something of the kind I mean ? The book of revelation talks about a king of kings and a lord of lords. To me that sounds like a political leader. But I don't see anybody close to it. Some are close to the beast perhaps but none are close to the good side.
I think there is something in Matthew also but I can be wrong.
I also know that there should be a big war first. I even suppose that some will make war simply for things to happen. The war on terror. The muslims. That is all religious.
Kaeren
I'm confused. Are talking about Jesus or the Anti-christ? The anti-christ could be already among us.
I believe Jesus was/is androgyne. He came as a man because of the times.
Hi, Nero,
I took Kaeren's question to mean the Second Coming of Christ. The Book of Revelation says that *He* is the *Son of God* and will return here on a cloud, in splendor, with an *iron rod* that He will use to rule His flock.
Again, John was a man of his times and his work has been translated more times than we know. A father's authority had primacy and the laws of primogeniture assured that all material wealth was inherited by male children while the family lines were kept by the female children. They had no property rights.
Humanity has included androgynes since the beginning. John wrote in and for a world of binaries and gender was one of them.
As for the antichrist, I believe that it can be a person, an organization, a belief, an attitude, or a conglomeration of things. Whoever brings the foretold peace to the world is one to watch closely.
I surely see Dick Cheney and the cabal being great candidates for the position but I must add others from even earlier times, thus my mind is open to people and things.
The prophecy says that Jesus will return to shepherd His flock with an iron rod. That tells me that he will be the leader of all and that politics will be a thing of the past.
Thank you for hearing me out.
Wing Walker
Posted on: December 10, 2007, 07:15:52 PM
Quote from: tekla on December 10, 2007, 03:17:10 PM
"The anti-christ could be already among us." I'm voting for Dick Cheney myself.
Then again this is this view:
Look out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like to catch,
The band is playing "Dixie," a man got his hand outstretched.
Could be the Fuhrer
Could be the local priest.
You know sometimes
Satan comes as a man of peace.
He got a sweet gift of gab, he got a harmonious tongue,
He knows every song of love that ever has been sung.
Good intentions can be evil,
Both hands can be full of grease.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, first he's in the background, then he's in the front,
Both eyes are looking like they're on a rabbit hunt.
Nobody can see through him,
No, not even the Chief of Police.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, he catch you when you're hoping for a glimpse of the sun,
Catch you when your troubles feel like they weigh a ton.
He could be standing next to you,
The person that you'd notice least.
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, he can be fascinating, he can be dull,
He can ride down Niagara Falls in the barrels of your skull.
I can smell something cooking,
I can tell there's going to be a feast.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
He's a great humanitarian, he's a great philanthropist,
He knows just where to touch you, honey, and how you like to be kissed.
He'll put both his arms around you,
You can feel the tender touch of the beast.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Well, the howling wolf will howl tonight, the king snake will crawl,
Trees that've stood for a thousand years suddenly will fall.
Wanna get married? Do it now,
Tomorrow all activity will cease.
You know that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Somewhere Mama's weeping for her blue-eyed boy,
She's holding them little white shoes and that little broken toy
And he's following a star,
The same one them three men followed from the East.
I hear that sometimes Satan comes as a man of peace.
Right on, Tekla.
Wing Walker
Quote from: redfish on December 10, 2007, 07:19:14 PM
I think it's a little ethnocentric to assume that the antichrist would be American
Yes, it would, Redfish, There are so many people, beliefs, things, acts, omissions, cabals all over this world that it would be somewhat unjust to not include Mr. Cheney as part of the antichrist. Vladimir Putin might balance the ticket.
Wing Walker
Quote from: Cindi Jones on December 10, 2007, 02:07:44 PM
My interpretation of John the Revelator is that he was smoking Myhr or something. ;) I find almost all that he wrote to be very difficult to interpret since they were non literal visions.
My doctrinal understanding (from the Mormon perspective from which I have been cut off), is that Christ will be a man, the literal son of God (who is also male).
My personal view is that the second coming of Christ will be a period of peace that we the people can initiate when ever we want to. The principal message of Christ was peace and love. THAT is HIS essence. That's all we have to do.... quit bickering and fighting... and start helping those in need. I don't know of anyone else who shares my view of this. But it is consistent with a broad understanding of the scriptures, a mediocre knowledge of history, and falls in line with my current beliefs.
Cindi
Yeah, Cindy, those myrrh smokers are a truly bad lot!! The only folks hold a candle to them are the frankincense-eaters!!! ;D ;D
Very nice post.
__________
From a Nichole-ian perspective, St. John the Divine was writing about the rather nasty 13-year rule of a man named Domitian as Roman emperor. He was the son of Vespasian and the bother of Titus, both of whom were instrumental in crushing the 60s revolt of the Jews. That was when Jerusalem was literally destroyed and the Temple with it and Jews were scattered afterwards.
The facts fit perfectly and the fact is that all Jewish "prophecy" was actually more a form of social criticism rather than a 'prediction of the future.' Our ideas about prophecy are sorta different these days.
Of course, I have a kinda jaundiced view of most Christian doctrine, although I really like most Christians I meet. I simply believe that our peace is always right where we are sitting, lying-down, standing, running, squatting or walking right this very moment. *smile*
Just a matter of discovering it within myself and settling into it. If ya wanna tell the future though. I recommend an omen-hunter.
Anyone heard that song John the Revelator, can't remember who did that.
The above, Devil comes as a man of peace, is, of course, bob dylan.
There are two versions of John the Revalator, one by Depeche Mode
John the Revelator
Put him in an elevator
Take him up to the highest high
Take him up to the top where the mountains stop
Let him tell his book of lies
John the Revelator
He's a smooth operator
It's time we cut him down to size
Take him by the hand
And put him on the stand
Let us hear his alibis
By claiming God - As his holy right
He's stealing a God from the Israelite
Stealing a God from a Muslim, too
There is only one God through and through
Seven lies, multiplied by seven, multiplied by seven again
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well who's that shouting?
John the Revelator!
All he ever gives us is pain
Well who's that shouting?
John the Revelator!
He should bow his head in shame
By and by
By and by
By and by
By and by
Seven lies, multiplied by seven, multiplied by seven again
Seven angels with seven trumpets
Send them home on the morning train
Well who's that shouting?
John the Revelator!
All he ever gives us is pain
Well who's that shouting?
John the Revelator!
He should bow his head in shame
By and by
By and by
John the Revelator
By and by
John the Revelator
By and by
John the Revelator
The other, by the Blues Brothers, John Cougar Mellencamp and a killer version by Warren Haynes with Gov't Mule was done in the original by Blind Willie Johnson
Well who's that a writing? John The Revelator
Who's that a writing? John The Revelator
Who's that a writing? John The Revelator
A book of the seven seals.
Tell me what's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
What's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
What's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
A book of the seven seals.
Now who art worthy, crucified and holy
Bound up for some, Son of our God
Daughter of Zion, Judea's Lion
He redeemed us, Jesus bought us with
his blood
Now tell me who's that a writing? John The
Revelator
Who's that a writing? John The Revelator
Who's that a writing? John The Revelator
A book of the seven seals.
Well what's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
What's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
What's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
A book of the seven seals.
Well Moses to Moses, Watching the flock
Saw the bush where they had to stop
God told Moses pull off your shoes
Out of the flock, a well a you I choose
Now tell me who's that a writing? John The
Revelator
Who's that a writing? John The Revelator
Who's that a writing? John The Revelator
A book of the seven seals.
Well what's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
What's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
What's John a writing? Ask The Revelator
A book of the seven seals.
The version on The Blues Brothers soundtrack, with Mavis Stapels, Taj Mahal and the Staple Singers is drop dead awesome.
The two most amazing versions I've heard of John the Revelator were sung by Blind Willie Johnson in the 1920s and by Son House in the 60s.
y2g
I think that Johnson recorded that in the 1930 session, or so my record says. Aside from Led Zep stealing "In My Time of Dying" from him whole cloth - he called his "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed" I am very fond of "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" which I think went up into space as one of the songs on Voyager.
Blind Willie Johnson, that's the one I got. With his growly voice and the lady's sweetish one. Good song.
Quote from: Cindi Jones on December 10, 2007, 02:07:44 PM
My interpretation of John the Revelator is that he was smoking Myhr or something. ;) I find almost all that he wrote to be very difficult to interpret since they were non literal visions.
My doctrinal understanding (from the Mormon perspective from which I have been cut off), is that Christ will be a man, the literal son of God (who is also male).
My personal view is that the second coming of Christ will be a period of peace that we the people can initiate when ever we want to. The principal message of Christ was peace and love. THAT is HIS essence. That's all we have to do.... quit bickering and fighting... and start helping those in need. I don't know of anyone else who shares my view of this. But it is consistent with a broad understanding of the scriptures, a mediocre knowledge of history, and falls in line with my current beliefs.
Cindi
I share your view. But it's not because we want something that it also happens. Peace and living in harmony should be the final outcome but many seem to disagree. And I'm afraid a war before will happen no matter what. Not that I would personally like that idea. I don't.
But the arabs will not let go. Things are already too far. They want to create a muslim world everywhere.
Posted on: December 11, 2007, 12:29:43 PM
Quote from: tekla on December 10, 2007, 03:17:10 PM
"The anti-christ could be already among us." I'm voting for Dick Cheney myself.
...
Satan comes as a man of peace.
Nostradamus talks about Mabus as the third antichrist. To me that looks as a combination of Bush and Obama. Or Bush and Osama. The first antichrist was Napoleon and the second one was Hitler.
Bush certainly comes as a man of peace. Still, sometimes I see a reason in why he does what he does.
Quote from: Kaeren on December 11, 2007, 12:33:49 PMThe first antichrist was Napoleon
I'm keeping my cool.
Don't blame me. Blame Nostradamus, a french guy by the way ! I'm in favour of Liberte, fraternité and .... . I love the french. I think it's a cool country, the best in the world. Paris !!!
A bit chauvinistic perhaps but .... truly extra-ordinary.
But Napoleon was however responsible for the death of many people. As always the good and the bad go together. And it is thanks to Napoleon that France is a republic ( or am I wrong ? ) and our legal system is also thanks to Napoleon.
Quote from: Kaeren on December 11, 2007, 01:39:27 PM
Don't blame me. Blame Nostradamus, a french guy by the way ! I'm in favour of Liberte, fraternité and .... . I love the french. I think it's a cool country, the best in the world. Paris !!!
A bit chauvinistic perhaps but .... truly extra-ordinary.
But Napoleon was however responsible for the death of many people. As always the good and the bad go together. And it is thanks to Napoleon that France is a republic ( or am I wrong ? ) and our legal system is also thanks to Napoleon.
not responsible for any deaths. war is war. but the rest is true. also america has long forgotten she owes it all to him.
You know, I'm new here. ... I suppose I don't know what can be said or not. If you read all my posts you will find somewhere I have felt close to the wife of Napoleon. But you seem to take this personally. Blasphemy ? What are you talking about ?
I found your reaction shocking.
To the point I'm not sure my stay here will survive the next month.
With power comes responsability !!!
Quote from: Kaeren on December 11, 2007, 01:55:10 PM
You know, I'm new here. ... I suppose I don't know what can be said or not. If you read all my posts you will find somewhere I have felt close to the wife of Napoleon. But you seem to take this personally. Blasphemy ? What are you talking about ?
I found your reaction shocking.
To the point I'm not sure my stay here will survive the next month.
With power comes responsability !!!
My apologies. This is one of those rare subjects in which I cannot be objective. I wish it were not so.
"Nostradamus talks about Mabus as the third antichrist. To me that looks as a combination of Bush and Obama. Or Bush and Osama. The first antichrist was Napoleon and the second one was Hitler."
Gee, the Bible only has one anti-christ, Nostradamus has three - what? Wasn't one enough? And its hard to see either Napoleon or Hitler as men of peace.
And you can't have a combo anti-christ. Its like the end of all time, not a sandwich. There is little doubt among scholars who study the stuff that the BoR - or as its called in its original Catholic version - The Book of the Apocalypse, that what all that is referring to is the Roman Empire, they just wrote it in a code/ allegory, as Rome tolerated little to no dissent. That book refers to one, and only one anti-christ, after all how many princes of darkness can be running around anyway?
And what are the signs? War, famine, disease, plagues, and civil unrest - wow, tough call that one. When have those things not been true?
Again I say, for the hundreds, thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of people who have professed the end time their combined, total batting record is zero. Zip. Nada.
Every millennium was to be the end, until it wasn't. Every change of the centuries was going to be, until they changed and nothing happened. Countless cults over the years have given all all their earthly possessions and gone out to wait only to face what must be a pretty big disappointment.
And Mabus? Could be a May Bus, or perhaps Madonna and Busby Berkeley - the end time as an S&M chorus line deal. Or it could be Moe, ABba and US? Really, we could play with all that forever and come up with all sorts of nonsense, and that's what any and all of Nostradomus is, nonsense. Never been proven right, can't be proven wrong.
Or, since its known that Nostro like anagrams, it could be any one of thousands of combinations, with my favorite being SAMBU, which is close to Sambo, which may mean the anti-christ is being chased around a tree by a tiger, or perhaps eating pancakes off of some freeway exit. And both explanations make about as much sense as any other. And, as anyone who has ever been to a Sambo's restaurant will tell you, your pretty close to hell on earth.
P.S.
And our legal system was pretty much in place, from English Common Law long before Napoleon rode off to Waterloo. The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787, ratified in 1788 and went into effect in 1789. While Napoleon staged a coup d'état in 1799, and installed himself as First Consul, and five years later (1804) became the Emperor of the French. But hey, if you are the anti-christ, perhaps time travel is within your power (but the wisdom of invading Russia in the fall, well even the almighty and eternal prince of all darkness can make bad choices I guess.)
PSS
So far as has ever been proven, blasphemy is a victimless crime.
and, somewhere in the whole end-time deal old Epicurus (341-270 B.C.E.) raised his ugly old Greek head to ask (again)
If God is willing to prevent evil, but is not able to
Then He is not omnipotent.
If He is able, but not willing
Then He is malevolent.
If He is both able and willing
Then whence cometh evil?
If He is neither able nor willing
Then why call Him God?
Quote from: Nero on December 11, 2007, 02:59:52 PM
My apologies. This is one of those rare subjects in which I cannot be objective. I wish it were not so.
Accepted.
Thanks for putting my reputation on 1 again. It's not that it is my goal to get a reputation higher than score 1 but I would like to keep my number 1 at least.
I prefer your new image. It's a bit strange because now it looks exactly like my best friend Ann, my former girlfriend.
Quote from: Kaeren on December 12, 2007, 12:55:01 AM
Quote from: Nero on December 11, 2007, 02:59:52 PM
My apologies. This is one of those rare subjects in which I cannot be objective. I wish it were not so.
Accepted.
Thanks for putting my reputation on 1 again. It's not that it is my goal to get a reputation higher than score 1 but I would like to keep my number 1 at least.
I prefer your new image. It's a bit strange because now it looks exactly like my best friend Ann, my former girlfriend.
do you know who she is?
I don't know. Tell me.
I'd say it's my friend Ann. It looks like her 100 %
She's Elizabeth Short/The Black Dahlia. She was an aspiring actress whose murder on January 15, 1947 is the greatest American mystery.
She's so lovely. Your friend must be also.
My friend is alive and kicking. She's with a surgeon now. I don't think they will marry. But they are living together and have a child. Her character is rather tough I'd say. She's also very religious, or at least her parents are.
When I was with her she was very open of character. We met in a pub in Gent. We saw each other 3 times, the third time was for her birthday. Her sister was there also. She made spaghetti. Around 11 PM she asked me whether I wanted to have some more wine. I said : "No, I still have to drive home." In fact I thought : "This is going nowhere. It will be goodbye for ever." But then she said : "Take some more wine, you can stay here." I've slept a few times as a friend with her also. We were not together anymore but she didn't mind that I slept with her. Nothing special happened then.
And 10 years later we are still best friends.
Quote from: Kaeren on December 11, 2007, 12:33:49 PM
But the arabs will not let go. Things are already too far. They want to create a muslim world everywhere.
I would submit that there are many in this country that "will not let go" who represent another religion. They continually push their religion into my household and into my government. Is this not the same thing only closer to home? Shall we kill them? ;) I think not.
There is always a good (and quite often quite valid, I might add) reason not to make peace. I believe that there are always possibilities that can be explored. I do know that we don't try hard enough.
Cindi
Quote from: Wing Walker on December 10, 2007, 07:18:18 PM
The prophecy says that Jesus will return to shepherd His flock with an iron rod. That tells me that he will be the leader of all and that politics will be a thing of the past.
Oh YAY.
Is there some sort of opt-out policy in the bible for all this
Divine Battle stuff?
I'm not really big on this whole "taking sides" thing, lol...
~Kate~
I read once somewhere the world would become some kind of theocracy.
Imagine this scenario.
The religious war between the muslims and the christians would first be won by the muslims. America attacked, president killed by atomic warfare. Italy and Rome attacked also. But then later after the initial setback the christians win anyhow. The political leader of that time, the president of the united states of europ (for example) becomes the world emperor, makes an alliance with a new pope and starts a new religion. Christianity version 2.
And we all live happily ever after. A 1000 years of peace and prosperity.
Or the Muslims and Christians kill each other off and the Buddhists and Hari Krishna are left watching on.
Cindi
Let's hope nothing happens at all.
It's true, it's all guessing.
It's not just 'all guessing.' To date, it has all been incorrect guessing. If I had bet on every single end time prophet to date being wrong, I'd still be waiting to lose my first bet. So what is that a couple thousand, or ten thousand, or perhaps even millions to none?
People are always willing to put lots and lots of energy in a possible little tiny advantage. In order to gain control over our lives. For every 1 hit there is 1000 or a 1 000 000 mistakes. Or even more. But without make those 999 999 mistakes you could never reach the one hit that will make all the difference.
Why would somebody go to school untill 34 years old if you can also start working when you are 16 ? That is the same or not ? One makes the choice of fast money while the other prefers to wait longer.
Whether Nostradamus was able to see the future or not. Or whether some prophecies in the bible or in any other book are correct or not isn't perhaps the real important matter here. Fact is they are worth something for many people.
The thing is that we should try to guess. And if we do then we just might suddenly find something that is correct. I read once an article about a company that did research on cancer treatments. They said that suddenly they found something by coincidence but what was most important of all was that they were able to see the importance of it. Somebody else who didn"t make all the mistakes would never have noticed.
For one tiny hit you need lots of mistakes.
For one star you need lost of "losers"
For one tiny little bit of mass you need lots of energy.
My religion is science by the way. I am a technical person. But science also tells us that it is all vibration. What makes it so different then from some "flower power people" from India smoking green grass and listening to vibrations all the time.
Obviously religion and astrology are no exact science. To try to put it in such a box is a mistake.
Looking at the world I would say it is flat. From my point of view it is also flat. But loking at it from a distance it is obviously a ball. Neither of both expressions is right nor wrong.
The same is true about evolution and the creation of the universe by God. I prefer evolution of course but as I can see there is also an evolution towards the other idea of the seven day creation. As well in the muslim world as in the western world ( the USA ).
Kaeren,
I also am interested in prophecy.
QuoteII 29
L'oriental sortira de son siege,
Passer les monts Apennins, voir la Gaule,
Transpercera du ciel les eaux & neiges
En vn chacun frappera de sa gaule.
The Easterner will leave his seat,
To pass the Apennine mountains to see Gaul:
He will transpire the sky, the waters and the snow,
And everyone will be struck with his rod.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nos/mrg/nosmrg02.htm
Similar paragraphs are also written in bible.
QuoteAnd after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
http://www.christnotes.org/bible.php?q=Revelation+7&ver=kjv
In the above sentences of Nostradamus, "La Gaule" seems to denote French people. On the other hand, "sa gaule" is similar, but seems to mean a 'rod'.
In KJV bible, I guess the meaning of 'rod' of Nostradamus becomes clearer. The rod is "the seal in foreheads". I am not quite sure what you call it, but in the East Asia, the area between our two eyebrows can be translated loosely into "space for seal'. Traditionally, we believe Death marks that area. Also, most statues of Buddha have a gem in that area. In my country, some people think that area is 'the 3rd eye' to see the spiritual world. In the Revelation, I think the seal is not for death, but for survival.
Barbie~~
Barbie,
I am not even religious in fact. And my wife is even less, she is russian and as you must know Russia did not allow religion for a long time. STill it is not so that "I am religious" = I am good; and "I am not religious" = I am bad. I am certainly not waiting for somebody in a long dress with a beard that looks like "Christ" telling me what to do and I do not think anybody else is waiting for such a person. For me life is change and if there is a second person like Christ he or she will look different.
Many times reading text about a prophecy looks a bit fuzzy. Something like 'it is all wrong guessing" from a few messages below here. Still I can not help see the globalisation and the increasing tension between the different religions. And the agression of the muslims or Africans. And if you talk about a king of kings and a lord of lords then to me that sounds like a president of the united states of the world. And that idea is already a lot less fuzzy than a king of kings. But it is in reality exactly the same.
I am not sure I really understood II 29 or the Bible text but once again you put the finger in something I did not notice or know. Gaule is a rod, it has two meanings. The idea however which is most important for me is the combination of different forces or strengths. Call it four angels standing at the four corners of the world as either peace-keepers or men/ women of law or whatever. Any system representing an entire world should be representative of the entire world. And if such a government would exist one day then there should be subleaders from all sides. Imagine one world president and then big blocks like America, Asia, Russia, Europ.
There is something like formal power and informal power. A formal leader and an informal leader. In the movie Gladiator with Russell Crowe the general has the informal power while the caesar has the formal power. In my country the king might have some formal power but certainly has no informal power whatsoever because he is no example at all. And where I work there is fraud in exams. Officially they do an exam but it is already decided beforehand who gets the position. Resulting in formal leadership without any informal power because of lack of talent. A leader should have formal but also informal power. The president should be superman in other words.
What the bible text tells in my opinion is that if some disaster should occur like a global war that first the important souls should be ready for it so that they can counter it
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There is many quatrains of Nostradamus in my opinion that are related to a global change and unification. To give them here would make the message too long. One important one might be this one perhaps.
X 75
Tant attendu ne reuiendra iamais
Dedans l'Europe, en Asie apparoistra
Vn de la ligue yssu du grand Hermés,
Et sur tous Roys des Orients croistra.
Long awaited he will never return
In Europe, he will appear in Asia:
One of the league issued from the great Hermes,
And he will grow over all the Kings of the East.
This is normally about the second coming of christ. One of the league of Hermes might be a "transgender" person in my opinion. Neither man nor woman but both and none at the same time. Somebody like you for example.
Some of the league of Hermes are, Hermaphroditus and Eros. But also Tyche which stands for luck. And Autolycus, the prince of thieves.
For the rest the translation to English is correct I thnik. However. Tous Roys des Orients might be translated not well. You should ask a native French speaker but that might menas all the kings from the four winds. It also might mean there is a link with the freemasons. In America and in many other countries there is no real elections. There is the ones directly chosen by the people and then the ones selected by the ones selected by the people. And here comes the influence of the freemasons. It really means democracy is nothing else than an illusion. In my opinion the USA is no democracy anymore ( I hope I don't get any attacks on this one ). It is a free country. Right ? I am allowed to have a personal opinion.
Kaeren
I am not so much religious, but I believe in spirituality, and more. I think there is a major difference between religion and science. Eventually, both of them should be one, as I hope.
I am interested in the cosmic cycle whose period is ca 130,000 years (360 x 360 = 129,600). Within this cycle, I believe there are two heavens and earths: the first and new one.
QuoteAnd I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
http://www.christnotes.org/bible.php?q=Revelation+21&ver=kjv
In this paragraph, there are two heavens and two earths. First and new ones.
In the first heaven and earth, men dominated. We call it the 'yang'-dominated period according to the yin-yang theory. We are now in transition between the first and the new earth. In new heaven and earth, women will dominate, but correctly speaking, men and women will be equal. It is only in the early 20-th century when women got rights to vote around the world.
A most important feature of the first heaven and earth is that the 'conflict' (or competition) is the major principle for growth, development, civilization and maturation. Human civilization in the first earth has been driven by wars. We may call it 'natural selection' or 'the survival of the fittest'. To grow, we should compete each other. And there should be grudges of the defeated. Nowadays, we are familiar with environmental issues such as pollution and global warming. These are byproducts of growth based conflicts. I am not saying it is right or wrong, but it is just a natural process.
Another feature of the first heaven and earth is the divergence (Tree and Fire). There are so many races and religions around the world. The number of specialized area is increasing and increasing. Also is the human population.
On the other hand, we see signs of the new heaven and earth. Convergence and unification through harmony and symbiosis (Metal and Water). And returning to the origin. The meaning of '1999' in Nostradamus, I think, is the status of extreme divergence just before the convergence, because 19 and 9 denote the status of extreme divergence.
I think we are living in a turning-point from divergence to convergence. We see all kind of extremes. The first heaven is like the summer whereas the new heaven is like fall (autumn). In summer, trees grow to have so many branches. In fall, leaves fall to return to the root. Outbreaks of infectious diseases is a common feature of the fall, and Nostradamus implied them so many times. And, ->-bleeped-<- is becoming widespread, but I can not fully explain the reason. But I heard that it is the time when yin and yang are exchanged each other. So many sissy boys and so many manly women nowadays.
Barbie~~
Barbie,
I also think we are at a turning point. I have my own theory but agree with most you said.
How to make something if there is nothing ? There is only one way and that is to make a difference and to make it equal again at the same time. You have 0, then make one piece -5 and the other +5. Together they are still nothing at all, but they are also something together. The impossible becomes true, two opposites are the same. Black is white, white is black. Good is bad and bad is good. ( That sounds bad always ) . I call it equalities and differences. It really is the same as saying that mass ( the equality ) equals the energy ( the difference ). E = m c2
Take a pencil. If you look at the front then you see a point, but look from the side and you will see a line. Take this to the limit and you get that nothing ( the very small point ) and everything ( the very long line ) are one and the same. It all depends how you look at it.
If you would make it religious you would have to say that god and the devil are one and the same person. You could also say that there must be balance between ying and yang. I see the universe a bit like a turning needle from a clock. You really said the same with other words.
From 0 to 6 you must be bad to survive. From 6 to 12 however you must be good to survive. From 0 to 6 is chaos, energy, the big bang. As time progresses it becomes more and more important to have less chaos. Or think about water running through a water system of tubes. In the beginning there are no tubes. Nothing works but as time progresses people know they need tubes to make a system. Big progress. But if all the water would be transformed into tubes then again nothing would work any longer. And a new big bang would be needed.
If you think about GOD, then these ideas result in the fact that GOD is not made yet. GOD is a connection, an equality. Between each two big bangs there always is 50 % without a GOD and 50 % with a GOD. If our universe is a young one and it is then God is simply not made yet. Or you could call it two heavens and two earths. And we being at the turning point between the two. Looking at history you can easily imagine the devil was ruling the system untill now and that he will only be willing to go with a big bang ( world war 3 ).
I have many more ideas but I probably do not explain them well. I also believe for example that we will more and more go to an ant-society. Or a bee society. Insects have many lives. Up to 4 I believe. For humans it is also already visible we have 3 lives. The first as a child, the second as an adult and the third as a retired person. In an ant-society specimens become experts in different important matters. One is a fighter, the other is a queen, still another is for food, or for looking after the babies. They all work together as if they were one big organism. The same is true for humans and the internet is a perfect example of it.
Two genders simply is not enough. There will be many more. You can have men-men ( homosexual ), men-women ( ... ) , women-man ( sissy boys ), women-women ( lesbian ). Personally I like women, or anything that looks like it.
The same will happen with intelligence I think. A difference will be created. Now you have a gaussian distribution with a top around 140. In my opinion we will get two Gaussian distributions with people climbing much higher than 140, 200 or so as average. The second distribution being much smaller however. Same thing with the body. Some will be extremely strong.
In the movie "Time Machine" there is 3 races. You have the animals, you have the ones with strong mental capabilities who are able to control the weak of mind ( the animals ). And then you have something inbetween that seems to be the strongest race. I believe we will develop in such a way. Some humans are so cruel that you can only describe them as animals. How else could you cut the head of somebody otherwise ? Because they can not handle the complexity of the new world they fall down to more and more cruelty and become animals again. Or they explode themselves. Regression. The other end is less visible but develops also. The superminds of the world. But they prefer to hide because this is the safer position. Only a hidden difference gives a connection ! Think about the pencil. the difference must be hidden, the devil must be put inside.
The universe is quite simple. At the center there is a gigantic black hole serving as a counterweight for all around it. That is where we are. We have to change so that things can stay the same for the black hole.
You told me that in order to do the full cycle one should be man and woman. I believe this is true. I see transgender people as the ones whom evolution has choosen to CHANGE. In fact I believe people like that are superior. There is no regression here, the difference is put inside ( change of the body - you could call it bodybuilding ;-) ), change of the inside instead of change of the outside ( the world around the person ).
Some here are very good with emotions and feelings. They feel more than others. They can see the inside of people.
...
Kaeren.
Kaeren,
There were some ancient philosophy schools believing that the essence of universe is like 1 + 2= 3. Even in the Bible, you can see it: 1 + 2 = 3, I mean the one is the three (the Trinity). 1 is yang (positive) and 2 is yin (negative). 1 itself can not act. When it acts, we see 3.
An interesting point regarding the yin-yang is that the destiny of my country is foretold in our national flag itself.
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The red denote the North, and the blue the South. The color matches, as the red is the color of communists. Even the boundary between the red and blue in the flag mimics the shape of DMZ between North and South Korea in the map. The DMZ is skewed north in the east and south in the west as in the flag.
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The surrounding 4 trigrams in the flag represent the four countries meddling in our affairs. These 4 countries caused the Korean war and have interfered until now. It would be obvious which countries are the four if you read recent news on nuclear weapons of N. Korea.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/nkorea.iaea/index.html
Kaeren, you once mentioned the big war in the near future. I also replied that it may be started by a war between China and Taiwan. But I expect a bigger war will occur between S. and N. Korea. The DMZ is the most heavily armed area in the world:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0307/feature1/?fs=www7.nationalgeographic.com&fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com
A problem is very few Koreans think that a war would occur in the near future. But, some ancient prophets in my country, like Nostradamus, warned that a big war will break out again in this land, and a relatively small scale one, the Korean war, already occurred in 1950. During the Korean war, however, several million civilians were killed, not to mention combatants.
Barbie~~
The wars of this century are going to be about resources and who controls them. Where Korea was very much about a Cold War idea of 'containment'. Without oil (or fresh water) in the picture I don't see the US power elite getting very worked up over it anymore.
Barbie ( and Tekla ),
Ying as force can not do anything. Yang alone neither. But combine them and you get magic. Whatever or however you call the 2 opposites this seems logical. Water in tubes is usefull. Water alone or tubes alone are not. You need a container or a fondation.
My wife tells me that if you look at russian politicians that they all have a criminal background of some kind. Or they are elite killer soldiers. Strangely enough she always seems to sympathise with them because they are ritch. Personally I think Kim likes too much his luxury life. I would call it kitch. If I see that guy I have a very bad feeling. He himself lives in the biggest luxury while his brainwashed citizens live in the biggest misery and dare not to say a single wrong word about his superb excellency who has reached perfection.
We always analyse things according to what is nearest to us. I hardly know anything about Korea. Will you have a war ? I have no idea. Maybe you suffered enough. I think the war will be a religious one. It is already. Brussels canceled the fireworks because of a terrorist threat. Coming back from Spain there was a 5 hour delay. I had to wait practically all day in Allicante. They told us the reason was the cold weather but that was a lie. They could not land in Oostende and had to go to Zaventem because of a terrorist threat.
It is about resources. Yes. But it is also about world dominance. I think there will be a single president of the world. The king of kings and the lord of lords. In my opinion this person will also be president of Europ and in fact be the same as the second coming of christ.
Nostradamus quatrain VI 70
Chief of the world will the great Chyren be,
Plus Ultra behind, loved, feared, dreaded:
His fame and praise will go beyond the heavens,
And with the sole title of Victor will he be quite satisfied.
Nostradamus quatrain V 74
Of Trojan blood will be born a Germanic heart
Who will rise to very high power:
He will drive out the foreign Arabic people,
Returning the Church to its pristine pre-eminence.
Nostradamus quatrain X 75
Long awaited he will never return
In Europe, he will appear in Asia:
One of the league issued from the great Hermes,
And he will grow over all the Kings of the East.
Thinking about the holy trinity 1 + 2 = 3 maybe Nostradamus is talking about 3 persons who are actually a single one.
Maybe Bush ( or Obama - both "former" drug addicts by the way ) should stop lie once and simply take over all those arab countries. No matter what, those ->-bleeped-<-s will continue to explode themselves everywhere. The only language they speak is violence and power anyhow. At least that is why I would do if I would be Bush. I would show them once and forever who the boss is. Let's be honest, the american military really are superior. And the whole world knows it is not about saving the poor Iraki people from the monster Saddam.
You see it better Barbie, but in my opinion Korea will not be the main issue. In my opinion some terrorists will kill the american president with an atomic bomb and attack the pope. You have no idea how many muslims there are in France alone ! And how many there are in Brussels, capital of Europ !
This thing is about global power. Before there will be a king of the world ( the second christ ) there will have to be some fights first. The arabs will first win but then they will feel the strength of the old Europ. And they will loose ! Make no mistake, they really will loose.
Nostradamus quatrain IV 34
Le grand mené captif d'estrange terre,
D'or enchainé au Roy Chyren offert :
Qui dans Ausone, Milan perdra la guerre,
Et tout son ost mis à feu & à fer.
The great one of the foreign land led captive,
Chained in gold offered to King Chyren:
He who in Ausonia, Milan will lose the war,
And all his army put to fire and sword.
The arabs will attack Europ. And they also will loose ! This is even written in the Koran by the way.
Kaeren
PS : Did you know that in science fiction movies there are never any arab people.
PPS : It would not surprise me if the governator would become president of the USA later, no matter that he is born in Austria.
Interesting.
Many of us can feel this monster growing and it won't stop until 1/3 of the world has been annihilated. Some will be protected, hidden, these will be the ones to rebuild the world. I am not a Soothsayer nor am I a profit. just feelings, gut feelings as some call it. distortions, a creeping darkness that will threaten to swallow the world. It is in the energy fields, it is in the air, but in the end the Universe will seek to re-balance herself once the ripples have subsided.
Cindy
Cindy,
If the terrorists kill the president of the USA and they might. Then there will be a big revenge. And that might kill many people. 1/3 ???
Kaeren.
It could all be avoided, All the events that will lead up to the end day has already been written by the profits. The prophecies are not written in stone, they are merely warning of potential coming destruction,. These catastrophes could be avoided, but it is people like in the middle east who have no sense of value for there own lives, let alone other people lives and Bush is included they will continue to push the envelope or should I say weapons of mass destruction. Those that are greedy and hungry for power are blinded by their own pompous little lives. Tin gods sitting upon their tin thrones on ka ka mountain. Enough of that for me.
Cindy
There is no doubt that the world can and is over populated. Some event will reduce the population.
"PPS : It would not surprise me if the governator would become president of the USA later, no matter that he is born in Austria. "
Not going to happen, it would take a Constitutional amendment, which is only slightly easier to do than walking across the Pacific Ocean. It was floated this past year by Orrin Hatch and went no where in the Senate. Getting 38 states to vote yes on this is not possible at the is time.
And Arnold has not exactly been an awesome Gov. Fabulously mediocre is about as good as he got. Moreover, given the Repub party at this time, he is too far to the left to get any real support. Doing soft core gay porn movies didn't hurt his run in California, but it don't fly in Alabama.
russian politicians that they all have a criminal background of some kind > And we have the Bush Crime Family.
The only language they speak is violence and power anyhow > I don't hear Bush and Cheney speaking in any sort of a different voice.
I think Bush&Co were trying to move nukes to the mid-east and got caught (or, more likely, were served up with a de facto coup within the military - google 'Bent Spear') and the release of the NIE that Iran gave up its nukes years ago was also a coup from the intelligence community.
Quote from: Kaeren on January 01, 2008, 04:42:55 AM
I think the war will be a religious one. It is already. Brussels canceled the fireworks because of a terrorist threat. Coming back from Spain there was a 5 hour delay. I had to wait practically all day in Allicante. They told us the reason was the cold weather but that was a lie. They could not land in Oostende and had to go to Zaventem because of a terrorist threat.
It is about resources. Yes. But it is also about world dominance. I think there will be a single president of the world. The king of kings and the lord of lords. In my opinion this person will also be president of Europ and in fact be the same as the second coming of christ.
Kaeren,
I think we are talking about religion and resource as ultimate cause of the possible big war in the near future. I think the both could be the cause, and religion could be extended to 'spirituality'. Both materialistic and spiritual conflicts would put an end.
In my country, like most of other East Asian countries, there has been no religious war. Religious wars always occur among Christianity including Islam (in my view, Islam is also under the umbrella called Judo-Christianism). Judo-Christianism is like fire. It is difficult to coexist with other religions. This is not just my opinion: http://daphne.palomar.edu/calenvironment/religion.htm
However, Judo-Christianism has a great merit that eventually made Europeans dominate the world to fruit modern science and civilization. Descartes and Newton are actually based on Judo-Christianism in the sense that they tried to separate myself (subject, observer) from the nature (object).
Mesopotamia was the origin of western civilization. The duel between descendents of Ishmal and Issac. On the other hand, N. Korea is located closer to prehistoric Hongshan and Xiajiadian culture areas which was the origin of the eastern civilization.
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<a goddess sculpture from Hongshan culture, ca. 6,000 year ago, predating the Buddhism of ca 2500 years ago>
The Fung shui is also originated from this culture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongshan_culture
Kaeren, if ever a big war occur in the near future, I think it is too obvious that the West civilization would easily win. We saw the Gulf or Iraqi war. No a single air fighter of Iraq could ever take off during the Iraqi war because the U.S. blocked GPS signals from the satellite. Muslims could not match in their military power.
If you are a god, would it be unfair that one has a powerful weapon whereas the other has just a fist? The East can not be a match in military for the West. To bring a matter to end, I think a duel should be fair (God would agree with me, as I believe).
Then, it is epidemic such as smallpox. An epidemic is fair in the sense that it does not discriminate between the poor and the rich, or between the strong and the weak. During the plague in the middle ages, the pest did not discriminate between a royal family and the lowly. Still, the rich could have better hygiene and medical treatments. But, if no medicine or antibiotic is available for a disease, then it would be more fair.
After or during a war, an epidemic tends to break out. In Nostradamus, we see he seriously mentioned plagues.
Barbie~~
QuoteThe United States first became aware of Dimona's existence after U-2 overflights in 1958 captured the facility's construction, but it was not identified as a nuclear site until two years later. The complex was variously explained as a textile plant, an agricultural station, and a metallurgical research facility, until David Ben-Gurion stated in December 1960 that Dimona complex was a nuclear research center built for "peaceful purposes."
It is amazing how little the US cared if Israel got the bomb.
I thought that pretty much the US gave Israel the bomb.
Quote from: tekla on January 02, 2008, 05:43:59 PM
I thought that pretty much the US gave Israel the bomb.
Through France.
Quote from: lisagurl on January 01, 2008, 08:18:03 AM
There is no doubt that the world can and is over populated. Some event will reduce the population.
I saw a science fiction movie with John Travolta. Battlefield Earth I believe. The whole planet was covered with skycrapers. And he made it explode. The fifth Element was not much better. Also skycrapers everywhere.
I believe there is still some place left to put some humans before they start eating each other.
Posted on: January 04, 2008, 01:45:04 AM
Quote from: tekla on January 01, 2008, 01:06:31 PM
>> And Arnold has not exactly been an awesome Gov. Fabulously mediocre is about as good as he got. Moreover, given the Repub party at this time, he is too far to the left to get any real support. Doing soft core gay porn movies didn't hurt his run in California, but it don't fly in Alabama.
russian politicians that they all have a criminal background of some kind > And we have the Bush Crime Family.
The only language they speak is violence and power anyhow > I don't hear Bush and Cheney speaking in any sort of a different voice.
I think Bush&Co were trying to move nukes to the mid-east and got caught (or, more likely, were served up with a de facto coup within the military - google 'Bent Spear') and the release of the NIE that Iran gave up its nukes years ago was also a coup from the intelligence community.
I think the first thing Arnold did becoming Governor was to lend lots of money because of the budget problems. .. I happen to know a bit about debt and it is not the good thing to do. I had no idea however he did soft core gay movies. I remember reading his book that when when he arrived in the USA and short on money that he got proposals from gay people but he said it was not his thing and that he never did something like that to move his career forward.
Posted on: January 04, 2008, 01:59:44 AM
Barbie,
A religion will always be needed. I moved from atheistic to spirituality to religious. I do not know what I am now, probably a bit of everything.
I prefer "The force" from the star wars movies as a religion. To me God is the black hole in the center of the universe which is the counterweight on the balance for all "energy" on the other chaotic universe where we live. The problem is you have two opposites that are the same, or that are one. Like Ying and Yang.
My former boss, an architect, once asked me the reason why priests can not marry ? I told him it was to be closer to God, so that they could put all their energy in God and his message ( instead of giving it to their family ). He replied it was because the church did not want their belongings to go to the children and the grandchildren. The reason is quite materialistic but presented as highly spiritual. Would the church exist if they would not be like that ? Was my answer any different from his ? To me it is not.
The extreme muslims as well as the extreme christians are ready to start world war 3 so that the second coming will come forward. Talking about a paradox.
Religion is a tool of power. Many times it has nothing to do whatsoever with "God". Bush tells to everybody he is a man of faith, and as a consequence "all" christians elect him . In my country the christian party has very little to do with religion at all. They only use the symbol to get somewhere.
In my opinion but I can be wrong, Americans are Europeans. That is where they came from. Or not ? I am not talking about native indian americans and neither about the many kinds of people that America has. The white americans that have the power are Europeans. But we all came from Africa many many many years ago.
I do not think the west will easily win or even that it is their purpose in the first place. It will be hard to
DEFEND ourselves if this happens, but defend ourselves we will. And I don't think Europ would impose itself to the rest. If somebody needs something they should ASK ! No request = no action !
To me the fist is more powerful than the atomic bomb. You are right it is unfair that one has only an atomic bomb and the other one something as powerful as a fist. ( Can you understand the logic in this ? The fist is mass while the bomb is energy - How powerful is a glass of water then ? )
How easy is it to solve Sudoku with Brute Force ? You have 9 to the power 81 possibilities. You are occupied for ever if you work like that. The fist is more powerful !!!
A duel between champions would be fair. Still it would not work. Not today. First the ones with military power would not want to give away their advantage. Disregarding the guerilla power of the ones with the fist by the way. Second the muslims would not respect it if the other champion would win. A duel only works if the two sides have many members and are of equal strength. Like it was for wars 2 000 years ago.
The black death is the reason why we have sewers and hygiene now. We should be strong not to let it happen again. I mean to take action only after the problem has occurred.
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Kaeren.