RealReligionofPeace

Anybody notice how weird that Armageddon gets 4 chapters worth of coverage meanwhile the final destruction of Satan gets only 4 verses?

If the great tribulation happened. We would be all under the control of the antichrist, who will rule the world for only 3.5 years. Also all the unbelievers will suffer(Matthew 24) and the righteous - though persecuted and martyred, will be left untouched by disasters that are to follow. The sun will become extremely hot(scorching men) before going dark, the moon turns to blood red, the waters of the earth turn to blood, the Euphrates drys up, and there's also a battle at Armageddon in which the Antichrist and false prophet will all be put into hell alive.

Tim LaHaye anyone? The rapture as we understand it was a concept developed in the early 1800s by an Irish ex catholic priest John Nelson Darby. Darby as far as I know, never quoted any church fathers or early church documents to support his view. This view common among evangelicalism, is known as Dispensationalism or dispensational premillennialism. It was further popularized by books like Left Behind. As far as I know, I have never read any church father who holds to this view. Also as far as I know, I have never read any church father saying the mark of the beast is literal. The obsession with calling microchips and barcodes marks of the beast is unfounded as far as I know(And it also ruins Christianity's reputation). I personally believe the mark mentioned in revelation 13 is not literal, as it parallels the shema, and also the book of Revelation also says in multiple areas that believers will have God's name written into their foreheads. So if we are to believe that we will literally be capable of recieving a mark of the beast in the future, will we also be able to recieve a mark from God in our foreheads in the future(As far as I know, nobody believes this)? No, the mark of the beast is not a literal symbol, marks and tattoos in ancient times were used to identify people as belonging to certain tribes. The mark of the beast will be to those who have completely and utterly submitted to the beast, and the name of God on the foreheads will be to those who have fully submitted to God. Personally I'm not sure what eschatology I hold to. All I know is that Christ will return and he will destroy all sin, death, and suffering forever. I also know that the devil, the other demons and those who worship them will also be thrown into hellfire, death and Hades will be thrown into hellfire. And we will live in a new heaven and earth were sin, death, and suffering do not exist anymore. I also believe in the great white throne and the resurrection of the dead.

No, the pope is not the antichrist. If he was, then he's the most laid back anti Christ ever.

psalm 14:1

Have you ever heard a Christian claim that some famous particular political figure is the antichrist? I know you do. But Literally they are all wrong. The bible clearly says the son of perdition(if he exists) is currently a nobody who will overnight gain immense political power: Daniel 7:8 "While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully." clearly this "little horn" despite appearing out of nowhere, became so powerful that he uprooted 3 other horns. This scratches all these people: Donald Trump Elon Musk or literally anyone else, from the antichrist list. It's not the first time. Ronald Wilson Reagan(6 letters each name, thus 6 6 6) has been called the antichrist, but he clearly was not the antichrist because he lost power and died from Alzheimer's, he never even ruled the world. Requirements for Jesus to return: * The mass conversion of Israel to Christianity: Matthew 23:29 * The Requirement that the gospel must be preached to all the nations: Mark 13:7-10 which says: " 7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. 9 “You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10 And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. " However, there are still many as 1000-200 uncontacted tribes(such as the north Sentinel island people -Whom we don't even know the language of) that have never heard the gospel. We need to outreach these people. John Allen Chau bravely tried to evangelize to the north Sentinelese and died in the process - not even coming close to achieving the goal. Simply enough, this world is not ready yet for the end times or the tribulation.

no, men are more lonelier than ever.

I was not going to discuss those people, they are a plague too, but I think that people who mark themselves with the lord but do not take his word seriously are lying with their skin.

Also note that tattoos were popularized in the 70s, coinciding with the sexual revolution(not meant to be an argument), and that before that, tattoos were mostly found among sailors(mostly due to superstition - which God hates) and prisoners. But I'm not here to make any argument. Personally, I would never get myself tatted, you should not make a Christian violate his conscience. Also around the same time, abortion was declared a 'human right' by a bunch of libtard justices. Again this is just history, it's no argument

As long as they don't wear it in vain. People who do not actually care about the faith but call themselves "Christians" are not to wear such things for they mislead others and lie to the holy spirit as Ananias and Sapphira did. But people who wear a Christian cross but condone or even engage in homosexuality, heresy, fornication, adultery, abortion, contraception(Really not here to discuss this, so don't comment, I personally like to believe what every single church preached before 1930; but I'm not here to discuss this), masturbation, pornography, lying, stealing, following the heart's evil ways, etc; they are heaping judgement upon themselves for they mislead others. I pray for these people.

You will know them by their fruits

This topic is not about people who get tattoos(obviously some true Christians have gotten tats) this is about the usual lukewarmness of faith commonly found in people who wear such symbols

Think about how many people wear cross necklaces and have tattoos of Jesus, then look at their works. There are porn actress who wear cross necklaces - even atheists who wear them(Lance Armstrong). What am saying is not that these people should not get tattoos or wear necklaces - I am just saying that by wearing these Christian symbols in vain they are heaping judgement upon themselves. Most of these people are not true saved Christians - just look at America right now, porn imagery is as common as air molecules, women are more promiscuous than ever, homosexuality is worshiped, etc. You ever heard of sturgeon's law - 90% crud?

They're not Christian. They are Arian.

Sorry, the work is quite fragmented, not many pieces survive today. But it's interesting that it gives us a glimpse into the eschatology of the early church