HealthyLivingOPSomewhere In, Tennessee USA4,775 posts
RayfromUSA: Rev 17:16 "And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. :17 "For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
So, in any case, there's no need to fret. Whoever he may turn out to be, the beast has his role to play and we shouldn't try to stand in his way. Much better to stay totally OUT of his way for 42 months or so.
Since you brought up prophecy Ray... Let's speak of the 10 horns. They represent Kingdoms at the end times.
You have quoted Revelations written by John. I want to impose Daniels vision which speaks of the feet made up of iron and clay and the 10 toes.
I understand the two prophesies interrelate. The 10 toes being the 10 Kingdoms of the Roman Empire. Iron and clay representing that the empire would crumble but then be restored at a later date, enter globalism today.
The U.S. was not part of the Roman Empire. How can it be a part of the toes at the end? I would think it to be non-exhistant.
Could that mean the U.S. would be destroyed prior to the empire being reunited?
Many indian prophecies tell of nuclear ruin of America. I believe we will not be here in the end, as a major nation.
We have many nations against us and those wanting to destroy us. Why have the major corporations left the U.S., not only for cheaper wage earners and production, but they see the writing on the wall.
Are we ready? The question for each of us to answer within.
HealthyLivingOPSomewhere In, Tennessee USA4,775 posts
RayfromUSA: Yes, I think the split between those who left and those who stayed would be a pretty good indicator of what political camp the nations are in.
Those leaving were NATO, G8, EU and their wannabes. Those who stayed were all the rest.
But they left before he starting talking about the nations. It was pre-planned. Now who looks like the chumps??? They could have at least waited to be insulted first, before leaving. Instead, they left a bad smell... just makes you wonder.
HealthyLiving: Yes, I caught his total global message, the true message of what globalism should really be motivated towards. If it were, I may be onboard with the idea, however, I am not. I don't want global world citizenship.
Yeah, globalism is a lot like communism. A seemingly idealistic utopian dream that hides a very harsh and evil reality once people accept it.
the guy said nothing but what a lot of people suspects (valid) the problem, for his critics is simply that it was not a common citizen it was the repulsive leader of Iran.
HealthyLivingOPSomewhere In, Tennessee USA4,775 posts
nitro2345: the guy said nothing but what a lot of people suspects (valid) the problem, for his critics is simply that it was not a common citizen it was the repulsive leader of Iran.
I agree with you.
This is why I am trying to separate the words he spoke from the man who said them. True, he is repulsive! It's the message I am interested in here. Someone else may have written his speech?? They do for our president and many others. I don't know... no one has brought this point up for discussion, although I have been waiting for someone to bring it up.
This is why I am trying to separate the words he spoke from the man who said them. True, he is repulsive! It's the message I am interested in here. Someone else may have written his speech?? They do for our president and many others. I don't know... no one has brought this point up for discussion, although I have been waiting for someone to bring it up.
HL
Well yeah most of politicians have personal speech writers, but of course what they write is in accordance with the politician believes or wants to say they just give it a form, so it's the same. Also, I'm very glad to find at least one person with common sense and objective criteria here, greetings :)
“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand”
“My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way”
“This American system of ours, call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you will, gives each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it”
Why fear and put such a man in jail?
What one says and does is two, yet so many fall for it
HealthyLiving: Let's speak of the 10 horns. They represent Kingdoms at the end times.
To be precise, Rev 17:12 "The ten horns ... are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.
Clearly it's talking about people, not nations.
They will be rulers, but their kingdoms may not correspond to any former kingdoms. They may be carved out of other nations at the time.
HealthyLiving: ...Daniels vision speaks of the feet made of iron and clay and the 10 toes. I understand the two prophesies interrelate. The 10 toes being the 10 Kingdoms of the Roman Empire.
Whoah I think everybody agrees that the legs are the Roman empire.
As for the feet, we can't assign them geographically to the Roman Empire. At one point the passage says that the various parts of the image are kindoms that "bear rule over all the earth". Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome didn't occupy the same territory but they were all world empires. I don't see any reason to think that the ten toes represent Rome at all.
The head (Babylon) did not become the shoulders (Medo-Persia) Instead one empire fell and another rose in a different place.
Similarly, for the feet, after Rome there were many nations some strong and some weak. Nothing says that they constitute the remais of Rome.
Iron and clay representing that the empire would crumble but then be restored at a later date, enter globalism today.
Let's get the exact quote on the iron and clay here.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And the toes of the feet part of iron, and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43And 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.
I don't see the idea of Rome crumbling and being restored at a later date. Just that the world is divided into many nations, some strong and some weak. And despite mixing up the races, there is no general cohesion.
HealthyLiving: The U.S. was not part of the Roman Empire. How can it be a part of the toes at the end?
Persia was not a part of Babylon either. The vision is about the succession of world empires, there's no need to interpret the feet as being the remains of the Roman empire any more than the shoulders being the remains of Babylon.
HealthyLiving: Could that mean the U.S. would be destroyed prior to the empire being reunited?
I shy away from the idea of "could that mean?". I've seen that kind of speculation lead to all sorts of false doctrines. So I'm pretty conservative about interpretation.
Many ...prophecies tell of nuclear ruin of America. I believe we will not be here in the end, as a major nation. We have many nations against us....Why have the major corporations left the U.S., not only for cheaper wage earners and production, but they see the writing on the wall.
Ah yes, the handwriting on the wall, "mene mene tekel upharsin" weighed in the balance, found wanting, kindom divided and invaded.
While we're speculating, who do you think is the great glittering consumer nation harlot of Rev. 17 and 18 who has dominated the whole world by means of her ability to seduce businessmen, politicians, and military officers, and who has made the merchants of the world rich because of her costliness.
Wow_FactorLondon, Greater London, England UK3,698 posts
Class5: There are some freakin' whackos on this site...
Absolutely!
For the OP to ask us to watch a 30 minute clip of Ahmadinejad when we all know he denies the Holocaust happened as he has stated in speeches and on television broadcasts and he preaches death to the USA, Israel and "England" again in speeches and television broadcasts, and she likes what he says shows an old Yorkshire saying, "there's none so queer as folk."
Ibotabo: Their points are: I am civilized & fighting for the name but I can’t allow you to air your view. I claim for freedom of speech but if you talk I will not listen to you. I preach for democracy & openness but don’t ever dare to talk about me; it’s only me who can talk about you.
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Yes, I think the split between those who left and those who stayed would be a pretty good indicator of what political camp the nations are in.
Those leaving were NATO, G8, EU and their wannabes.
Those who stayed were all the rest.