| Channel 4 did another of the media's
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| | resolutions against Israel but nothing
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| hatchet jobs on the Bible (I eagerly
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| | about the suppression of human rights and
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| await their first demolition of the
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| | freedom of religion (especially for
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| Koran) with Tony Robinson fulminating on
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| | Christians) across most of the Middle
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| the evils of 'end-timers' in his two hour
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| | East?
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| documentary 'The Doomsday Code.' Ghostly
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| | 'The end-timers are responsible for
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| voices quoted from apocalyptic parts of
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| | poverty and Aids in Africa.'
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| the Bible, notably Daniel and Revelation,
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| | Robinson took a trip to Uganda where he
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| while weird demonic looking beings jerked
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| | was appalled to find preachers telling
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| too and fro.
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| | people we are living in the end times
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| Evangelical preachers from America
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| | which, he claimed, made them fatalistic
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| (mainly) were given a platform and then
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| | and drop out of school and (amazingly)
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| made to look ridiculous (not a single
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| | fornicate so much that they spread Aids
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| Brit amongst them - why don't they ever
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| | by not using condoms. Uganda seems to be
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| talk to local British Christians on these
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| | uniquely a place to be liberated from
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| programmes?). A few charges made against
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| | this influence because it has an
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| the evangelicals were that they are
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| | evangelical Christian president and gets
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| responsible for
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| | help from American Christians.
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| Ø The State of Israel (a bad thing by
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| | Actually Uganda is by African standards a
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| the way)
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| | moderate success story. It has pulled
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| Ø The absence of peace and love in the
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| | itself out of the abyss left behind by
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| Middle East
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| | the tyranny and slaughter of Idi Amin
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| Ø Global warming
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| | (not an evangelical Christian by the way
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| Ø Poverty and Aids in Africa.
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| | - after being deposed he sought asylum in
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| In conclusion Robinson made the
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| | Saudi Arabia which may tell you something
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| remarkable discovery that the end time
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| | of his religious persuasion). It has its
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| scenario is all a terrible mistake
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| | problems of course, one of which is
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| because the writer of Revelation (not
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| | fanatical cults which have led to tragic
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| John) was a refugee from the destruction
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| | suicides and the horrible 'Lord's
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| of the Temple writing a coded attack on
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| | Resistance Army' which has nothing to do
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| the Emperor Nero (odd that - Nero died in
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| | with Christian belief or practice as a
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| 68AD and the Temple was destroyed in
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| | brief reading of the Sermon on the Mount
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| 70AD). He was boating across the Med and
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| | will soon tell you.
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| got holed up on Patmos where he ate local
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| | There are some other African countries
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| magic mushrooms and went on a trip which
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| | Robinson could have shown on his
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| produced the Revelation.
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| | programme, like Zimbabwe, potentially one
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| As an evangelical Christian who believes
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| | of the most fertile and productive
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| we are living in the last days I tried
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| | countries on the continent, now being
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| not to get too worked up about it, but
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| | wrecked by a mad Marxist. Or Sudan where
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| thought I might jot down my thoughts on
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| | black African Christians and Muslims are
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| some of the more outrageous errors Tony
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| | slaughtered and enslaved by racist Arab
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| Robinson managed to make.
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| | Muslims. Correction. He could not have
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| 1. 'Israel exists because of end time
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| | shown these countries on TV because he
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| Christians causing it come into being to
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| | would not have been let in to make his
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| fulfil prophecies.'
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| | film. Nuff said.
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| Actually there were Christians (not
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| | Regarding Aids and condoms, evangelical
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| mentioned by Robinson) who did believe
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| | Christians believe that sexual abstinence
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| and pray and work for the return of the
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| | outside of marriage and faithfulness
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| Jewish people to Israel before the event
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| | inside of marriage is the way to avoid
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| - Lord Shaftesbury, William Hechler, Lord
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| | all sexually transmitted diseases. This
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| Balfour and others. But there were other
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| | outrageous opinion offends all right
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| reasons (not given in the programme). For
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| | thinking people in the western media who
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| example:
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| | argue that having sex with as many
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| Ø Jewish pioneers returning to the
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| | partners (of the opposite sex or the same
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| barren land of Palestine under the Turks
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| | sex or both) but using a condom is the
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| and draining the swamps, planting trees
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| | best way to avoid spreading STDs.
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| and making the land productive after
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| | Rapture, tribulation, Antichrist and
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| centuries of neglect (what a wicked thing
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| | Armageddon.
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| to do!) Ø Anti-Semitism in Europe
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| | Robinson mocked evangelical beliefs on
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| causing Jews to look for their own bit of
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| | this subject with the help of a lady
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| space where they would not be picked on
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| | vicar from America who he took as the
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| because of being Jewish.
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| | ultimate authority on this subject.
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| Ø A UN Declaration in 1948 backed by
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| | What is interesting however is that even
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| such rabidly Christian evangelical powers
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| | a casual look at the average newspaper
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| as the Soviet Union under Stalin which
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| | reveals a strong degree of fear and
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| brought into being the State of Israel
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| | foreboding that we are heading for
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| (on a fraction of the land initially
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| | disaster because of:
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| promised by the Balfour Declaration).
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| | Ø Violence everywhere and the collapse
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| Ø Incredible hard work and enterprise of
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| | of cohesion and morality in society Ø
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| Israel's citizens creating a viable
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| | Environmental problems / global warming
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| modern state despite constant efforts of
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| | threatening the future of the planet Ø
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| their enemies to wipe them out.
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| | Fears about energy sources running down
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| 2. 'There is no peace between Israel and
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| | causing the system to crash Ø The clash
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| the Arab world because evangelical
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| | of Islam and the West causing a conflict
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| Christians are preventing it from
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| | in which weapons of mass destruction
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| happening in order to push the world
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| | could be used Ø The Middle East conflict
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| towards Armageddon.'
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| | dragging the world into a potentially
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| Why - according to Robinson - they are
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| | catastrophic crisis Ø Abuse of power
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| even supporting that 'abomination' of a
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| | causing poverty, corruption and tyranny
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| Wall and trying to rebuild a third temple
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| | You don't need much imagination to see
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| where the Dome of the Rock now stands.
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| | that all these things could come together
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| Now there are Christians in America who
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| | in a global crisis which would bring
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| believe we should support the rebuilding
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| | about a surrender of freedom in order to
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| of the Temple, I admit. As I see it they
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| | save the planet with some kind of world
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| have missed a big point because they also
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| | government taking over.
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| believe the Temple will be defiled by
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| | That is what the end time Bible view says
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| Antichrist so in that case it is a bit
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| | will happen with power being given to the
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| more than pouring money down the drain.
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| | Beast (antichrist) of Revelation.
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| What got a bit missed in the programme
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| | All these things are prophesied in the
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| was anything about
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| | end time passages of the Bible - in both
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| Ø Arab invasions aimed at the
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| | Old and New Testaments. They are not
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| destruction of Israel in 1948, 1967,
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| | happening because a few evangelicals in
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| 1973.
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| | America are orchestrating them, but
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| Ø Palestinian terror organisations
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| | because human beings have failed to care
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| sending human bombs to blow up themselves
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| | for the earth as commanded by God in
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| and as many Israelis as possible with the
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| | Genesis 1 and have disregarded His
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| promise of 72 virgins in paradise if they
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| | commandments and the salvation He offers
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| succeed (come to think of it that could
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| | us through the Messiah Jesus. The Bible
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| have been worth a mention within the
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| | does prophesy signs of this event, some
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| issue of the evils of fundamentalism
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| | of the main ones which are as follows:
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| couldn't it?) Ø The fact that both Bill
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| | 1. There will be an increase in wars,
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| Clinton and George W Bush support in
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| | famines, plagues and earthquakes leading
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| principle the idea of land for peace.
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| | to a time of great trouble on the earth.
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| Clinton's last fling on this one was not
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| | Luke 21.10-11
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| stopped by evil Christian fundamentalists
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| | 2. The earth will be full of violence 'as
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| tearing up the script, but by Arafat
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| | in the days of Noah' and many people will
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| rejecting Barak's offer of the Temple
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| | be afraid of what is going to happen.
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| Mount and half of Jerusalem at Camp David
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| | Luke 17.26-27, Luke 21.25-6, Genesis
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| in 2000 and reverting to type by
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| | 6.11.
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| launching the second Intifada. Bush' s
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| | 3. There will be great sexual immorality
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| support for the Road Map potentially
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| | 'as in the days of Lot' (Sodom and
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| gives more land to the Palestinians than
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| | Gomorrah) causing a breakdown of family
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| Clinton proposed under Camp David.
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| | life and disease. Luke 17.28-8, Matthew
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| Ø The fact that when Israel withdrew
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| | 24.12, Romans 1.24-27, 2 Timothy 3.1-9
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| from Lebanon and Gaza the vacuum was
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| | 4. There will be many false cults
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| filled with Hezbollah and Hamas both of
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| | bringing religious confusion while
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| whom believe in fundamental Islam and
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| | organised religion will form a union
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| think the best way to run the territory
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| | known as Babylon which will persecute
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| under their control is to use it to fire
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| | true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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| rockets at Israel.
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| | Matthew 24.5, 24.23-27, Revelation 17.1-6
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| Ø The fact that Hamas rejects Israel's
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| | 5. There will be an apostasy in the
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| right to exist and aims at destroying the
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| | church with false teachers denying the
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| Jewish state. Hezbollah's hero chief
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| | truth of the Bible, especially the
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| Nasrullah also wants to destroy the
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| | divinity of the Lord Jesus and the power
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| entire Jewish people (said so in Beirut
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| | of His shed blood to save us from our
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| in 2002).
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| | sins. Matthew 24.10-11, 2 Timothy 4.2-5,
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| Perhaps I am a bit naïve but I would
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| | 2 Peter 2, 1 John 2.18-23
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| have thought some of these issues might
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| | 6. The Jewish people will return to
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| be a teeny weeny bit relevant to the fact
| |
| | Israel and Jerusalem will be a source of
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| that all is not sweetness and light in
| |
| | conflict involving all nations of the
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| the Middle East. But of course you are
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| | world. Ezekiel 36-9, Zechariah 12-14,
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| not allowed to criticise Muslims in the
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| | Luke 21.20-24, Revelation 16.16
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| media any more so I suppose you just have
| |
| | 7. There will be widespread pollution of
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| to take it all out on the Jews and the
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| | the earth. Isaiah 24, Revelation 8.6-11
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| Christians. All in the cause of justice
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| | 8. There will be an increase in
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| and even handedness.
| |
| | technology and travel helping to bring
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| 3. 'It's the fault of the end-timers in
| |
| | the world together into a one world
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| the US that the world can't solve the
| |
| | economic and political system. Daniel
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| environmental problem.'
| |
| | 12.4, Revelation 13.
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| Americans consume 25% of the world's
| |
| | 9. A world leader will emerge, known as
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| energy we are constantly reminded. It is
| |
| | the beast or Antichrist, who will take
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| because of end-timers in America that the
| |
| | control of this system. Daniel 7, 2
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| world can't get an agreement on the
| |
| | Thessalonians 2, Revelation 13,
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| burning of fossil fuels which will save
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| | Revelation 17.
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| the planet. Come to think of it don't
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| | 10. The message of the Gospel will reach
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| Europeans use up a few fossil fuels? Take
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| | all nations despite opposition and
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| a trip round London's M25 or the Paris
| |
| | persecution. Matthew 24.9-14, Matthew
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| Périphérique if you don't believe me.
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| | 28.18-20.
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| Of course you can't mention China's rapid
| |
| | It is not only in Revelation that these
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| and uncontrolled industrialisation
| |
| | things are spoken of but throughout the
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| because they are Communists and therefore
| |
| | Bible. Revelation sums them up and is
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| not end-timers.
| |
| | anything but the product of a drug
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| Actually it is pretty obvious that the
| |
| | induced hallucination. It is a well
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| world system based on consumption of
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| | ordered and amazing book whose symbols
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| fossil fuels is going to crash whatever
| |
| | make perfect sense in the light of the
|
| your viewpoint. I have written a book
| |
| | interpretation given within the book
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| called 'The House built on the Sand' on
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| | itself or in relation to other passages
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| this subject available for £5 including
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| | in the Bible, mainly in the Hebrew
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| postage. If you want to save the planet
| |
| | prophets. Jewish Christian writer Arnold
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| there is a simple way to do it.
| |
| | Fruchtenbaum in his book 'Footsteps of
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| Ø Ban the use of private cars.
| |
| | the Messiah' says there are over 500
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| Ø Ban air travel for pleasure trips.
| |
| | references or allusions to the Old
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| This way you would stop pollution of the
| |
| | Testament in Revelation. Early church
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| environment and dependency on Middle East
| |
| | leaders (who were much closer to the
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| oil which would also solve the Islamic
| |
| | event than modern liberal theologians)
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| problem overnight.
| |
| | Polycarp, Irenaeus and Eusebius, all
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| But it won't happen, not just because of
| |
| | testify to the Apostle John as its author
|
| America but because the world is not run
| |
| | during the persecutions of the Roman
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| by the most far sighted people. So we are
| |
| | Emperor Domitian in about 95AD. Polycarp
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| on the road to ruin.
| |
| | who passed this information on to
|
| Sorry. But not entirely my fault or that
| |
| | Irenaeus was a disciple of John. I have
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| of those who believe we are living in the
| |
| | written an article 'When was Revelation
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| end times.
| |
| | written?' giving further information on
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| 'The end-timers don't like the UN which
| |
| | this subject.
|
| is the only hope of solving problems of
| |
| | According to the New Testament the day
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| wars and human rights.'
| |
| | will come when believers will be
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| Like it has done in its forthright
| |
| | separated from unbelievers (the Rapture)
|
| condemnation of human rights abuses in
| |
| | and the Lord Jesus will return in person
|
| China, North Korea and Saudi Arabia. Or
| |
| | at a time of unique trouble (the
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| its magnificent efforts to stop the
| |
| | tribulation) on the face of the earth to
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| slaughter in Sudan. Or its stern rebuke
| |
| | save the world from destruction. He will
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| to Zimbabwe for the oppression of its
| |
| | judge the world righteously. He will
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| citizens.
| |
| | bring in the Millennium in which He will
|
| Do me a favour Tony Robinson. I won't
| |
| | reign on earth from Jerusalem bringing
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| even bother to spell out why the UN is
| |
| | peace and justice to the Middle East and
|
| such a den of hypocrisy, but just ask why
| |
| | to the whole earth. However far fetched
|
| its secretary Kofi Annan sanctioned and
| |
| | and scary it may sound to Tony Robinson
|
| attended a 'Day of Solidarity with the
| |
| | it is going to happen. Better to look in
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| Palestinian People' in December 2005 at
| |
| | to what the Bible actually does say than
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| UN headquarters with a large map of
| |
| | rely on sensation seeking TV promoters
|
| 'Palestine,' with Israel literally wiped
| |
| | who always have an agenda to undermine
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| off the map, featuring prominently in the
| |
| | it.
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| festivities? Why there are endless
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