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Originally posted by Firefly_
reply to post by DISRAELI
Which proves beyond a doubt how disgusting and evil the biblical god is. Think about it, if he was truly a just, loving and merciful god as he so often claims, then why the hell is this world in such a mess? And no, the "satan is in control" argument does not cut it, because he has not always been in control, yet the world has ALWAYS been a mess, ESPECIALLY when god himself was in control. He needed to threaten and bully people because otherwise people would go their own way and likely prosper, and he would have no claim over the fruit of their labour.
No, what this tells me is that its PEOPLE behind it all. The "god" of the israelites was a man (or group of men) who wanted people to worship and serve him, and was excessively greedy. Remind you of anything? Its all about competition between competing kings, its nothing to do with god or satan or other deities. Superstition was added to control the under educated masses. Its such a shame even now, that so many people blindly believe it and completely ignore the reality of human nature.
Originally posted by interupt42
Maybe this:
Originally posted by tinhattribunal
Originally posted by interupt42
Maybe this:
how dare you post pictures of phallic symbolism on this fine forun!
Originally posted by tinhattribunal
the mark of the beast would be a sign of ownership.
it indicates that a person has accepted the doctrine of their masters and feels compelled to obey.
the doctrine is the obvious story in the bible, the story of jesus.
accepting it is generally needed to buy and sell.
Originally posted by UMayBRite!
reply to post by deadeyedick
Don't confuse the means of implementation with the Mark. The Mark of the Beast is the counterfeit of the Seal of God.
If you understand the Seal of God, it is easier to understand the Mark. There are many ways that will be used to implement how it works. It is going to be easier if you get out of Mystical Babylon the Great.
Here are a couple of reasons I have problem with this story:
1. Is the mark going to be defined with an asterisk or is it going to be clearly written so people will know without a doubt that they are going against God?
2. If the only means of feeding my children is to receive the mark of the beast in order to buy and sell product, is God expecting me to watch my children starve to death? Or is he going to provide a way for me to provide for them?
3. According to the bible the devil is a sneaky guy who uses trickery , So is the beast really the beast?
1. you are going against God if you read a book or educate yourself. As God threw Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden for eating from the tree of knowledge. Lets just get it straight. According to the Bible human beings were supposed to live in ignorance from the beginning, like animals. Would this have been a bad thing...I guess you would have to go and live with a remote stone age amazonian tribe to find out if they are happier without books and TV.
2. According to the Bible God asked Abraham to kill his own son. Listen, there is the word of the Bible then there is the word of priests and religious leaders, who water it down. However true believers are supposed to take the Bible at face value. If you believe the word of the Bible is the word of God. then God is not some easy going kind heated being. God would expect his followers to choose God first above all others..and I do mean all. There is no getting around it.
3. If the devil is tricky..then the devil has already tricked you and everyone else. i already explained that civilization..is satanic. We worship celebrities...false Gods...we chase money... false God...we commit sins of the flesh...sins of the mind...and so on and so on....and so on..Ask yourself one question...do you live for the material world..to have a nice house...nice car...nice holidays..friends...that includes meeting mr/mrs right etc...its all material...all ego driven nonsense...well if that's what you live for its all satanic. unfortunately.