Who agrees with Palin......

In that case, we'll repent. If God wants to be a jerk about it then, that's his loss.

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Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

In that case, we'll repent. If God wants to be a jerk about it then, that's his loss.

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It's your call. Not mine.:depressed

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Originally Posted by SpursFanFirst

I'm not well-versed in Bible prophecy. I certainly wish I understood it better.

I'm least familiar with world events in end times...but from what I understand, the focus will be put on the Middle East, and the power will shift to countries such as China and Russia, I believe it is.

As far as the implanted chips go, in the end times, chips will be a mark of the beast and will be used to buy and sell goods.

The thing is, these ideas are brought about slowly to condition us to believe they're a good idea.

Perhaps there is someone else from this site that knows and understand this better than I.

My thought, though, is that that if there is someone, they won't speak up because of comments made by some people.

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I am, but I have neither the time, nor the inclination.

The thing to remember is, that Sarah Palin (and anyone who adheres to a Jesus-is-coming belief) must be intellectually informed about what Revelations says and means about it's prophecies. Too often the church ignores the bland truth in favor of the dramatic COME-TO-JESUS message. End-time theories end up sounding like conspiracy theories from some sort of Christian tabloid.

One position that holds a lot of valid arguments, states that most of the prophecies in Revelation came true in the first century.

I guess what I'm saying, is there is a LOT of stuff out there on this. If you want to make the case for this, do your homework, or you'll come out sounding like a kook.

I'm not going to pretend to believe in the Bible just to cover my ass in case it's real. That's horrible reasoning.

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Originally Posted by TomBrady

I'm not going to pretend to believe in the Bible just to cover my ass in case it's real. That's horrible reasoning.

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don't worry. god knows who's pretending just to cover their ass. he also created us knowing we would demand proof.

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Originally Posted by Crookshanks

Clambake - your question shows your ignorance about end times prophecy and what many evangelical christians believe.

There are many, many people, myself included, who believe the rapture will occur in our lifetime. The bible is very clear about what events must take place before that will happen, and we're pretty much at the point.

As to your worries about her having nuclear codes - you needn't bother your little mind about that. We christians don't believe there's anything we can do to hasten Jesus return. The time is known only to God and everything happens according to his timetable. Also, those of us who believe in the rapture know it just means that the born-again christians will be removed from the world - but the world WILL go on. A nuclear holocaust has NO part in end times prophecy.

Now - I'm well aware that this post will elicit all sorts of mean responses. However, you asked who agreed with Palin and my answer is yes. I already know what many of you here believe and I know you will mock and belittle my beliefs. I never said you had to believe them and neither has Sarah Palin.

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The Bible is also clear that you should stone disobedient children to death, that it's ok to sell your daughter into slavery, and that some dude took millions of animals on his ship to ride out a flood. The protagonist of the Bible (Yahweh) has gotta be the most hateful, jealous, and angry asshole in the history of fictional literature.

Everything that people point to is simply their interpretation . People used to claim it was Social Security Numbers and now it is credit/debit cards. My personal favorite is the interpretation that 1 Timothy 4 refers to an increase in the number of vegetarians as a sign.

But the simple truth is-- NO HUMAN BEING KNOWS. Where it does impact political processes is for those who use their belief in End Times to influence foreign policy and that is relevant to the discussion of her beliefs.