The Kingdom is near

oh_that_guy wrote:I can further elaborate.

When I mentioned testing, it was in reference to Jerril's comment. It was a small attempt to use flawed human logic against the not-human. He wasn't directly asking me to answer that, he was trying to shame God in whatever way he thought that was possible.

Of course we are going to want to test things. Testing how deep water is before you dive in. Testing how hot coffee is before you drink it. Testing how stable a stool is before you sit on it. Testing in this context, using logic to deduce answers for our own interest, is not what I'm referring to.

Testing how an employee fairs for a promotion to your title. Testing your student on all of your teachings. This is the context I was referring to. It is always the one with more knowledge that is in the position to test. When you learn a new language, say you know one broken sentence. How can you test a native speaker of this language? How will you be able to know if they are speaking it correctly? What basis do you have to go off of?

The student can test the teacher to learn off of him. But when the student tests the teacher to simply state to the teacher he is superior than him, that's what doesn't make sense to me. Which testing are you referring to that you say doesn't make sense to you.

Testing is always the former. (using logic to deduce answers for our own interest) The instances you posted are actually all the same. The caveat is that testing requires a control, which is the basis.

Testing should never be about superiority, only learning something. Testing is always about learning something that you previously did not know. You may need to learn other things first to provide a basis for the test, like learning a language, but ultimately it is all the same thing. You cannot test someone's language if you don't know it, just like you cannot test coffee if you cannot sense hot or cold. Teachers test students to learn the performance of the student. If the teacher already knows what the student knows, then the test is pointless.

All is good and well when each member plays its position. When one party member deviates, the laws of the universe clash.

oh_that_guy wrote:All is good and well when each member plays its position. When one party member deviates, the laws of the universe clash.

I can relate to that.

This is the thing you see. The laws of the universe are being [albeit temporarily] pushed to the side by the desires of man. There will always be a balanced state that when upset, force will be necessary to bring things back to balance.

The beast of the sea is about the global market, and ultimately the global government. Most everyone has heard of the mark of the beast, it will take deceit to enable people to accept it, it has to be introduced "innocently". The healthcare bill signed into law, they have every intent to collect off of each person, 12,000 new IRS workers were hired just after it passed into law, with fines and jailtime dished out to those who won't contribute. Much like military recruits receive vaccinations in a line, so too shall a line be formed to accept the mark that will conveniently streamline the man-made system. The mark's purpose isn't for this in the end, it will later be converted to be used to participate in the global market, the sea beast, who most will bow down to and worship the image, hold in high regard, because man states they need to.

Ultimately this global government will collapse, the intrusion and imposition of many perversions will have the natural laws reeling in conflict. Do not be deceived, these men do not hold the Truth they will claim to hold, and they will perform signs to convince others of their validity in an attempt to win numbers over.

The kingdom's doors are open to those who wish to enter. Man cannot close these doors, it is only by the will of God shall they be closed. The new covenant is not meant to be hidden, it is written so mere man can gain the true interpretation of it. The elect do not hold the truth themselves, it is freely given for all who wish to receive it. May God's will be carried out for it is His will, and His glory be radiant among men.

I don't like the preaching. But some things I can agree with. Healthcare sucks. I won't pay a cent for it. Just watch. They can try to cart me off the jail if they fancy a gander at it, but they will fail. I've been hunted before, and it won't be the last time. I've known since before I could talk. Besides, the hunter's are ancient ones. But I'm more ancient. They can take my memories, but they can't erase my MEMORY. Even at this moment I'm sure they are there, wringing their hands in delightful frustrated anticipation... desperately craving drops of my blood, drunk with my scent in their nostrils. I can feel their breath at the nape of my neck and I can hear them fruitlessly gnawing at the edges of my aura. I was meant to be their feast, but yet they hunger, so I must also battle their heartless anger and ire. But I laugh even doing so. Do they not KNOW who I AM? Even surrounded as I am by countless ravenous beasts all ready to pounce upon my living flesh and tear me limb from limb I know no fear and call even greater numbers of hosts to partake of my defiant challenge. COME! COME! COME and TRY ME! COME to watch and witness the greatest battle of the epochs! THIS is what is has come to! Centuries, nay, millenia of lifetimes you have hunted me. And I have eluded you thus far! Now you shall witness your greatest failure. DIE SOULLESS FIENDS! BE YE CAST DOWN!

Kicking soulless-fiend butt really sounds like a full time job.

How comforting it must be to circumvent the mystery of life with myths! Just stick our snoots into a book and expect it to give us all we need.... stories to explain everything.

How childish.

the third eye is the opening to the soul. the pineal gland is located between the two eyes. this gland produces melatonin and dmt. these two chemicals are what enables us to seperate our egos from ourselves and lets us see our actual connection to our universe. not everyone lets the light shine into their soul, they are blind to the light because of their stubbornness.

the truth, as sharp as a sword, will strike down nations. the truth is light. look up supernova 1987a. this is the galactic pineal. the radiation, the electromagnetism that spews from a supernova is incredible. since we can see its emission that means its photons have already reached our way, and that it is headed our way. our brains run on electrical activity. this burst of radiation is going to force its way through our pineal, many will be exposed to it, many will see the light. the physiological effects of such a mind-opening experience is pure speculation.

let the light flow from your being. we will all be stripped naked of our entirety and will be shown the light. we have been encouraged to do so for too long now.

oh_that_guy wrote:The New World Order will preach of worldwide peace and prosperity. The US President will soon declare peace for the first time in thousands of years, in the Middle East. Not Israel mind you whose region is always receiving trouble, but the false prophet. The new healthcare bill is paving the way for the mark of the beast. When the bowl that causes worldwide famine is poured, the mark, ones who turn to man in times of trouble, will allow the blind to receive food from the stockpiles of the Chinese in coordination with the US. It is better to enter the kingdom of Heaven hungry than to be blind, with the blind man leading the sheep over the cliffs.

There is no way you can say what is going to happen with this kind of certainty. Things change all the time. I don't think the US will have a major role in end times. (Americans are so self important.) Never mentioned in the biblical prophecy at all.
In the end the good old USA is just a footnote in the scale of historical time. Their civilization will probably peter out economically or they'll get hit by an electromagnetic pulse from an Iranian nuke at high altitude. The only thing Obama will do is assist in making this happen sooner. He's not going to make peace in the mideast either. No one representing the US is ever given any regard over there. (They are the "Great Satan" you know.)

Jesus - NIV Matt 24:36 wrote:"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the father"

There are a bunch of signs of the time, I agree, as mentioned in other passages. Those things are just a heads up. You can't predict exactly how the future will unfold, that's just silly.
Your posts will not win anyone over to your side, they are rather inane and nonsensical, in particular to people who have no knowledge whatsoever in biblical prophecy. Which with the exception of me, that is almost everyone here. Even then you are just making ludicrous extrapolations, conjectures and outright fabrications.
Edit: And that's not even including the post right above mine which I just read. ooookkkaayyy... gotta remember to read more than the first page next time...

It sounds like you took the book of Revelations, the script of "Left Behind", excerpts from Glenn Beck, your own assumptions and put them in a blender on liquefy.

I'm not one for preaching the fire and brimstone gospel, it just doesn't demonstrate Jesus' love for humanity very well for some reason... and more often then not people who "convert" under those pretenses tend to "revert" if the crisis abates.

This thread reminded me of this song... You can sing along in Rock Band now!

dc talk wrote: There was a man with a tat on his big fat belly
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
'Cause I had to match the rhythm of his belly with my head
'Jesus Saves' is what it raved
In a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle on the city
And he claimed he had a dream

What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak?
What will people do when they find out it's true?
...

youre right in saying americans are so self important. we are capitalist pigs, a govt that is driven by greed both by the rich and the poor. it is us that allows this vice to be utilized for a desperate attempt at accumlating materialistic wealth. as a collective, we dont give a ###$ about anyone else, we are slaves with empty promises of security down the road, and convenience in the present. the world views us as capitalist pigs and they are right in doing so, we never have enough always need more. the economy wont peter out, it will be annihilated. what do we do with our worries of financial gain, we sign over our godgiven rights to a few people who decide whats best for themselves, give themselves constant raises in backdoor meetings. we have all drank from the pool of materials, we are all drunk with emptiness and lack of content.

i am not trying to win people over to my side, as it is not me who wants you. we all have questions, the light is in all of us though. it is god who has given us life, govt wants us to believe it is they who do so. it is fine to go along with their plans of destruction, as long as you get yours right? no, no, no. all this destruction cannot be taken in vain, for it will keep repeating itself until we get it right. we absolutely must stop serving materialism.

also, a loving god is a just god. how he carries out his justice is not up to me. but if you truly believed that classic argument on loving humanity, that anything you do doesnt really matter because you are loved, you would go around killing everyone you seen just like a video game. why the hell not? jesus loves you, its okay, do as you please. no, it is not his teaching to do as you please. if youre referring to loving humanity and the churchs threat of eternal damnation, you take that up with the church and not me, for i am damning no one. i may be my brothers keeper, but the pope is part of an institution.

the kingdom is at hand. we cannot individually stop those in power, but we can open our eyes and understand that we do not need them to be spiritually alive. the flesh will always pass, but the flesh is only temporary when our essence will be around for much much longer.