There has not been any Christian generation in the past 2000 years who did not think they were witnessing the end of times immediately preceding the 2nd coming. What do you think Bible clutchers said from the pulpit during the first World War? What do you think they said during the second? There has never been a time since this book was written that people did not take the symbols and characters from the book of Revelation and assign political figures of their day to them. Every generation this happens and then the end is not yet and it happens all over again.

Death can come to any of us at any time, that's why it's important to have your spiritual affairs in order. Not because you're so intent on surviving the end of the world or qualifying for the rapture.

I see a lot of "God wins" written all over the place. Really. What does that mean? When has God ever won? If this planet has been ruled by Satan for the past 6000 years then when, tell me, has God ever won? I'll tell you. He wins every time someone realizes that whatever is going on in the world around him is irrelevant when it comes to their own happiness. Even in the midst of war and calamity, destruction and death, all that REALLY matters is that you hold love in your heart for yourself and your fellow man.

As for the macro, which is why we are all here--we all love the macro story--Revelation is the not the book I look to for inspiration. I look to Habbakuk 1 and 2.

And if there's anything I've learned from reading scripture and living life it's that God is NOT in control. Not that he couldn't be if he wanted to be, but he's not. He's clearly given human beings their agency and they can do as they will and only others exercising their faith and agency can do anything about that. I don't care if the Great Awakening is spoken of in the Bible or not. It's a dream I believe in. And it's a dream that is spreading. I do believe that Christ will crush the kingdom of the devil someday but not by making some grand appearance in the sky and asserting his almighty will and authority on the world, but his SPIRIT will do the crushing. The SPIRIT of Christ is spreading. The world has been covered for so long in darkness and faithlessness, but now in our age we finally have the tools at our disposal to turn the tide and win the war. We have forums like these. We have forums like Twitter. Faith comes by hearing the truth, and now the truth has larger forums than at any time in world history and the tide is turning. Good ideas spread very quickly nowadays. Faith is the moving power in the world. Inasmuch as men have love and faith and a medium to share that with others the world has a chance.

I choose to believe in that chance. You can mutter on about the Beast as much as you want. I've read your posts before. The Bible is your God. You think God is your God and the Bible is his word but really, the Bible is your God. You're a scribe. Not a prophet. I know the difference. You've spread about enough faithlessness on this site in the name of the Bible for me. The Bible is a helpful tool and valuable guide but it's not God. It's not the source. Your addiction to it fills you with dread. But GOD does not give us the spirit of fear. Maybe put the book down and start getting your inspiration where the men who wrote it got theirs. The Revelation game is tired.

There has not been any generation in the past 2000 years who did not think they were witnessing the end of times immediately preceding the 2nd coming. What do you think Bible clutchers said from the pulpit during the first World War? What do you think they said during the second? There has never been a time since this book was written that people did not take the symbols and characters from the book of Revelation and assign political figures of their day to them. Every generation this happens and then the end is not yet and it happens all over again.

Death can come to any of us at any time, that's why it's important to have your spiritual affairs in order. Not because you're so intent on surviving the end of the world or qualifying for the rapture.

I see a lot of "God wins" written all over the place. Really. What does that mean? When has God ever won? If this planet has been ruled by Satan for the past 6000 years then when, tell me, has God ever won? I'll tell you. He wins every time someone realizes that whatever is going on in the world around him is irrelevant when it comes to their own happiness. Even in the midst of war and calamity, destruction and death, all that REALLY matters is that you hold love in your heart for yourself and your fellow man.

As for the macro, which is why we are all here--we all love the macro story--Revelation is the not the book I look to for inspiration. I look to Habbakuk 1 and 2.

And if there's anything I've learned from reading scripture and living life it's that God is NOT in control. Not that he couldn't be if he wanted to be, but he's not. He's clearly given human beings their agency and they can do as they will and only others exercising their faith and agency can do anything about that. I don't care if the Great Awakening is spoken of in the Bible or not. It's a dream I believe in. And it's a dream that is spreading. I do believe that Christ will crush the kingdom of the devil someday but not by making some grand appearance in the sky and asserting his almighty will and authority on the world, but his SPIRIT will do the crushing. The SPIRIT of Christ is spreading. The world has been covered for so long in darkness and faithlessness, but now in our age we finally have the tools at our disposal to turn the tide and win the war. We have forums like these. We have forums like Twitter. Faith comes by hearing the truth, and now the truth has larger forums than at any time in world history and the tide is turning. Good ideas spread very quickly nowadays. Faith is the moving power in the world. Inasmuch as men have love and faith and a medium to share that with others the world has a chance.

I choose to believe in that chance. You can mutter on about the Beast as much as you want. I've read your posts before. The Bible is your God. You think God is your God and the Bible is his word but really, the Bible is your God. You're a scribe. Not a prophet. I know the difference. You've spread about enough faithlessness on this site in the name of the Bible for me. The Bible is a helpful tool and valuable guide but it's not God. It's not the source. Your addiction to it fills you with dread. But GOD does not give us the spirit of fear. Maybe put the book down and start getting your inspiration where the men who wrote it got theirs. The Revelation game is tired.

There has not been any generation in the past 2000 years who did not think they were witnessing the end of times immediately preceding the 2nd coming. What do you think Bible clutchers said from the pulpit during the first World War? What do you think they said during the second? There has never been a time since this book was written that people did not take the symbols and characters from the book of Revelation and assign political figures of their day to them. Every generation this happens and then the end is not yet and it happens all over again.

Death can come to any of us at any time, that's why it's important to have your spiritual affairs in order. Not because you're so intent on surviving the end of the world or qualifying for the rapture.

I see a lot of "God wins" written all over the place. Really. What does that mean? When has God ever won? If this planet has been ruled by Satan for the past 6000 years then when, tell me, has God ever won? I'll tell you. He wins every time someone realizes that whatever is going on in the world around him is irrelevant when it comes to their own happiness. Even in the midst of war and calamity, destruction and death, all that REALLY matters is that you hold love in your heart for yourself and your fellow man.

As for the macro, which is why we are all here--we all love the macro story--Revelation is the not the book I look to for inspiration. I look to Habbakuk 1 and 2.

And if there's anything I've learned from reading scripture and living life it's that God is NOT in control. Not that he couldn't be if he wanted to be, but he's not. He's clearly given human beings their agency and they can do as they will and only others exercising their faith and agency can do anything about that. I don't care if the Great Awakening is spoken of in the Bible or not. It's a dream I believe in. And it's a dream that is spreading. I do believe that Christ will crush the kingdom of the devil someday but not by making some grand appearance in the sky and asserting his almighty will and authority on the world, but his SPIRIT will do the crushing. The SPIRIT of Christ is spreading. The world has been covered for so long in darkness and faithlessness, but now in our age we finally have the tools at our disposal to turn the tide and win the war. We have forums like these. We have forums like Twitter. Faith comes by hearing the truth, and now the truth has larger forums than at any time in world history and the tide is turning. Good ideas spread very quickly nowadays. Faith is the moving power in the world. Inasmuch as men have love and faith and a medium to share that with others the world has a chance.

I choose to believe in that chance. You can mutter on about the Beast as much as you want.