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The Gulf spill matches a reading from Revelation (Revalation 8:8-9)
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Last edited by 12three (2010-07-07 08:26:09)
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Although the gulf spill was bad, it's not going to cause the end of the world anytime soon. BP made a bad mistake, but anything could be assumed to fufill that, and it's just meaningless speculation. But if it is, then all we need is a few more horns blowing and we get a nice Apocalypse on our hands.
Yeah, I wouldn't stay up at night over it.
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Let's just put it this way; No.
Where do people come up with this stuff?
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The bible doesn't say that the earth is going to be destroyed. It says that all the bad people in the world are going to be destroyed. (By the way, this is discussing religion.)
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Nah, apocalypse has become such a mainstream term, that it has a partly detached meaning from Christianity. As is Christmas.
Last edited by Blade-Edge (2010-07-07 04:24:13)
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But he's talking about the apocalypse from the bible. (Even though the bible calls it armageddon)
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Hmmm... I didn't notice.
Feel free to report it. I won't in case you already have, yourself.
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I just did.
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Blade-Edge wrote:
Hmmm... I didn't notice.
Feel free to report it. I won't in case you already have, yourself.
calebxy wrote:
I just did.
I think we'll let it ride for a bit and see if the discussion remains calm. Thanks for looking out for the community
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OK then. I haven't studied Revelation in a while. But if what it says in that scripture is completely literal, then what happened to the first angel? Because in verse 8 it says, "And the second angel..." But in verse 7 it talks about the first angel blowing his trumpet. "And the first one blew his trumpet. And there occurred a hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was hurled to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees was burned up, and all the green vegetation was burned up." So what was that?
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I think by one third they mean one third of the entire earth. Of course this is the bible, were most things are figurative.
Also, I think that we should keep this discussion open because there probably won't be too much of a religious flame-war (I hope).
Also, people have bought me before it's just not at 49% off. I'm losing money on that deal
Last edited by turtlewarrior (2010-07-07 09:57:02)
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My prediction is that...
this topic will string off into a religious argument, and then will be closed after 32.5 posts.
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Possibly.
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“But the wicked are like the sea that is being tossed, when it is unable to calm down, the waters of which keep tossing up seaweed and mire.” (Isaiah 57:20; 17:12, 13) Thus, “the sea” well pictures restless, unsettled, and rebellious humanity that churns up unrest and revolution. (Compare Revelation 13:1.) The time will come when that “sea” will be no more. (Revelation 21:1) A great mountainlike mass burning with fire is hurled into this “sea.” In the Bible, mountains very often symbolize governments. For example, God’s Kingdom is portrayed as a mountain. (Daniel 2:35, 44) Ruinous Babylon became a “burnt-out mountain.” (Jeremiah 51:25) But the mountainous mass that John sees is still burning. Its being hurled into the sea well represents how, during and after the first world war, the question of government became a burning issue among mankind, especially in the lands of Christendom. In Italy, Mussolini introduced Fascism. Germany embraced Hitler’s Nazism, while other countries tried different forms of socialism. A radical change occurred in Russia, where the Bolshevik revolution produced the first Communist state, with the result that religious leaders of Christendom lost power and influence in what was formerly one of their strongholds. The Fascist and Nazi experiments were snuffed out by the second world war, but government continued to be a fiery issue, and the human sea continued to churn and throw up new revolutionary governments. In the decades following 1945, these were installed in many places, such as China, Vietnam, Cuba, and Nicaragua. In Greece an experiment in military dictatorship failed. In Kampuchea (Cambodia) an excursion into fundamentalist Communism resulted in a reported two million and more deaths. So, I really don't think it's talking about the Gulf oil spill. Sorry.
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Anyone else got anything to say?
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I doubt it, but it's definately a downfall for part of the world.

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Yeah it is.
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turtlewarrior wrote:
Although the gulf spill was bad, it's not going to cause the end of the world anytime soon. BP made a bad mistake, but anything could be assumed to fufill that, and it's just meaningless speculation. But if it is, then all we need is a few more horns blowing and we get a nice Apocalypse on our hands.
Yeah, I wouldn't stay up at night over it.
Maybe the vuvuzelas at the World Cup could count.

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Apparently they can kill a monkey.
(the vuvuzelas)
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Any other thoughts?
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calebxy wrote:
Apparently they can kill a monkey.
(the vuvuzelas)
What are the vuvuzelas?
And you say they can pubicly sacrifice chimps?
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With all that oil in the gulf, I'm waiting for a hurricane to come along and lift all that oil into the air. When it gets atomized by the wind it will be perfect for a lightning bolt to ignite the oil vapor and turn the whole thing into a giant flaming hurricane of death!
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BoltBait wrote:
With all that oil in the gulf, I'm waiting for a hurricane to come along and lift all that oil into the air. When it gets atomized by the wind it will be perfect for a lightning bolt to ignite the oil vapor and turn the whole thing into a giant flaming hurricane of death!
Um... lovely... hehe...
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Blade-Edge wrote:
calebxy wrote:
Apparently they can kill a monkey.
(the vuvuzelas)
What are the vuvuzelas?
And you say they can pubicly sacrifice chimps?
No. It's a joke. They're very loud.
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calebxy wrote:
Blade-Edge wrote:
calebxy wrote:
Apparently they can kill a monkey.
(the vuvuzelas)
What are the vuvuzelas?
And you say they can pubicly sacrifice chimps?No. It's a joke. They're very loud.
But that's not relevant.
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