----- Original Message ----- From: "d.brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:09 PM Subject: W and the apocalypts
> > All right, I was challenged to come up with direct links between W > and the apocalypts. Here you go: > > http://www.counterpunch.org/hill1019.html > > http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20030922&s=mcalister > > see also > http://www.rolligstone.com/ > (you have to poke around) for the article "Reverend Doomsday". > > W has explicitly said that he believes the Anti Christ is already > among us, and the countdown to Armageddon is begun. I didn't see that quote..but I have to admit that I had trouble even getting to the Rolling Stone site. If the quote you are thinking of "evil one is among us". then The "Evil One" usually refers to Satan. Evangelicals often picture Satan as active in the world, prompting people to do evil. The anti-Christ is usually referred to as the anti-Christ. The logical choice for Bush's reference is Satan. It fits his other statements fairly well. It would be hard to picture many of his other statements with a radical millenialist worldview. For example, the spreading of democracy; the looking towards the long term for the world, the respect he has shown for Islam are very inconsistant with such a worldview. They are not inconsistant with the view of an active Satan. So, given this great candidate for the reference to "the evil one", why pick a dobtful one? Now, all of this is predicated on me not just missing an accurate Bush quote that states something like "I expect my children to be alive when the Rapture comes" or "the anti-Christ is among us; time grows very short" I could give others....I have heard these arguements a few times. Finally, many Evangelicals think end time may be soon, but they agree that "it is not their's to know the hour." Only a small fraction of those who avidly read the "Left Behind" series think that they _know_ the end is near. I know these folks, I live in an area where even Methodists are Baptists. With all due respect, I don't think the authors of the first two articles have any feel for Evangelicals. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
