I ran across that passage in Alma recently and marveled. I thought to
myself, Why should this be, as the Taliban aren't known to have marked
themselves, right? At any rate, I was somewhat awed and wondered about
the saying. I think I am storing up things to ponder in my heart.
Stacy.
At
The Taliban/Al Qaeda mark themselves in a different manner, because their
customs are different. They show their beliefs through covering their
women and keeping them locked up. That is a mark one can see, just by
observing their lifestyles. They also wear the clothing (turban, etc) of
the larger
Gary favored us all with:
There clearly is a symbolic level to the marks. But often there
are both physical and spiritual parts of a symbol. Babylon, for
example, is an actual city in antiquity. It also symbolically
represents the telestial world, built on greed and power.
Although not all
Gary,
Well I guess time will tell which one of us is more correct. I would
respond in more detail but I just got back from surgery (Ouch! Where are my
pain pills?) so I hope you'll forgive me for not responding in more detail.
--
Steven Montgomery
At 09:38 AM 11/21/2002, you wrote:
Steven:
I
Revelation mentions a world government, or rather a group of nations that
act as one. It is affectionately referred to as the Beast. Those who
will not worship the Beast and have its number engraved on their
hand/head, will not be able to buy/sell (economic pressure). this would
fit in well with
I believe the US government will fall eventually from bloat and
corruption. It may be that an outside attack will help it fall, but only
if the inside is rotten.
I don't have a problem with a state having an active government. Those
who don't like it can always move. But a federal government
Well, I'm guessing that Canada will eventually evolve into one.
;-)
Europe and Asia seem to be going into a globalization realm, so I think
their nation states will eventually just be states/provinces in a giant
world-nation.
This I fear, though. It is too easy for a Hitler to step into
What is your current belief concerning the United States? Does it need to
be destroyed in its present form--White House, Congressional buildings,
Pentagon, etc., as Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden think or should it
remain with its current governmental structural architecture? I know that
To complicate the question, one might also ask what is the future of
nation-states in general?
Stacy Smith wrote:
What is your current belief concerning the United States? Does it need to
be destroyed in its present form--White House, Congressional buildings,
Pentagon, etc., as Saddam
I guess I'm referring to the next couple of years or so.
Stacy.
At 06:05 PM 11/16/2002 -0700, you wrote:
To complicate the question, one might also ask what is the future of
nation-states in general?
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