Re: [ZION] Assyria

2002-10-14 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I'm a little late in on the thread (have spent most of the day with family as it's Thanksgiving here) but -- and I stand to be corrected by a reference, of course -- but I don't think Gileadi made specific one-to-one comparisons like this. From my understanding of Isaian typology that's not the po

Re: [ZION] Assyria

2002-10-14 Thread John W. Redelfs
After careful consideration, Gary Smith wrote: >I only fear that such wars would quickly change to wars of pure >destruction, and not of preparation. If I'm not mistaken, I think Gileadi >compares the US with Egypt, and Russia with Assyria. We have problems in >this country, no doubt. However,

Re: [ZION] Assyria

2002-10-14 Thread John W. Redelfs
After careful consideration, Gary Smith wrote: >We may help establish freedom in Iraq. I think many Arabs are interested >in the gospel, however their current dictatorships and religious police >will not allow them to even say the word, "Mormon." God does work through >Zion, however I know that he

[ZION] Assyria

2002-10-14 Thread Gary Smith
We may help establish freedom in Iraq. I think many Arabs are interested in the gospel, however their current dictatorships and religious police will not allow them to even say the word, "Mormon." God does work through Zion, however I know that he sometimes works through wars of preparation as wel