David:Have you read 'The Light and the Glory;? Do you subscribe to the heart of it's message. Do you believe God to be working in important and distinctive ways through your country throughout the world (including Iraq)?
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: December 04, 2004 00:14 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Trapped in the Flag > Terry wrote: > > I am afraid that your example may be flawed. The Romans > > opressed the Jews and others in somewhat the same way. > > Neither the Savior nor those in the early Church advocated > > violence to stop violence, even though Christians were being > > killed in the arena just to entertain the crowds. > > Good point, Terry. The time was not yet. Paul alludes to this in 2 Thess. > 2 (see v. 7 in particular, but watch out for the Christian commentaries > because almost all of them misinterpret this verse). This verse is best > understood in light of Daniel 10 & 11, and a proper understanding of the > Greek word "katecho." I think there is a short paper on this word "katecho" > in the library section on our website at www.innglory.org. > > Just because a nation is wicked is no reason to cut off from it. But, if > God was moving against this wicked nation and its time was at hand to remove > the iniquity, then cooperating with what God was doing is not operating in > opposition to God. When the time came for the Greek empire to conquer the > Meades and Persians, this was according to God's timetable. On earth we see > one nation warring against another and men like Alexander the Great being in > the spotlight, but all that we see on earth is only a reflection of the > spiritual warfare being waged in the heavens. Imagine the spiritual warfare > being waged right now in the heavens over Babylon and the U.S.A. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller. > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
