On 11/6/2008 1:49 AM, Edmund Storms wrote: > > > thomas malloy wrote: > >> Edmund Storms wrote: >> >>> thomas malloy wrote: >>> >>>> The return of the Jews, the conquest of the land, it's subsequent >>>> prosperity, the hatred of the Arabs, their refusal to get over the >>>> indignity of the loss of that part of their conquered land, the >>>> Liberals support of Islam. IMHO, It's all supernatural. BTW, >>>> comprise will get no where with the Islamists, it's counterproductive. >>> >>> >>> >>> If this is the case Thomas, Israel better have God on its side because >>> otherwise the country is doomed. This conclusion is obvious to any >>> rational person, not just liberals. Here is a small country that is >>> not self sufficient without outside aid and is >> >> >> Your comments just tickle me Ed, this is exactly the scenario that the >> prophecies said would occur. > > Good, this is the spirit we need to continue a discussion. Of course, a > person explaining such a conflict even in the past would predict that > some people would try to find a reasonable solution. But, this is not > your point. I assume you believe this conflict was foretold in the Bible > and that it will end badly, after which Christ will return and set > things right again. Is this your belief? I believe this is a case of a > self fulfilling prophecy that various people worked to bring about in > modern times. I agree it will end badly, but I don't believe it will > result in any supernatural events that will reward Christians. Instead, > it will result in death and destruction for a lot of people, just as > have many other decisions based on religious belief. The human race will > repair the damage and stumble on as usual. We will just have to wait > and see which view is correct. If you are right, we should not have to > wait long. > > Ed
The book of revelations is like a very long horoscope. It is sufficiently ambiguous and vague that almost any sequence of events could be interpreted as proving the prophecy. Harry
