re: Mark of the beast in our lifetime?

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Mark of the beast

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Squirrelmeister and his ilk will continue to vehemently deny the existence of the one true God and the inerrancy of biblical prophecy.

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The “one true god” did a pure shite job of divinely inspiring inerrancy. Who, exactly, incited David to conduct the census, as indicated by the plain text of the Bible? Was it Lord YHWH, or was it Satan? Is this a contradiction, or is your “god” actually Satan?

2 Samuel 24:1-2

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Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army, who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people.”

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1 Chronicles 21:1-2

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Then Satan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Go, number Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, and bring me a report, that I may know their number.”

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God allowed Satan to tempt David. God was the first cause and Satan was the second cause. In that way, God “did” it by having Satan “do” it.

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When the antichrist arrives

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Why do you call me the devil for denying scripture when you do the same?????

1 John 2:18-19
2 John 1:7

The antichrist is already here, bro. In fact there are many antichrists, if you believe the holy scripture.

I was just reading GK Beale on that very topic. Stoked I get to meet him in June.

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Seems there's always an Antichrist

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Lots of antichrists in this thread even, where apologists of one of the jealous bloodthirsty Old Testament gods, YHWH, are at odds with the teachings of Jesus.

YHWH says in Jeremiah 48:10…

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Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.

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Jesus healed the blind, healed the sick, and raised people from the dead. He preached non-violence and to turn the other cheek. He said let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

Jesus is not YHWH nor is he YHWH’s son. Anyone following YHWH, the desert demon who gave Moses “the law”, who killed the Egyptian firstborn, who demanded blood sacrifice, who killed his first high priest Aaron’s two boys for burning incense, who told Joshua to murder every man, woman, child, and infant in Canaan, is an antichrist.

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I was just reading GK Beale on that very topic. Stoked I get to meet him in June.

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That’s cool. I have his shorter commentary on Revelation, which I think is excellent. I’d like to meet him.

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Lots of antichrists in this thread even, where apologists of one of the jealous bloodthirsty Old Testament gods, YHWH, are at odds with the teachings of Jesus.

YHWH says in Jeremiah 48:10…
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Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.

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You know nothing of the truth. You twist the Scriptures in an attempt the drive Christians away from Christ, who is King of kings and Lord of lords. You will be judged like the people of Moab if you do not repent of your rebellion against the king of the universe.

Jeremiah 48 is a chapter devoted to the judgement of Moab, and it says as much several times throughout. The judgement is against a nation that rejected God and worshipped Chemosh, as you know from the several times I refuted your lies in the past about that.

God is a holy God, and He is just. Sin must be punished or else God would not be just, and when a people rebel against the king and refuse to repent of their sin against Him, they will be judged by eternal hellfire. The sword mentioned in Jeremiah is nothing compared to eternal suffering for an eternal offense against God.

When God calls the people of Israel to draw their swords, He's doing so to use them as an instrument of His vengeance against a nation and a people that have committed cosmic treason. There is nothing "bloodthirsty" about God executing justice, especially when in that very chapter, God says He will restore them and their fortunes after the judgement.

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Jesus healed the blind, healed the sick, and raised people from the dead. He preached non-violence and to turn the other cheek. He said let he who is without sin cast the first stone.

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The God of the Old Testament also healed, raised from the dead, commanded His people not to be violent towards one another and to forgive. There is one God, not two, and not three. Jesus taught from the Old Testament because that was God's inscripturated Word. Jesus did not come to do away with the Old Testament, but to fulfill it. He said so, Himself.

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Jesus is not YHWH nor is he YHWH’s son. Anyone following YHWH, the desert demon who gave Moses “the law”, who killed the Egyptian firstborn, who demanded blood sacrifice, who killed his first high priest Aaron’s two boys for burning incense, who told Joshua to murder every man, woman, child, and infant in Canaan, is an antichrist.

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I think you need to read the Bible instead of reading those anti-Christian websites that take the Bible out of context.

You think Jesus is not a man and God of Justice? Jesus will not save everyone, not even those who call Him "Lord" and work miracles in His name, but He will cast those who do not trust in Him by faith into outer darkness to suffer for eternity (Matt. 7--right after He talks about not judging others). When He returns, He will do so in judgement. Here is that text from Revelation 19. Tell me that Christ isn't a man of war:

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

Lastly, Christ, Himself, said that He didn't come to bring peace to the world, but a sword. His mission wasn't to be some peaceful hippie like you wrongfully think, but He came to reveal the Kingdom of God through His sacrificial death, calling people to repent of their sins and to follow Him by faith or perish in eternal suffering (Jesus talked more about Hell than Heaven). He explains this in Matt. 10, where He said that He came to divide families against each other, because what is most important in this life is having peace with the Father through the mediation of the Son, not having peace with even your family.

So think again if you think that the Son and the Father are at odds with one another. There is but one God in three persons, and you need to repent of your faithless rebellion against Him.

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Mark of the beast in our lifetime?

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I fricking hope so. Imagine dying 1 day before the mark of the beast goes live and never knowing

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Imagine dying 1 day before the mark of the beast goes live and never knowing

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first of all, you don't want to be here when the mark of the beast is active. secondly, people who are alive will not realize it's the mark or the antichrist. You people are just so oblivious.