tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772353322407022699.post8660856037343940902..comments2023-05-07T02:42:28.740-07:00Comments on Whiskey and the morning after: Apocalypse prediction 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772353322407022699.post-42392743012219949922012-01-08T07:12:53.948-08:002012-01-08T07:12:53.948-08:00To previous commenter: Thank You! Good information...To previous commenter: Thank You! Good information! I have a few neighbors that get publications simply riddled with this pernicious stuff, and I don't like seeing it since it's nothing but hate pure and simple.<br />When people who believe this way wake up to it, they feel really violated.Katja R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17813405984067905779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772353322407022699.post-29009355724678512512012-01-02T20:05:35.792-08:002012-01-02T20:05:35.792-08:00[Hey, Whiskey, check out this bit that I ran into ...[Hey, Whiskey, check out this bit that I ran into on the net.]<br /><br /> PRETRIB RAPTURE POLITICS<br /><br /> by Jon Edwards<br /> <br /> Many are still unaware of the eccentric, 182-year-old British theory underlying the politics of American evangelicals and Christian Zionists.<br /> Journalist and historian Dave MacPherson has spent more than 40 years focusing on the origin and spread of what is known as the apocalyptic "pretribulation rapture" - the inspiration behind Hal Lindsey's bestsellers of the 1970s and Tim LaHaye's today.<br /> Although promoters of this endtime evacuation from earth constantly repeat their slogan that "it's imminent and always has been" (which critics view more as a sales pitch than a scriptural statement), it was unknown in all official theology and organized religion before 1830.<br /> And MacPherson's research also reveals how hostile the pretrib rapture view has been to other faiths:<br /> It is anti-Islam. TV preacher John Hagee has been advocating "a pre-emptive military strike against Iran." (Google "Roots of Warlike Christian Zionism.")<br /> It is anti-Jewish. MacPherson's book "The Rapture Plot" (see Armageddon Books etc.) exposes hypocritical anti-Jewishness in even the theory's foundation.<br /> It is anti-Catholic. Lindsey and C. I. Scofield are two of many leaders who claim that the final Antichrist will be a Roman Catholic. (Google "Pretrib Hypocrisy.")<br /> It is anti-Protestant. For this reason no major Protestant denomination has ever adopted this escapist view.<br /> It even has some anti-evangelical aspects. The first publication promoting this novel endtime view spoke degradingly of "the name by which the mixed multitude of modern Moabites love to be distinguished, - the Evangelical World." (MacPherson's "Plot," p. 85)<br /> Despite the above, MacPherson proves that the "glue" that holds constantly in-fighting evangelicals together long enough to be victorious voting blocs in elections is the same "fly away" view. He notes that Jerry Falwell, when giving political speeches just before an election, would unfailingly state: "We believe in the pretribulational rapture!"<br /> In addition to "The Rapture Plot" (available also at any library through inter-library loan), MacPherson's many internet articles include "Famous Rapture Watchers," "Pretrib Rapture Diehards," "Edward Irving is Unnerving," "America's Pretrib Rapture Traffickers," "Thomas Ice (Bloopers)," "Pretrib Rapture Secrecy" and "Pretrib Rapture Dishonesty" (massive plagiarism, phony doctorates, changing of early "rapture" documents in order to falsely credit John Darby with this view, etc.!).<br /> Because of his devastating discoveries, MacPherson is now No. 1 on the "hate" list of pretrib rapture leaders who love to ban or muddy up his uber-accurate findings in sources like Wikipedia - which they've almost turned into Wicked-pedia!<br /> There's no question that the leading promoters of this bizarre 19th century end-of-the-world doctrine are solidly pro-Israel and necessarily anti-Palestinian. In light of recently uncovered facts about this fringe-British-invented belief which has always been riddled with dishonesty, many are wondering why it should ever have any influence on Middle East affairs.<br /> This Johnny-come-lately view raises millions of dollars for political agendas. Only when scholars of all faiths begin to look deeply at it and widely air its "dirty linen" will it cease to be a power. It is the one theological view no one needs!<br /> With apologies to Winston Churchill - never has so much deception been foisted on so many by so few!Rocky2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04154389992453412024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772353322407022699.post-11661222881534193602012-01-01T19:16:03.169-08:002012-01-01T19:16:03.169-08:00BEST POST EVER!!! I love it!!!BEST POST EVER!!! I love it!!!sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048093193732693687noreply@blogger.com