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Christians, War,
and Revelation
"...the
fruit of righteousness is sown in PEACE
for the ones making peace."
-James 3:18
How can any Christian justify
participating in judgment and condemnation by creating and
condoning war in the name of God? Christianity's history is riddled with
blood shed. If this is
not participating in judgment, then what is? Still today, Christians
will turn
out in droves to support war. In the 2004 election,
President Bush received 79% of the twenty-six million Evangelical
votes, which won his re-election.
Atheism in the Church, and the Pro-War Movement
Why Are Some American Christians So
Bloodthirsty?
Who are Christians as a
political body to
JUDGE and make decisions that are ANTI (against) the
GREAT COMMANDMENT, as taught by their very founder, whose
name they tout as a banner? When did Jesus say it was
permissible NOT to follow
and teach the Great Commandment?
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"...Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?
And Jesus said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
This is the great commandment. And the second is like it
(Greek 'Like'
translates as 'the same
as it').
You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
On these two commandments all the Law and the prophets hang."
-Jesus, Mt 22:36-40
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The pro-war Christians are definitely
hanging themselves on this one... I've
heard the reasoning, that WE need to liberate the oppressed,
destroy poverty, protect ourselves from those that would
intend us harm, etc... but what happened to relying on God's plan? Is
it ever right to presume God's will, or to say we are His instrument,
to justify the killing of others
(mostly innocent) as a necessary means to an end?
"For the wrath of man does not work out
the righteousness of God..."
-James 1:20
Do you really believe
Christ would condone the murder of children, and innocent
civilians? And... Do you really think that those people want
our intervention at such a high price? Would you, if it cost
you a child, or any other family member? Is making war
really doing unto others as we would have them do unto us?
Who are we to call any war a righteous war? Who are we to
judge that others are evil and must be
eradicated... instead of accepting that they too are part of
God's design, and are playing a necessary role? Is it not
true that
no thing exists expect by God's will?
"Bless those who persecute you; bless
and do not curse... Do not become wise within yourselves.
Repay no one evil for evil... seeking peace with
ALL men;
not avenging yourselves... Vengeance is MINE, I will
repay says the Lord... If your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts
give drink to him; for doing this you will heap coals of fire
on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil
with good."
-Jesus, Romans 12:14-2
"Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword
back into its place.
For all who take the sword shall
perish by a sword."
-Matthew
26:52
"Do not judge, or you too
will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you
will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be
measured to you."
-Matthew 7:1-2
I am not trying to attack Christians here, but instead to deliver a
wake-up call
to those asleep!
Do pro-war Christians wish for their own children to be slaughtered?
This is happening RIGHT NOW; our soldiers are dying. Where is the FAITH and TRUST in
good conquering evil, in
God's PERFECT
JUSTICE? Where is there the doing of His will as taught
by Christ?
"Therefore, all things, whatever you desire that men should do
to you, so also you should do to them; for this IS THE LAW
and
the Prophets."
-Jesus Christ Mt 7:12
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"You have heard that it was
said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do
not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the
right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone
wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your
cloak as well."
-Matthew 5:38-40
"The one saying to be in the light, yet
hating his brother, is in the darkness until now. The one loving
his brother rests in the light, and no offense is in him. But
the one hating his brother is in the darkness, and walks in
the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the
darkness blinded his eyes."
-Jesus, 1 John 2:9
Any behavior besides
loving your brother is
ANTI-CHRIST... against his instruction... and false prophecy.
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In the beginning of Revelation, Jesus spends much time
warning THE 7 CHURCHES to REPENT
(The Greek origin of 'Repent' means to think differently, reconsider).
Who's to say that the apocalypse described in Revelation is not a
direct result of the founding churches of Christianity, NOT
ACTING on the warnings
Christ gave. It
would only be right then, that they would receive just retribution
for ignoring His directives. When you read the
letters to the 7 churches in Revelation, keep in mind that 'ANGEL' in Greek
simply translates to 'MESSENGER'. Who more qualifies
as
Christ's messengers, than the disciples and original founders of
Christianity?
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"The
one having an ear, HEAR what the Spirit says to
the churches":
-Jesus, Rev. 2:7
"...and you tried
those pretending to be apostles, and are not, and found them
to be liars...
But I have against you that you left your first love. Then
remember from where you have fallen, and
repent and do the first works."
-Jesus, Rev 2:2-5
"But I have a few things against you, that you have there
those holding the teachings of
Balaam (teaching other than what Christ commanded),
who taught Balak to
throw a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel (God's people as a whole),
to eat
idol sacrifices, and to commit fornication."
(In Greek,
Strong's Ref #2403 - 'Fornication' here translates to:
practice idolatry.)
-Jesus, Rev 2:14
"...you allow the woman Jezebel to teach ('Jezebel'
here also translates in Greek, Strong's Ref #2403 the same
as 'Fornication' to:
practice idolatry.), she saying herself to be a
prophetess (Is the Church not a prophetess, Christ's Bride,
who presumes to speak
for Him?), and to cause My slaves to go astray, and to commit
fornication (again, in Greek, Strong's Ref #2403 - 'Fornication'
here translates to:
practice idolatry.), and to eat idol sacrifices... And I will kill her children with death; and
all the churches will know I am the One
searching the inner parts and hearts..."
-Jesus, Rev 2:20-23
"...I am about to vomit you out of My mouth (Greek,
Strong's reference #4750 'mouth' has the same meaning
throughout all of Revelation, translating by
implication to: language - "using My words"),
because you say I am made rich, and have need of nothing, and
do not know that you are wretched, and miserable and poor and
BLIND and NAKED."
-Jesus, Rev 3:16
"Come, I will show you the judgment of
the great harlot (Greek, Strong's reference #4204 - an idolater, from
#4205 - a
debauchee (libertine):-fornicator) sitting (Greek 2531 'sitting' -residing)
on the many waters (Christianity resides on all
continents) with whom the kings (rulers) of the earth
committed fornication..." (again Greek, Strong's
reference #2403 - 'fornication' here
means
practicing idolatry.)
-Jesus, Rev. 17:1-2
(Remember, these are letters to the
founding churches, so there is no doubt Christ was speaking
to and about them... the first Christians... and showing
what would happen if THEY did not change their ways.)
"recognize what is
in front of your face, and what is concealed
will be revealed to you. For there is nothing hidden
that will not be disclosed."
-Jesus Christ, The
Gospel of Thomas
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Christianity has
been the power behind Kings throughout history, and church
and state have been intertwined from then until
now. Is President Bush not the King of America, and does
he not hide behind Christianity as his cause to fight his
so-called JUST war?
Again, I point out that in the 2004 election, President Bush won
79% of the twenty-six million Evangelical votes, which was enough
to win him re-election and gave him the power to continue his war mongering
in the name of God and Democracy.
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"and the ones inhabiting the earth became
drunk from the wine of HER fornication (idolatry
- we are drunk on it for sure! MONEY, OIL, SELF IMAGE BEFORE GOD)...
And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast, filled with
names of blasphemy (Greek, Strong's reference #988 - evil speaking -
from root #984 - to hinder)... And the woman was
clothed in purple and scarlet and being gilded with gold and
precious stone and pearls (same colors and extravagant wealth of the Catholic
Church and Christianity - purple and scarlet are also the colors that
symbolize being lead by desires and lusts) having a golden cup in her hand filled
with abominations (Greek Strong's reference #946 means
idolatry
again) and unclean things of her fornication
(idolatry again)" ... her name...
THE
MOTHER OF the HARLOTS and of the abominations of the earth."
-Rev 17:3-5 |
Is the Church not a woman, Christ's
Bride? Would she not be a Harlot if she cheated on her
Husband (Christ) by
practicing idolatry
or going against His teaching in any way, following after
another's way of being or
idea? The Catholic church claims to be the authority on
Christ's teachings, yet prays to Saints, Mary, and says priests
can absolve sins. These are not the teachings of
Christ! Please understand, I am not bashing Catholicism or Christianity
here, just making a point... In truth,
WE ARE ALL GUILTY OF IDOLATRY!
Purple
and scarlet are colors that symbolize our desires and lusts,
and we are all guilty of the pursuit of our own self image.
The Catholic Church is
the
MOTHER
of Christianity (THE
MOTHER OF the HARLOTS), whose various sects broke away from HER rule to pursue their
own doctrines and interpretations. Again I point out, the word CHRISTIANITY even contains
the anagram ANTICHRIST! Anyone is ANTI (against) CHRIST that
does not fulfill the royal law, period, regardless if keeping
all other laws! The world as a whole is in a state of
ANTI-CHRIST, and really always has been.
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"The disciples said to Jesus, "We know
you will go away from us. Who will be our leader?"
Jesus said, "Wherever you are
(no matter what situation you
find yourself in), go to
(refer
to/be like)
James the Just; heaven and earth came into being for him."
-Jesus, The Gospel of Thomas |
James says,
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"If you truly fulfill the royal law according to the
Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you do
well. But if you have partiality to persons, you work sin,
having been found guilty as transgressors by the law.
For
whoever shall keep ALL THE LAW, BUT STUMBLES IN ONE, HE HAS
BECOME GUILTY OF ALL. For He who said, "You shall not commit
adultery, (translates
again to idolatry)" also said, "You shall not murder." But if you do
not commit adultery, but commit murder, you have become a
transgressor of the law. So speak and so do as being
about to be judged by the LAW OF LIBERTY. For judgment
will be without mercy to the one not doing mercy. And
mercy rejoices over judgment." -James
2:8-13 |
Pro-war Christians are not promoting
mercy or love,
when supporting and praising war as just, saying it's ok to
take lives in the name of God, Christ, or freedom (this is judgment,
plain and simple)... Do not be fooled into complacency.
James says,
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"From where do wars and fighting among
you come? Is it not from this, from your lusts warring in your
members? You desire and do not have. You murder, and are
jealous, and are not able to obtain. You fight and you war,
and you do not have because you do not ask God. You ask, and
do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order that you may
spend on your lusts.
Adulterers and Adulteresses (again
translates as idolaters)! Do you not
know that friendship of the world is
enmity (hatred) with
God? Whoever then, purposes to
be a friend of the world is shown to be an enemy of God."
-James 4:1-4 |
Please catch here that
James is calling those who lust after their own desires
Adulterers and
Adulteresses; marital betrayal
has nothing to do with it.
"become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves..."
-James 1:20
"If anyone thinks to be religious among
you, yet not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart,
this one's religion is in vain..."
-James
1:26
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"Who is wise and knowing among you? Let him
show his works by his good behavior, in meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter
jealousy and
contention (difference of opinion) in your heart, do not boast and lie
against truth. This is not the wisdom coming down from above,
but is
earthly,
beastly,
devilish. For where jealousy and
contention
are, there is
confusion and every foul deed. But the wisdom from
above is firstly truly pure, then
peaceable,
forbearing,
yielding, full of
mercy and of good
fruits, not
partial and not
pretended.
And the fruit of
righteousness is sown in
PEACE for the ones making peace."
-James 3:13-18 |
What is the one great Peace Maker?
What is the ONLY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW and live by? What is THE ONE GREAT TRUTH AND LAW? What is the ONLY THING that will END ALL CRIME, HATE, MISERY,
POVERTY, SICKNESS, WAR, or any other ILL or FOUL thing you can
possibly think of that exists within humanity?
To treat others the way you want to be treated... to love your
neighbor as yourself.
"Therefore, all things, whatever you desire that men should do
to you, so also you should do to them; for this IS THE LAW
and
the Prophets."
-Jesus Christ Mt 7:12 Whether the
DIS-EASE is rooted in the physical, emotional,
mental, or spiritual, only ONE THING can CURE ALL. Only ONE
THING can END SUFFERING, and usher in PEACE!
**LOVE
IS THE ANSWER**
Only those who give and teach LOVE, and say to do unto others
as you would have them do unto you, are true prophets,
interpreting the correct meaning of Christ's message. All the rest
are false prophets, period!
"recognize what is
in front of your face, and what is concealed
will be revealed to you. For there is nothing hidden
that will not be disclosed."
-Jesus Christ, The
Gospel of Thomas
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Prophets, not by telling you what to believe,
but by encouraging you to FIND the truth for yourself!
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