I don't want to remake it, but I do wonder about all the editing of the bible. And the contradictions within it and the contradictions with science.
The Bible has never been edited - except by certain cult leaders attempting to make it fit their theology - I'm thinking of Charles Russell. But the gospels, and the letters, and the old testament have in no way been redacted or altered. The Jewish Rabbis and scribes were extraordinarily careful that nothing of the sort could or would happen.
Yep and we seem to emotionally have a difficult time with that. We need our security blankets for things we don't, yet, understand. As mankind has throughout all of our conscious time. But then advances in science came along and we realized that the earth is not flat, Thor is not throwing lightning bolts at us during a thunderstorm and Jesus didn't hang with the dinosaurs. I think we are so petrified of 'nothingness', of not existing, of what happens when we die that we've come up with this fairy tale to make us feel better. I truly believe we'll grow out of it someday.
An old thread from another forum just popped up. The subject matter applies so I thought I'd copy a responce to here:
Well Al - I'm not sure its worth the effort of arguing. Its not like it is an important theological point. It is purely conjecture on my part. But for what ever little bit its worth, I think this b/c there is in fact a world wide UFO phenomenon taking place. True, many events are proven hoaxes; others one can manage to explain with plausible natural explanations - but there remain many others for which there is simply no logical explanation, and many witnesses.
Also, there is an increase in people claiming to have encountered unnatural animals or human like (but clearly non-human) beings. They might all be trippin on acid - or other wise off their rails - but they appear to be average folks, normal in every way - some are police or military - and so I think you have to accept it is possible they have actually encountered something other-worldly.
Also, I consider the Lost book of Enoch to be a book of Scripture. I believe it tells us more about the odd verse we have concerning angels and women and Giants in the land. I think this ties in with the end time events and how they will play out. The development of a one world religion for example. The over whelming,world wide power and influence the anti-Christ will have, for another.
I consider the fact that there are actually scientist who now argue the origin of life on Earth is a result of pan-spermia - off world seeding.
I consider the fact other academics point to various cave pictorials and Mayan (or Aztec) carvings as direct evidence of space-men encounters by these peoples. The fact some seriously theorize it is these space men who help build the Mayan temples, Egyptian pyramids, Stone Henge and other sites that modern men can not duplicate.
I think society is being conditioned to accept that all religions are false, that we are the result of planting by these space men, that they have always been watching over us and that they are now ready to more directly guide us. I think the anti-Christ will be their spokesmen - maybe claim to be one of them - maybe this is what will be announced from he Temple - the he is actually our god b/c he is one of them.
There is nothing in scripture that speaks of space men - and I don't myself believe in space men - but I do believe in angels, demons and the possibility that their are other spiritual beings that resulted from the story in Enoch's book. They, I believe, will present themselves as "space-men".
We are told that the whole world will follow after the beast. That the whole world will follow one religion. This is pretty incredible when you think about it. How to get Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhist, Scientologist (who BTW will just love this, as it fits with their theology very nicely) Moonies, Wiccans, Rastafarians, and so on to come together and believe the same thing?
It will require something quit incredible. Something all will view as undeniable. I believe an announcement by a world leader, with accompanying visual effects, that we are all really star children with a great new age dawning will do the trick. A few will resist and will suffer the consequences. They will be viewed as less than human - defective and in need of extermination so that the world can have its great new age.
This is how I theorize the events in Revelation playing out, and why say such an announcement will likely take place in the not to distant future.
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You obviously watched too much Star Trek and the new show 'V'
Don't watch at all. But I Do think this is part of the conditioning to accept the message.
