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IS THE END NEAR FOR MCCAIN?

Last fall, John Hagee gave a speech at the late Jerry Falwell's church, where he shared the stage with Tim LaHaye, co-author of the best-selling Left Behind series of novels. "How close are we to the second coming of Christ?" Hagee asked. "The Bible clearly states that heaven and earth shall pass away. … The signs of his coming are very clear in Scripture. If you listen closely, you can hear the hoofbeats of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, racing toward the battle of Armageddon."

For Hagee, the Bible prophesies that certain events will take place before the Second Coming. Hagee believes that many of these events have already occurred or are occurring. Referring to the Rapture, during which he believes Christians will be whisked away to heaven to wait for the Second Coming, Hagee said, "We’re going up in a twinkling of an eye. Jesus Christ could be here before you get home tonight."

While John McCain clearly doesn't believe this stuff, he knows that millions of Americans do. A 2002 Time magazine poll found that “fully 59% [of Americans] say they believe the events in Revelation are going to come true, and nearly one-quarter think the Bible predicted the Sept. 11 attack.” A 2007 AP/Ipsos poll found that one quarter of Americans believed that Jesus Christ would return in 2007 and 46% of evangelicals believed that it was “somewhat likely.” A comprehensive study of Pentecostals and charismatic evangelical Christians conducted by the Pew Center on Religion and Public Life in 2006 found that “Pentecostals have particularly strong views on 'the rapture of the church,' the teaching that before the world comes to an end the faithful will be saved and taken up to heaven.” According to the survey, 90% of American Pentecostals held that belief, while 69% of charismatics and 59% of other Christians did.

Hagee's view of current affairs is animated by his view of the end-times, and his belief that godly forces are engaged in spiritual warfare with satanic forces. The bible foretells, he believes, plagues, natural disasters, and nuclear war. So all those things should be cause for celebration, since they demonstrate the biblical prophecy of the events preceding Christ's Second Coming are taking place in our lifetime.

The events that demonstrate the end is near, Hagee claimed, include:

  • Enlightenment and scientific progress. "The knowledge explosion," said Hagee, "has produced a generation that is dying of AIDS, abortion, enslaved by drugs, homosexuality, Satanism, and witchcraft, and the collapse of the traditional family with the celebration of abortion. Why? Because knowledge without God only produces an intellectual barbarian."
  • The possibility of nuclear war. Hagee claimed that "I had a congressman sit in my office the other day and say that the CIA now believes that nations hostile to Israel have purchased submarines from cash-hungry Soviets to attack Israel from the Mediterranean Sea. That U.S. Congressman said we have missiles that are missing, and we don’t know where they are. . . . Ladies and gentlemen, nuclear war is coming to the Middle East, and it will engulf the world. That was a mystery that was not known just a few years ago. But now it is known with Bible clarity."
  • Jerusalem under Jewish control. Hagee maintained that "Satan wants Jerusalem for his messiah, the Antichrist. God has promised it to King David, that his seed, Jesus Christ, shall rule over it forever and forever. People ask why can’t the Arabs and the Jews get together over this city. Listen to me: it is not about the two-state solution. It is not about money. It is not about land. It is about theology. . . . Muhammed taught a theology of triumphalism . . . .for Islam to rule the earth. The problem is that sitting in the throat of Islamic nations in the Middle East is Israel, who has an unconditional blood covenant with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, that the land shall be theirs forever and forever. God did not loan the land to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He gave it to them by blood covenant, and the Book of Genesis and that covenant still stands. It is there regardless of what the United Nations wants. It is there regardless of what the U.S. State Department thinks. It is there in spite of what the Arab nations want. It belongs to Israel. . . . I am telling you there will be no lasting peace in the Middle East until the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, returns to that sacred city and sets up his eternal kingdom.
  • Deception. Hagee said that "secular humanism is deception. Secular humanism says there is no right there is no wrong. Secular humanism says man is the master of his fate. What nonsense that is. You can’t guarantee your next breath. Only God can give you life. . . . You are the master of nothing! There is one master, he is King Jesus, the son of the living God, and there is no other."
  • Pestilence. Asserting that we don't have a cure for AIDS, and that earthquakes are "a tool God has of communicating with those who are hard of hearing spiritually," Hagee claimed that "God will announce the coming of Jesus Christ with the biggest earthquake the world has ever seen when the islands of the sea will disappear, and the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount will be collapsed, and the Mount of Olives will split in half and Jesus will come and say, I am the Lord, and there is none like me, and he will set up his throne on the Temple Mount and rule from the throne of his father King David, of his kingdom there will be no end."

Hagee tries to claim that none of these biblical beliefs influence his foreign policy views, which he claims are based on his "love" of Israel. Does love mean never having to say you're sorry for agitating for nuclear war?

--Sarah Posner



COMMENTS

Well, if the apocalypse is coming any minute now, who cares who is elected preznit? I mean, why even bother to endorse, or to vote?

So I think what y'all Bible believers should do is just sit home and pray, and not worry about politics, which is irrelevant.

I don't follow--where is he agitating for nuclear war, as opposed to predicting someone else will start one? I've never been much for premillenial dispensationalists [though I've been hearing this stuff for nearly half a century], but I think those of you who are just discovering it [yawn!] are their equals in hysteria.

Hearsay nuclear intel... "Bible clarity"?

Does he mean "not known with any certainty", or is he just banking on his audience having absolutely no capacity for critical thought?

What's his profession again... oh, right. I've been answered.

Thanks for reminding me that approximately 25-30% of the American population, and maybe more, are stone crazy religious nut jobs.

Kinda puts that "yes we can" meme in the proper perspective.

"he will set up his throne on the Temple Mount and rule from the throne of his father King David" So Jesus's father was David. Hmmm, I know he was in his line, but I always thought Jesus's father was somebody else.

COMPARISONS - CHRIST - ANTICHRIST
HERE ARE COMPARISONS OF CHRIST AND THE FUTURE EU DICTATOR THE ANTICHRIST.

CHRIST CAME FROM HEAVEN

JOHN 6:38
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL COME FROM HELL

Revelation 11:7
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

CHRIST CAME IN HIS FATHERS NAME

John 5:43
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL COME IN HIS OWN NAME

John 5:43
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

CHRIST HUMBLED HIMSELF

Phillipians 2:8
8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross!

THE ANITCHRIST WILL EXALT HIMSELF

2 Thessalonians 2:4
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

CHRIST WAS DESPISED AND AFFLICTED

Isaiah 53:3
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE ADMIRED AND LAUDED

Revelation 13:3-4
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

CHRIST CAME TO DO HIS FATHERS WILL

John 6:38
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL COME TO DO HIS OWN WILL

Daniel 11:36
36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

CHRIST CAME TO SAVE

Luke 19:10
10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL COME TO DESTROY

Daniel 8:24
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

CHRIST IS THE GOOD SHEPHERD

John 10:1-4
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE THE EVIL SHEPHERD (NOT ISRAELS LEADER)

Zechariah 11:16-17
16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

CHRIST IS THE TRUTH

John 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE THE LIE

2 Thessalonians 2:11
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

CHRIST IS THE MYSTERY OF GODLINESS, GOD MANEFESTED IN THE FLESH

1 Timothy 3:16
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

THE ANTICHRIST WILL BE THE MYSTERY OF LAWLESSNESS,SATAN MANIFESTED IN THE FLESH

2 Thessalonians 2:7-9
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.

CHRIST COMES TO EARTH TO RULE FOR 1000 YRS THEN FOREVER

Revelation 19:11-16
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

THE ANTICHRIST AND HIS FOLLOWERS THROWN IN THE LAKE OF FIRE FOREVER

Revelation 19:20-21
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Revelation 20:2-3,14-15
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Forever)


# posted by StAN L BOWMAN JR. @ 11:55 AM
http://israndjer.blogspot.com

And now I shall quote from "Battlefield Earth" to back up my absurd notions of current geopolitical events.

"“fully 59% [of Americans] say they believe the events in Revelation are going to come true, and nearly one-quarter think the Bible predicted the Sept. 11 attack.”"

Well yeah, because for my entire lifetime a majority of Americans have imagined Armageddon going down in the mid-east, which seems extra-biblical on a strictly literal reading.

50 years ago it was probably the Soviet Union. Hail Reagan, all hail the Chief.

The Millerites thought it was going down in upstate NY in 1844, until they encountered The Great Disappointment.

Don't worry. You'll get over it.

I am an atheist and really dislike pushy religions and their ministers.

My jaw dropped the day that animal shot up an Amish school and killed those kids.

Not because of his actions. It was reading that the families of the victims prepared food and tended to the FAMILY OF THE KILLER! The same day as the killings.

Hagee and the other bigots really need to read this account daily instead of a vague book.
The Amish practised what the others only preach. They forgave the killer and tended to his family.

That is true Christianity.

True, Joseph was of the Davidic line but he was not Jesus's father. And Jesus couldn't have been of the Davidic line through his mother--her line was the Aaronic.

True, Joseph was of the Davidic line but he was not Jesus's father. And Jesus couldn't have been of the Davidic line through his mother--her line was the Aaronic.

Details, details. So David was his STEP great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather. So what? All you people ever worry about are the freaking details.


Sheesh.

I remember when Reagan was suspected of playing with the end-times idiots how we all were frightened of what he might do. And this guy calls the Catholic religion a cult!

David in Nashville, Hagee might not exactly agitate for nuclear war in the passage quoted, but he is firmly opposed to all efforts toward peace in Israel & Palestine. He considers peace efforts to be anti-God's plan. He is opposed to any compromise with the Palestinians of any kind whatsoever . . . he wants Israel to take the hardest line possible at all times. Any President who works toward compromise catches hell from him and his followers, which might explain the many years of inaction from Bush. And when the situation blows up into total chaos, he considers that a good sign.

So. You know.

Kind of funny how the Christ and the Antichrist basically do the same thing according to the Fundamentalists. They are both going to set up shop in Jerusalem, destroy their enemies, and rule the world. The difference is that one is good and one is bad. But the bad one will fool everyone. One world government is bad. But ultimately King Jesus will set up a one-world government. One world religion is bad. But ultimately King Jesus will set up a one-world religion. The antichrist is bad because he does things in his own name. But Jesus, who is actually God, does things in God's name.

When God acts exactly the same as Satan, the only difference being God is God and not the Devil, it really makes me wonder what the deal is.

"While John McCain clearly doesn't believe this stuff. . . ."

Citation, please? I would have hoped that, at least in TAP, we could stop seeing naked assumptions that John McCain is secretly a rational, mainstream politician. I've never seen anything from the guy's policies that suggests he doesn't believe that: (a) Armageddon is coming, (b) that's good thing, and (c) it's his job to push policies that would bring it about earlier.

William THE GOD OF ISRAEL JESUS CAME TO EARTH TO SAVE IT, AND EVERYONE IN IT.

SATAN GOES UP AND DOWN THE EARTH TO DECIEVE THE BLINDED, KILL ,STEAL AND DESTROY.

THATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE EU DICTATOR (SATANS) LEADER THE ANTI-CHRIST. ANTI-CHRIST CAN MEAN SUBSTITUTE FOR ALSO. THE EU DICTATOR WILL FULFILL THE PROPHECIES TO DECIEVE ISRAEL INTO BELIEVING HE IS THE MESSIAH. BUT 7 YEARS LATER THE TRUE MESSIAH JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH BODILY TO DESTROY THE ANTI-CHRIST AND HIS FOLLOWERS IN WW3 AND GOD GIVES THE FLESH OF THE DEFEATED TO BE EATEN BY THE MIGRATING BIRDS IN ISRAEL, I BELIEVE THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR. I BELIEVE THE 7 YEAR PEACE TREATY WILL BE SIGNED ON ROSH-HASHANA IN THE FUTURE, THEN 7 YEARS LATER JESUS RETURNS TO EARTH AND DESTROYS THE WORLD ARMIES THAT COME AGAINST JERUSALEM. AND SINCE THE BIRDS MIGARATE IN ISRAEL IN THE SPRING AND FALL, THESE ARMIES WILL BE EATEN BY THE BIRDS IN THE FALL OF THE YEAR I BELIEVE FOR SKEPTICS WHO DO NOT BELIEVE THE BIBLE.

Stan is THE VOICE OF ONE SHOUTING IN THE WILDERNESS.

But I do trust McCain to be tougher on the existential threat that the migrating birds in Israel pose to this country. "A raven is cawing at 3 a.m..."

Stan Bowman, you see why folks think that people like you are stupid lunatics? You know it's offensive to post in all upper case. So why do you think it's necessry for you to scream in a forum where everyone else is calm and reasonable. How do you expect me to read your post when you start out by being offensive. If you have a point to make, why can't you make it in a calm, readable manner? Imagine you have a child whose only way of saying anything is to scream and yell and throw kitchen utensils. Would you be happy? Think about it; why would any sensible god depend on someone like you to get his message across?

I'm not out to make friends, I'm out to warn the World whats coming. And to Repent and get right with God before people die and don't have a chance to repent then there lost forever if not saved by Gods grace.

I'm not out to make friends, I'm out to warn the World whats coming. And to Repent and get right with God before people die and don't have a chance to repent then there lost forever if not saved by Gods grace.

Well, Stan, there you go again. You found it necessary to double-post. Why? You're not out to make friends. You think Jesus would slap your wrist for that? Remember the story of Jesus and Zaccheus, the sinner and tax collector? Jesus saw him perching on a tree, trying to avoid others because everyone hated him. He didn't scream and rail at Zaccheus. He didn't double-post at him or use capital letters. Jesus said; climb down, friend, let's go have dinner at your house. This was a sinner that everyone hated. If you're not out to make friends, and would rather just offend, then how can you love your neighbor as yourself? Do you guys ever learn anything from your scriptures or do you just flail around screaming warnings at others without following the example of your leader?

Posted by: Stan L Bowman Jr | March 2, 2008 5:33 PM
***************************
I can almost feel that vein pulsing in your forehead, wideyed and ranting, with sprays of spittle flying. Whom, exactly, are you trying to convince? I truly don't think that you actually beleive the bile and hatred that you spew. But you are forgiven. Remember forgiveness? I beleive that was a principle of..........(I think you know, now the first step is admitting it).

Posted by: Stan L Bowman Jr | March 2, 2008 5:33 PM
***************************
I can almost feel that vein pulsing in your forehead, wideyed and ranting, with sprays of spittle flying. Whom, exactly, are you trying to convince? I truly don't think that you actually beleive the bile and hatred that you spew. But you are forgiven. Remember forgiveness? I beleive that was a principle of..........(I think you know, now the first step is admitting it).

Sorry about the double post, I guess I double tapped. Again, sorry

Why are you American Liberals afraid to rebut with a much simpler truth? namely - God does not exist?

There is no evidence whatsoever that God exists so why are you humouring these people who try to back up arguments by quoting scripture as if scripture is in any way more true than anything else ever written.

I do however agree that the softly, softly approach with all the mentally ill people who actually believe in the LITERAL truth of their scriptures is to begin by suggesting that they actually follow the words they claim to follow...you know, "love thy neighbour" "turn the other cheek" etc, etc. There's lots of good stuff in there.

To the poster who said that all the nice stuff was "true Christianity" sorry, but read the bible....God as portrayed in the bible is a horrible, nasty being and the followers of God, on His suggestion carry out genocide and rapes on a scale that would do Hitler proud. BTW God tells his followers not to spare the women and children when carrying out slaughter...just so you know. Can't be bothered citing it all ..... just read "The God Delusion" and remember THERE IS NO GOD.

Smile and love people...do good deeds for the now and the future 'cos ther is no heaven either. :-)

Better still, read Matthew Chap. 6 and follow it's advice - shut up!

All that violent stuff like free "promised land" for "the chosen people" who are given holy permision to "smite all those Canaans" and "slay all the babies and gays" etc. etc. is just one ancient nomad tribe trying use divinity justify its takeover of Palestine. Most xians are just dumb enough or dishonest enough to believe all that stuff comes from higher up. In reality the god idea is a human projection used to justify the most vicious crimes of all time. Seems like there's still lots of that going on these days.

McCain had a good fight, but as we all know, hes now done for.

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I think it's safe to say he has reached the end!

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King is the owner of his own will he is not bound of any other person's will So he does what ever he wants

The difference is that one is good and one is bad. But the bad one will fool everyone. One world government is bad. But ultimately King Jesus will set up a one-world government.

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You think Jesus would slap your wrist for that? Remember the story of Jesus and Zaccheus, the sinner and tax collector? Jesus saw him perching on a tree, trying to avoid others because everyone hated him.

he wants Israel to take the hardest line possible at all times. Any President who works toward compromise catches hell from him and his followers, which might explain the many years of inaction from Bush.

Most xians are just dumb enough or dishonest enough to believe all that stuff comes from higher up. In reality the god idea is a human projection used to justify the most vicious crimes of all time...

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You think Jesus would slap your wrist for that? Remember the story of Jesus and Zaccheus, the sinner and tax collector? Jesus saw him perching on a tree, trying to avoid others because everyone hated him.
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Well, if the apocalypse is coming any minute now, who cares who is elected preside t? I mean, why even bother to endorse, or to vote?

I am glad that he did not take the presidency, but it seems as though we still have all the same problems as we did before.

I guess its back to taking care of his 8 houses...lol Acai berry

No matter who is in the white house, the same problems will still exist. Unless everyone is on the same page, this country will remain as-is...capitalist. Use it to your advantage or be taken advantage of by those who leverage it.

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It will be interesting to see what path he takes over the next few years..for sure.

Obama is the greatest leader I have seen ever.

I think Obama is doing the best he can in a tough situation and a difficult position. I wouldn't say that the world is going to end just yet!
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"he will set up his throne on the Temple Mount and rule from the throne of his father King David" So Jesus's father was David. Hmmm, I know he was in his line, but I always thought Jesus's father was somebody else.

I think Obama is doing the best he can in a tough situation and a difficult position. I wouldn't say that the world is going to end just yet!

Joseph was of the Davidic line but he was not Jesus's father. And Jesus couldn't have been of the Davidic line through his mother--her line was the Aaronic.
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McCain had a good fight, but as we all know, hes now done for.

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What surprises me the most about extremely religious people is that they are very giving even when they don't have any money...they'll give their time and effort to many charities.

I think we should not think about end.We should start thinking about new beginning.

Maybe McCain is done for, still the fact we discuss him gives this man at least a little importance in our lives or even the American history. It's my opinion.

In reality the god idea is a human projection used to justify the most vicious crimes of all time. Seems like there's still lots of that going on these days.

Thanks for reminding me that approximately 25-30% of the American population, and maybe more, are stone crazy religious nut jobs.

Kinda puts that "yes we can" meme in the proper perspectiveb

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