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03-26-04, 01:50 PM
So I was channel surfing one morning, really early one morning, and I came across a Christian television show of which I can't remember the name. The show has a woman (with a bad face-lift) reading newspaper headlines from around the world aloud, then asks the minister, who is seated next to her (evening news style) what they mean, and how they are omens for the end of the world, or more specifically the second coming of Christ. The minister, Jack, then waves his Bible around and quotes from the scriptures about how modern day happenings are signs that the end is near. Example:
Lady (reading a headline): " 'AIDS epidemic rises in India,' " she reads, " Jack, is that a sign that the end is near?"
Jack (waving Bible), " Yes it says in the Bible that there will be a great plague before the second coming. In fact, [insert Biblical verse here]!"
Lady, "Earthquake Rocks Mexico. Jack is that a sign?"
Jack, " Yes it is. [Insert Biblical verse here]!"
Anyway the whole show goes on (and on) about all these things happening in the world and how they are predications that the "second coming" is upon us.
What I want to comment on though, is that at one point Jack, the evangelist, emphasizes that there will be a great World Dictator who will come to power and dominate the world. "He is evil," Jack says, "a false prophet who will sway countries!"
Here is what I find interesting. No where inside the entire broadcast does Jack mention George Bush! I'm not saying that George W. is the devil since I don't believe in Jack's teachings, but since this show takes world headlines (not one happy one by-the-way) and uses them as examples of biblical prophecy, don't you think given the current state of the world, and the US leader's incredible power to influence it, Jack might mention George W. as a possible "great world power"? He doesn't.
My question is who do these Evangelists think George W. Bush is? I mean, do they think he's a good guy? And given their examples of a World Dictator rising up and influencing nations--right now, no one is better described as this other than George himself. So, do they think that the US President is Christ? Must be, since no one else in the world has more power than Bush right now, and any attempts by other countries to rise in power are killed or de-throned, I mean the "baddies" are wiped out by...you guessed it George W.
By-the-way, no disrespect is intended toward our Christian members. I'm just trying to understand why they speak of a World Dictator, and yet they overlook George W. Bush as a possible baddie.
Lady (reading a headline): " 'AIDS epidemic rises in India,' " she reads, " Jack, is that a sign that the end is near?"
Jack (waving Bible), " Yes it says in the Bible that there will be a great plague before the second coming. In fact, [insert Biblical verse here]!"
Lady, "Earthquake Rocks Mexico. Jack is that a sign?"
Jack, " Yes it is. [Insert Biblical verse here]!"
Anyway the whole show goes on (and on) about all these things happening in the world and how they are predications that the "second coming" is upon us.
What I want to comment on though, is that at one point Jack, the evangelist, emphasizes that there will be a great World Dictator who will come to power and dominate the world. "He is evil," Jack says, "a false prophet who will sway countries!"
Here is what I find interesting. No where inside the entire broadcast does Jack mention George Bush! I'm not saying that George W. is the devil since I don't believe in Jack's teachings, but since this show takes world headlines (not one happy one by-the-way) and uses them as examples of biblical prophecy, don't you think given the current state of the world, and the US leader's incredible power to influence it, Jack might mention George W. as a possible "great world power"? He doesn't.
My question is who do these Evangelists think George W. Bush is? I mean, do they think he's a good guy? And given their examples of a World Dictator rising up and influencing nations--right now, no one is better described as this other than George himself. So, do they think that the US President is Christ? Must be, since no one else in the world has more power than Bush right now, and any attempts by other countries to rise in power are killed or de-throned, I mean the "baddies" are wiped out by...you guessed it George W.
By-the-way, no disrespect is intended toward our Christian members. I'm just trying to understand why they speak of a World Dictator, and yet they overlook George W. Bush as a possible baddie.