It is a late night and I have been racking my brain to think of a topic to start a thread on. I consider myself a Christian, but struggle with how literally I should interpret the Bible. I do not attend church on a regular basis, but did so as I was growing up. I know the book of Revelation speaks to the end times and what events will take place.
Sometimes, I think we may be in those end times because the world is such a mess, but then I think back to history class and recall that the world has always been a mess. There have been terrible things all throughout human history. But what is intriguing is that certain prophesies in the Bible have been fulfilled even in modern history. The most influential to me is the fact that the Jews re-established their homeland in Israel. This is prophesied and needed to occur before the end times from my understanding.
It is amazing to me that Jews that were scattered across the globe at one point were able to regather in their homeland. Of course, there are Jews living everywhere in the world. More and more stories in the Bible continue to be supported by archaeological evidence. Ancient cities have been discovered that are mentioned in the Bible. But you can never prove the supernatural.
I'm rambling, but wanted to get people's thoughts.
Interesting, and Jews that despute over wicked ways has many books of the Bible. David fall from grace being most famous but another persistent issues is:
Likewise, slaves were to be treated fairly, receive their just wages, were not to work during the sabbath, and not to be treated harshly or severely harmed (Ex 20:10, Job 31:13-15, Deut 24:14-15, Lev 22:11, Mal 3:5, Lev 19:20-22, Ex 21:20-21, 26-32, also cf.Eph 5:9).
Very relevant to dates that Roosevelt abolished slavery, and some chose to follow an architect of jezzabel, who then criticise afterwards which is like what? Ok, so we need to look somewhat decent but not all born as Hollywood superstars, those sort of demands just simply will not pass.
Suppose maid Marian was a fantasy story in Robin Hood, so was Anna leanova and current princess Kate. Of course, no one is indebted to the USA, free to exploit as wish. So born into inherited doom empire my ancestors left me daunting task of accumulated failed return on investment, insufficient fishing routes, less land, landlocked, failed delivery of equal rights and polish-getman refusal to return what thief stole at midnight, to never return. Of course all fingers pointed at Russia, none to look at themselves and whether they deserve the karma in EU with immigrants and energy sanctions and fair treatment of serfs or slaves and what are equal rights?
Retribution again, denied. Acknowledgement by far too arrogance and greed consumes those who seek to remain in power, scrambling around, deceiving and lying hoping for another ticket to get away with it.
