"The Rapture: The belief that Jesus will remove all true Christians from the Earth prior to the end of the world and establishment of his kingdom. The belief is mostly found among American Evangelicals and is part of the larger theological framework called Dispensational Premillennialism. But where did this belief come from?"
"The Rapture: The belief that Jesus will remove all true Christians from the Earth prior to the end of the world and establishment of his kingdom. The belief is mostly found among American Evangelicals and is part of the larger theological framework called Dispensational Premillennialism. But where did this belief come from?"
"The Rapture: The belief that Jesus will remove all true Christians from the Earth prior to the end of the world and establishment of his kingdom. The belief is mostly found among American Evangelicals and is part of the larger theological framework called Dispensational Premillennialism. But where did this belief come from?"
Heaven in a Bucket : The Telemarketing Wing of Babylon : Branded Religious Providers : Internet Influence Activities
"Paid advertising is mercenary speech for the rich and powerful that obliterates the speech of the poor and weak. In such a climate it is impossible to know who is actually doing any of the speech, and truth is impossible to ascertain. This will eventually cause the destruction of our civilization. The fact that our legislators are merely paid propagandists for lobbyists is the bell weather or canary in the coal mine. There is no representative government while paid advertising, campaign contributions, or lobbying in any form remain legal. Such practices should be banned in all the land."
The trinity is the sun god of Babylon. The true God of Abraham is not a trinity. Turn from the idolatry of the trinity idol and worship God the Father in spirit and truth.
"Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is ONE LORD." (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Prior to this many had been worshiping the trinity idol of the heathen. So the prophet had to tell Israel that the true God is only ONE, rather than three.
"And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but ONE, that is, God." (Mark 10:18)
"As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but ONE." (1 Corinthians 8:4)
"But to us there is but ONE GOD, THE FATHER, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." (1 Corinthians 8:6)
Only the Father is God. There is no other. He has no equal.
The video below shows the ancient heathen origin of the trinity, which is the central idol of all witchcraft.
"The ancient city of Babylon was the birth place of a mystery religion which has survived to the present day and is deceiving the whole world. In this presentation we examine the origins of this mystery religion and see how it survives and thrives in the form of secret symbols and false systems of worship. See how this ancient mystery religion reveals the identity of the Antichrist power that is alive and well in the world today and which is directing world events for its own purposes. Will you be deceived into receiving "the mark of the beast"? Watch this presentation and arm yourself with the truth so that you will not be deceived!"
"Eclipses have inspired fear and awe among civilizations throughout history. In this video I explain its occult esoteric significance and how that relates to the cult that covertly rules the world."
"I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is Antichrist."
Martin Luther
Father of the Christian Reformation
October 11, 1520
"We firmly believe here that the Papacy is the personification of Antichrist’s throne, and feel we are justified in resisting their deceptions and wiles for the sake of the salvation of souls. I declare that I only owe the Pope the obedience due to Antichrist."
"From my heart I hate that man of sin and son of perdition, with all his kingdom, which is nothing but sin and hypocrisy."
Martin Luther
Expositor of the True Christian Faith
August 18, 1520
"Eck and Emser opened my eyes as to the Pope’s sovereignty; for although at first I maintained his right to the human title, I now see that the Papacy is the kingdom of Babylon, and the tyranny of Nimrod, the mighty hunter."
Martin Luther
Fearless Opponent of the Papal Seat Antichrist
October 6, 1520
Antichrist has been on earth for 1500 years! Wake up! The Church is the Kingdom of darkness. “Come out of her, my people!”
@bibliolater@religion@theology@christianity
Interesting, I did not know that. However, isn't it is obvious that the new testament clearly sets easter in a traditional context with pessach? So the main question might be whether and how to distinct (or not) from judaic traditions?
"... the new testament clearly sets Easter in a traditional context with pessach ..."
The New Testament says no such thing. Easter is a pagan holy day that merely coincides with the unleavened bread in some years. Easter is a very ancient rite of the solar worship cults. And the New Covenant commands no observance of any holy days, and in fact states as a commandment not to burden any brother to observe any holy day or feast:
Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand [.....]
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
- - - (Romans 14)
Easter is the holy day of idolators. The New Covenant says we are not to regard the holy days of idols. The Apostles warn us repeatedly to abstain from idolatry and, 'flee fornication' which means spiritual fornication with false gods. The New Covenant says that whether or not one wishes to regard the holy days of Moses is a personal matter and one should not be judged on account of this, since the law of Moses is passing away and giving way to a new law of the Spirit rather than the letter.
The Church lies about Easter. The Bible itself tells us all about Easter. It is the worship of the god-man Tammuz AKA Horus, and his Mother Ishtar, AKA Isis.
Easter has NOTHING to do with passover. That is just a lie told by the apostate church religion. It merely coincides with Passover in some years. Rome has tried to change the calendar to try to make the various days of Easter and Passover coincide as much as possible:
"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time."
"... change times and laws ..."
Ezekiel chapter eight prophesied this idolatry of the Church:
"Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
"... they worshipped the sun toward the east ..."
That is your Easter sunrise service right there. This is the truth about the Easter sunrise Mass. It is idolatry, and God hates it, and God calls it an abomination.
To see what the Bible says about Easter, and how the Church is lying to you, read this article:
@firefly@erikstrub@bibliolater@religion@theology@christianity Pretty wild, to go on such a rant about easter and at the same time quoting Romans 14...
Even if your theories about the origin and meaning of easter were true, does not mean, that it holds any power over a faithful christian.
Rom 8:38-39 KJV For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers [...], shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What I wrote is not a rant. Your response is the rant. What I wrote is a call to the truth. What you wrote is lies. You lied about the nature of my words. Then you lied about the nature and meaning of Paul's words in the Bible.
It is no surprise that someone calling himself a goblin would also be a liar. Like father, like son!
In Romans 8, Paul was not writing about people who worship idols. He was not conveying the message that idolators will not be separated from the love of God.
Paul was writing about those who worship the true God of Abraham and Jesus, not those who worship the god of Rome. Those who are saved in Jesus and worship the Father of Jesus shall not be separated from His love.
Or do you believe that bowing to a pagan idol fills you with the love of Jehovah? Do those filled with the Spirit and love of Jehovah teach people to venerate the idols of sun worshipers?
This information at this web site exposes the mental prison of the false god of Christianity:
Tammuz was a Mesopotamia god of herdsman. Horus was an Egyptian god of kingship, healing, the sun and the sky. They are not equivalent.
Easter, when used to refer to the resurrection of Jesus, is directly connected with Passover, or pessach. As we see them eat that meal at the last supper.
Easter, as celebrated by the culture, is very pagan as it incorporated fertility icons of bunnies and eggs.
@firefly@religion@theology@christianity
(1/2) Jesus freed us from the judgement under the law, so we we don`t have to be afraid to offend god with the smallest wrong gesture.
If Easter was actually based on pagan rituals, it has lost it`s meaning hundrets or thousands of years ago and has long become a time of remembrance of Jesus sacrifice and victory.
@firefly@religion@theology@christianity
(2/2) If a christian partakes in easter traditions with the intention to remember, what Jesus did on the cross, it won`t disturb his relationship with god, because: [...] for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. (1 Sa 16:7 KJV)
@danielmrose@religion@christianity@theology If by religion you mean the concepts expressed by religions as desirable, then religion is always good. I'm yet to find a religion that has tenets that aren't founded on love. Religion has a bad name now because people don't live their religion, but rather package up their fears and prejudices and call that religion.
@danielmrose
Firstly, happy recent 26th anniversary.
Arianna and I are 2 years behind you.
We met online in September 1997 and were married in Paris..... Kentucky in June 1999.
@danielmrose
Secondly, I looked up the word normally translated religion in the New Testament. Used 4 times, the Greek word is:
Strong's No.: G2356
Greek: θρησκεία
Transliteration: thrēskeia https://kingjamesbibledictionary.com/StrongsNo/G2356/worshipping
The 4 times are Acts 26:5, Colossians 2:18, James 1:26-27.
James gets to the heart of the matter showing that religion is the outward appearance of our faith, which may be either vain or pure.
In Christianity this may be called our walk.
@danielmrose
Personally I am not fond of the word religion, but it is exists and is how I show my faith.
Over my years I have learned to interpret how others use the word and discuss accordingly.
To my non-believing family all faiths are put under the umbrella of religion, whether good or bad, they are all placed and viewed together. My response then should not be to argue with them, but rather show them how I follow Jesus in my life, to be an example.