Gay marriage in us the mark of the beast
In Revelation 13 it is prophesied that at the end of the age there will be a false prophet that arises to ready for and give dominance to one called “the beast.” This “beast” deceives the nations and requires all to take a mark, 666. Without this mark no one can “buy, sell, or trade.” This “mark of the beast” has been a dominant subject in eschatology (the study of biblical prophecies of the finish of the age) since the first century, and many things have been called this that turned out not to be so. However, we comprehend it will come, and it may be upon us.
Few events in history have so remarkably fit the biblical scenario of this notice as the potential U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. As bizarre as this may sound, this is an uncanny parallel to the biblical prophecy. Even if this is not the actual mark of the beast, it is at least a precursor, a “dress rehearsal” that sets up the world for this ultimate test.
Understanding “The Beast”
First, taking the mark of the beast is not the sin, but rather worshipping the beast. The mark is just the evidence of what one is doing. So to understand the mark, we must first understand the beast.
This “beast”
July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
In response to a guest notion on April 13 in The Commercial Reviewby Fort Wayne conservative Republican John McGauley, please allow me to share some things.
“Marriage” is the institution made by Almighty God to bring together a male and a woman. It represents the mystical union that exists between Christ and His church. This is holy wedlock. This is God’s word and it is forever settled in Heaven.
Then, another editorial in The Indianapolis Celebrity (April 27) by a clerk of the North Meadow Circle of Friends states that “Quakers trust the commitment of marriage is between two individuals and God …” George Fox must be turning over in his grave.
And, of course, Leonard Pitts Jr. comments that what the NBA’s Jason Collins (coming out) takes “a particular kind of courage.”
All of us have a will and a need to believe and admire . However, “there is a way that seems right unto man, but the end thereof is death.”
You know what is happening right before our very eyes? I believe the Book of Revelation is unfolding and all these things that were prophesied to happen are happening. Ezekiel 22:23-29 declares “the priests have put no difference between
While still rejoicing over news of the Ashers Bakery victory upholding the right of Christians to express their views, it is transparent that the battle is far from over.
I’m talking about the all-out strike on our Judeo-Christian heritage, especially from the mainstream media.
The ink had barely dried on newsprint coverage of this Supreme Court judgment when we heard of the BBC’s latest quite insane insistence on political correctness.
They are reported to be encouraging ‘straight’ staff to wear badges indicating their support for LGBTQ+ colleagues, standing for 11% of their workforce.1 The shift is an seek by our national broadcaster to tackle what it calls ‘heteronormative culture’ in which being direct is the norm.
Discriminating Against Conscience
Not content with their persistent pushing of the gay agenda through drama and other avenues over the past many years, they are now digging deeper into yet more sinister territory.
This will secure that those whose consciences will not allow them to back a male lover lifestyle will be discriminated against with at least as much force as homosexuals have been marginalised in the past.
Once newscasters and presenters begin s
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24Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged spontaneous relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.29They were filled with all behavior of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are complete of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips,30slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.32Though they know God’s righteous
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This will be the final week in which I will answer questions submitted during the “Big Questions” series. I will try to cover the remaining ones not answered directly or indirectly through related questions or during the weekend messages.
How is God the “father to the fatherless”?What sets that difference apart from those with “fathers/mothers”?
The Bible speaks of God as the “father to the fatherless (see for example Psalm 68:5). At its root, this idea reminds us that God does all the things fathers are called to do (and often fail) — loving us, helping us in times of trouble, providing protection, guiding us, etc. The thought God conveys with this statement is that even when there is brokenness in the house, God still cares for His people and those who do not hold a father still can look beyond the earth to find the concern and support that they lacked here. Here is a good article with some more ways describing how God is the father to the fatherless.
What is the difference between existing and living?
One way we can answer this is to speak about how we can be alive but not encounter true life — eternal life (which is n