For centuries hell was cursed and used as a curse against those who did not agree with a rigid religious mistranslation of a single word. The modern-day Hell is Scandinavian in origin (first used in Iceland) and has no relationship to the word used in the Bible, Qur’an or other religious literature. It is the abuse of the word, its mistranslation and misinterpretation that has cost millions their lives and today is one of the roots of suicides among young teenagers in the USA and other “faith-based” nations. What can be done to stop this epidemic?
John of Patmos is said to be the author of Revelation: the book of the End of Time. Many argue that he wrote it from having two dreams: a worldwide war, and the end of the world. It is not a unique story, nor are the characters within it from the Beast with seven heads (the goddess Tiamat) to the horsemen. This essay fleshes out the original essay on the Apocalypse: a nightmare, and looks closely at mistranslations that have occurred since the second century with every cult wanting its own Bible to defend its position, as with Jehovah’s Witnesses to suicide cults: Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate, and others. The real question is: was John of Patmos Island sane?
As the economic well-being of any people plunges, starvation and unemployment skyrockets, many will seek out demigods and dictators or turn to religion for temporary euphora. Some will argue that bad times are the sign of End Times and an Apocalypse is near. Is the Apocalypse fact or fiction? Here is the judgment of history, texts, and scholars.
There are conflicting accounts of the person known as Jesus and what Jesus did or did not do during his life on earth as recorded or ignored in the Bible. This essay looks on four separate Jesus Christs as contained in the gospels and compares the records with other documents that still exist
Through faulty translations and bad interpretations the invention of a First Man and a First Woman came into Judaism, Christianity, and Islam theology–with no basis in fact. While Adam is celebrated as the head of his family, both the Bible and the Torah show that Eve was far superior in knowledge, action, and labor.
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is identical, in every way, to the Taliban found in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Determined to dramatically change the USA “back into” a theocracy, the Apostles and Prophets of the NAR have anointed Rick Perry to become the next President of the USA. In addition to altering the US Constitution, Perry plans on Jesus returning from the sky to rule over the earth, with the Texas Governor at his right hand, so that evil is abolished, sex regulated, and laws changed to meet C. Peter Wagner’s ontology..
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is politically aligned with the Tea Party and on the payroll of big business. The goal of the NAR is to conquer the world for a Jesus who will return to rule as a soldier, basing their existence on Matthew 10:34 and End Times theology that sprung from the Fuller School of Theology. Key players are Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, plus a host of self-anointed apostles and prophets: both in the USA and abroad.
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, has never lost a political race. His advisors are very close friends. His goal is to privatize education, reign in spending, cut labor costs and rights. He claims he is following the word of God, and held a “national” prayer that was filled with those who grew rich teaching different message of salvation, the most notorious being the NAR and its goal for world conquest and the establishment of a theocracy after destroying democracy.
Bill O’Reilly objects to Anders Breivik being called a Christian. Anders refers to himself as a Christian both on his Facebook page and in his 1500 page manifesto.
Every time there is a terrorist action broadcast or printed, western people think it is done by Muslims. Statistics show that most terrorist attacks are done by non-Muslim people, with most taking place in the USA and India. How does the US military compare with the Christian paramilitary groups in North Ireland, India, Uganda, Nigeria and around the world?