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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThey WANT a war.
There is a large population of evangelicals who WANT this war in the Middle East. This is, to them, the fulfillment of prophecy.
The war (Tribulations) will happen, many of them will be spared as they float up to Heaven, the Holy Land will be back under Christian and Jewish control. The Temple will be rebuilt for a third time, Zion established.
They see this assassination as a GOOD thing to perpetuate the second coming.
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Things are going to get VERY ugly for them. Persecution will be an understatement.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,131 posts)members are killed or maimed, it wont matter.
The same way they expect their own daughters to subject themselves to abuse from men because men get to do that, you see.
alwaysinasnit
(5,075 posts)cannon fodder).
Mr.Bill
(24,334 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,075 posts)Karadeniz
(22,587 posts)evilhime
(326 posts)But I doubt it'll be up, and I also doubt that their concept of a deity is correct. They sure aren't Jesus like!
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)"He said unto them that they shalt not complain a bit about the prices for fuel ascending like flames into heaven, for their SUVs shall be tuned and blessed and set to trample the heathen in the end until they rise up gloriously in the Rapture." - Octane, 12:23
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)eShirl
(18,505 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)CrispyQ
(36,540 posts)LuvNewcastle
(16,860 posts)I wish the apocalyptic believers in all religions would disappear. Some Muslims also believe in an apocalypse along with some Jews, I think, but I don't know about people of other religions. I think messianic and apocalyptic prophecy is mostly a problem in monotheistic religions. The world would be a better place if those believers were suddenly raptured, that's for sure, like cleaning an infection from a wound.
Captain Zero
(6,841 posts)nt
Wounded Bear
(58,743 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,781 posts)They will pray for it, and find their "truth" and vindication in any and all military victories over non-Christians. That would include right here in the US of A. How do you deal with that? Pence, Bill Barr, etc.
"The next time fascism comes to America it will be draped in a flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
Here we are folks. Our way or death seems to be their wish. So Christ-like (sarcasm).
bucolic_frolic
(43,364 posts)Yes, they think it prophecy. And Donnie stated in the campaign and when taking office his support for nukes, was ok with Japan having nukes. So we may be in for a scary year.
Bradical79
(4,490 posts)When I was a kid and Desert Storm started, a bunch of local evangelicals were thinking that was it, rapture incoming! Then again when Bush II started his wars, heard the same kind of talk. Remember him being asked if he was the end times President at a press conference? And having to think about it?
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)Perhaps you mean "precipitate" the second coming, or "perpetrate" with a hoaxer. Or "prompt" or "provoke".
Roy Rolling
(6,941 posts)Those who worship Trump enable an Antichristjust as foretold in the Bible.
The part he plays in Biblical prophecy is one who separated phony Christian evangelists from true servants of Jesus.
Those Christians who follow Trump instead of Jesus will get their rewards.
Amaryllis
(9,526 posts)lark
(23,166 posts)Let all the poor military types skip this one, if they so choose. If the war effort relied on manpower from even the top 3%, bet there would be no military at all.
OMGWTF
(3,980 posts)Liberalhammer
(576 posts)To take back the holyland, genocide most of the jews, and bring jesus back.
onethatcares
(16,192 posts)what have I seen you do in my name? Have you fed the poor, clothed the naked, visited those in prison?
Get away from me you vipers.
for some strange reason they always leave that part out.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)Logically.
Do they know about logic?
Dog wouldn't have created logic if he didn't expect us to use it!
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)The ones who want a war for biblical reasons are too stupid to know they are different places.
It's fun to tell them the rapture happened already and they were not worthy.
Initech
(100,108 posts)Because if they actually did, it would have happened decades ago. There's more money to be made off of war, famin, and instability.
IronLionZion
(45,563 posts)They're profiting from defense contracts, of which there are many the public doesn't know about for various services and products.
They use the religious nonsense and racism as a convenient excuse. The RW propaganda machine is already flooding social media with memes that Dems support terrorism.
Initech
(100,108 posts)The only parts of the Bible they care about are the beginning and that weird, scary ending where everyone dies. They don't care about what Jesus actually said or did.