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Old 02-05-2008, 08:06 PM   #1
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I've seen some reference to a "One World Government" preceding the Rapture in some christian fundimentalist literature. Does anyone know from where that idea comes?

Is it in the bible or is it a new thing?
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I've seen some reference to a "One World Government" preceding the Rapture in some christian fundimentalist literature. Does anyone know from where that idea comes?

Is it in the bible or is it a new thing?
It's only in the director's cut, which is in limited distribution to select congregations...
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I think it comes from Revelation 13:

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[4] Men worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?"
[5]And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months;
[6] it opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
[7] Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and tongue and nation,
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[11]Then I saw another beast which rose out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
[12] It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed.
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[16] Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,
[17] so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.
[18] This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six.
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Thanks - I'll stay on the look out for talking dragons.
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Thanks - I'll stay on the look out for talking dragons.
Do remember that in apocalyptic literature, images are symbolic.
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Thanks - I'll stay on the look out for talking dragons.
Do remember that in apocalyptic literature, images are symbolic.
Convenient. So it doesn't really have to be accurate or anything, in fact, the more vague the better. At any rate, I'm not seeing anything that firmly indicates a one world government. A dragon that rules "all tribes" for 42 months - the co-operative nature that we occasionally attempt via the UN or whatever - that's been in progress alot longer than 42 months.

Edit: Any help from the christians here would be helpful. I guess I can see where you get the government thing, but it's pretty vague.
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I welcome The Overlord. Greetings in the Antichrist's Name!

However, I do not know of any verses referring to a "one-world government". It's all been fitted to modern times so believers can keep their faith.
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No, Smohg, there isn't a "one world gov't" like we imagine it. Some Christians have taken to fanciful and anachronistic readings of the final book of the NT.
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I think it comes from Revelation 13:



[11]Then I saw another beast which rose out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
If it had two horns like a lamb does that mean it had no horns? Because although I don't live on a farm, I'm quite certain that lambs don't have horns. I believe that would be a wee bit rough on Mrs. Sheep's vagina.
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Thanks - I'll stay on the look out for talking dragons.
Do remember that in apocalyptic literature, images are symbolic.
Yes but is revelation 1:1 symbolic too?

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1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
Or Revelation 22:10 ?

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10Then he told me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.
If something is going to happen soon is that symbolic for a long time away?
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