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allodial
06-20-15, 02:31 AM
The Whole Earth
by David C. Grabbe

When we think of the king or the kingdom commonly known as "the Beast," our minds bring up various impressions of the final, anti-God and anti-Christ power that will be given authority for 42 months (Revelation 13:5). Perhaps what comes to mind are the artistic depictions used on the old World Tomorrow telecast, which portrayed a conglomeration of characteristics and body parts of multiple animals. The most prominent feature was the head of something like a triceratops but which had ten horns instead of three.
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Whatever our exact mental image, this end-time king and kingdom will be intensely militaristic, a merciless, crushing force that serves only its own violent interests. It will be empowered by the great dragon, and because of this, it will be particularly focused on God's people—the physical and spiritual Israelites. The Beast is prophesied to be allowed "to make war with the saints and to overcome them" (Revelation 13:7). A fearsome and terrible entity, its violent reign lurks in the background of verses like Matthew 24:21: ". . . then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be."

We often unconsciously insert another description of the Beast: Because of its descriptions in Daniel 7 and Revelation 13, we usually refer to the Beast as a "world-ruling empire." Yet, because of the human nature that remains within us, a potential pitfall for us appears in this: What if a world-ruling empire is not on the horizon? We know that world conditions are bad and getting worse, yet no world-ruling empire seems close to coming in existence. No current nation appears capable of dominating the globe.

The closest nation to a world-ruling empire right now is the United States, yet it is more interested in trade than in demolishing the world's nations—not to mention, as one of the foremost Israelitish nations, it is prophesied to go through Jacob's Trouble (Jeremiah 30:7). Not only is the U.S. in decline, but it also seems to be a perfect manifestation of Babylon the Great, the woman whom the Beast hates and will burn with fire (Revelation 17:5, 16).

We do not yet see a king or kingdom rising up to threaten the whole earth. The danger, then, is that in the absence of an obvious world-ruling empire, we may think that we have more time. However, the parables teach that, if we start thinking that "our Master delays His coming," there is a temptation to let down, become distracted, and drift away.

Just what is the scope or the breadth of the end-time Beast's dominion? Is it truly global? Will every last nation come under its sway before the end? Numerous scriptures contain descriptions of the Beast, but they also allow for something that may be unexpected: The kingdom of the Beast does not have to stretch over the entire globe. If we are waiting for a world-ruling empire to arise before we begin to seek God earnestly, we may be taken by surprise.[continued (http://www.cgg.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Library.sr/CT/PW/k/1588/Whole-Earth.htm)]

marcel
06-22-15, 11:07 PM
Your posting brought to mind the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG from decades ago. Groundbreaking stuff back then.
http://www.wholeearth.com/history-whole-earth-catalog.php

The WHOLE EARTH CATALOG was published regularly from 1968 to 1972, but only intermittently thereafter. During its four years of regular publication, the Catalog earned a reputation, a following, and a National Book Award, the only time a catalog has been so honored.

Standing with one foot firmly in the rugged individualism and back-to-the-land movements of the Sixties counterculture and the other in the nascent global community made possible by the Internet, the WHOLE EARTH CATALOG offered an integrated, complex, challenging, thought-provoking, and comprehensive worldview.

Founder Stewart Brand, in his 1968 CATALOG article, "We are as gods" said, "At a time when the New Left was calling for grass-roots political (i.e., referred) power, Whole Earth eschewed politics and pushed grassroots direct power—tools and skills. At a time when New Age hippies were deploring the intellectual world of arid abstractions, Whole Earth pushed science, intellectual endeavor, and new technology as well as old. As a result, when the most empowering tool of the century came along—personal computers (resisted by the New Left and despised by the New Age)—Whole Earth was in the thick of the development from the beginning."

Stewart attempted to cease pubication numberous times, only to see a new catalog, book, or magazine pop up from somewhere. An amazing story, read on.

xparte
07-05-15, 11:54 PM
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Free will perhaps

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. [Go to, let us go down]Is US one hardly .who has the authority to create all the various Gods that a language Babel will entrust? we fight principality or its probability.This us is Treatise at best for me,The Sons of God [us] the daughters of Men were fair game?The us in any other NAME But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.Well my enchantment is or is not led by a claim .The people is one,or was one Spirit of God.Leaving us is the ones that are deceived in NAME and knowledge.Angels and the fa·mil·iar Family us as is was the Bible is or is,not Mans Babel in the Name or the spirit of God I am what am i am a son of God plain language or Babel. a study of self [us is one or us as many.I purpose nothing and ponder less . Babel is self interest its not a quiz like Christ said its faith believe with the spirit of God not in name. If God had better writers it might well of been a lighter book Christ's had know better writers was it ever his wish.Right or wrong children remain childish. its at knowledge and self that confounds us the language of a child is that innocence from knowledge.who ever confounds the child holds us to the language.
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