What are views ‘Protestant’ and Greco-Romans such as Marcion, Constantine, John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nyssa, and Martin Luther have towards Jews? What about modern Lutherans and other Protestants? How does that contrast from the views and actions of Church of God leaders such as Herbert W. Armstrong and Bob Thiel? Were Christians supposed to be hateful and murderous persecutors? Can the USA be identified in prophecy? …
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Fourth Horseman, COVID, and the Rise of the Beast of Revelation
Vasnetsov’s 1884 impression of the Fourth Horseman and the Apocalypse
The 6th chapter of the Book of Revelation tells of the ride of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. What do each represent? Is the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, part of the fourth horseman? Does the Bible point to around 2 billion people dying from hunger, war, and the beasts of the earth? Was the ancient Roman Empire impacted by pestilences? What about the black death, also known as the Bubonic plague? Are disease epidemics part of the beginning of sorrow and troubles that Jesus spoke about in Matthew 24 and Mark 13? Does the pale green horseman represent Islam? Could genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or synthetic biology cause or contribute to coming pandemics? Is chemical and biological warfare (CBW) a real threat to humanity? What about a doomsday bug or antibiotic resistant superbugs? Is fear a contagion that will help people move away from democracy? Will scientists be able to stop what is coming? It the good news that the Kingdom of God will? Could COVID-19 be setting the stage for the rise of the 'prince,' who will become the totalitarian Beast of the Sea (also known as 666 and the King of the North)? Is this leader similar to the Great Monarch of Greco-Roman Catholic prophecies? When is the Great Monarch supposed to arise according to the Eastern Orthodox? Why might Europe be less affected by the ride of the third horseman that the US, Canada, and the UK? Are governments taking steps now, consistent with the words of Adolf Hitler? What seal represents the start of the Great Tribulation? Which Christians did Jesus promise to protect from the coming "hour of trial"?
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