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In reply to the discussion: Trump picks Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel [View all]lapfog_1
(30,168 posts)30. don't tell me, let me guess... he will build a new compound here
This is literally Tel Miggido... or better known in Greek as Armageddon.
Mike doesn't love Jews... he hates them... his whole deal is to bring about the "final days" where Jews either convert to Christianity or perish at this place. If they convert, he will love them. The battle here at this place will bring about the return of Jesus Christ.
At least so wrote John of Patmos ( a small Greek island where he lived as a hermit ). He is NOT an apostle of Jesus, never met Jesus, and lived at least 100 years after Jesus. He wrote the book of revelations as a likely scam to get people to bring him food to eat in a cave he lived in on Patmos ( as a holy person ). The "book" of revelations was included in the scripture because a Pope decided that he liked the God of Retribution as a way to scare the ignorant populations of the beginning of the Dark Age to continue to belong to the church... and, more importantly, donate land and money to the church.
This is why Mike Huckabee wants to go to Israel. To convert the Jews.
Plus, I hate to tell the Christians this... but Jesus was not born anywhere near to December 25. By the actual descriptions in the Bible, it is more likely that he was born in the spring time. The early Christians moved the date of his birth to coincide with 2 things... a winter Roman god holiday called Saturnalia where almost all traditions about a evergreen tree and lights inside and presents and even kissing on the mistletoe... a green winter plant, were created. And this was the in celebration of the the Winter solstice ( Dec 22 or 3 days before ) because the people could visually SEE that the sun was returning ( more daylight ) meaning that spring ( and the growing season ) would soon arrive. The Christian church co-opted this holiday to make the pagans happy to not lose their favorite holiday when they converted.
Now you should hear about the actual origins of Santa Claus.
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At least he's not to be Sec'y of State who does all the negotiations. Who is the current onen now?
brush
Nov 12
#1
For a guy whose never seen the inside of a bible, Trump is in a hell of a hurry to make Revelations a reality.
jaxexpat
Nov 12
#5
Let's see if he's dumb enough to through in some scripture at meetings and events.
underpants
Nov 12
#6
Great, a leader of fundamentalists who wants to force Jews to live according to fundamentalist....
tableturner
Nov 12
#21
Why?? What expertise does he have regarding the Middle East and the I/P conflict??
Rhiannon12866
Nov 13
#26