Religion & Spirituality - 20 April 2007

Then I saw another angel come up from the East, holding the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and the sea,

"Do not damage the land or the sea or the trees until we put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God."
I heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand marked from every tribe of the Israelites


After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

"My lord, you are the one who knows." He said to me, "These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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2007-04-20 07:05:18 · 6 answers · asked by Espada de Dios 2

2007-04-20 07:04:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don’t mean the bible either as that was written long after his alleged death. Is there proof from surviving writings of the time that he lived? Did the civilizations of Rome, Greece, Egypt, Persia or the Jews themselves leave evidence of his being? If so what are they?

2007-04-20 07:03:48 · 29 answers · asked by Wren M 3

Christian means Christ like....someone who believes in the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

However, fundies have co-opted the term so now everyone thinks that if you are a Christian you are obviously, this right-wing nut job. Fundies think, (wrongly so) that to be a Christian you have to believe as they believe...and that they know who are and are not Christians, (again, if you are with them you are Christians...if you disagree with them you are not)

But, how did this happen? How have we let something so good...like being a Christian...come to mean something so bad...as the fundies have made it?

God forgive us for letting it happen, and God forgive the fundies for turning so many away from him.

2007-04-20 07:03:22 · 5 answers · asked by G.C. 5

and their messages/views on things. i want your opinions because i know some people in this section can be rather aggressive but even they have their limits.

2007-04-20 07:03:09 · 9 answers · asked by Kismet 7

2007-04-20 07:02:16 · 17 answers · asked by iamnoone 7

2007-04-20 07:02:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

if i ask, do you think i look good?
will you get angry?

2007-04-20 07:00:14 · 21 answers · asked by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6

2007-04-20 06:58:47 · 16 answers · asked by elfkin, attention whore 4

2007-04-20 06:58:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pope revises 'limbo' for babies

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"We can say we have many reasons to hope that there is salvation for these babies," the Rev. Luis Ladaria, a Jesuit who is the commission's secretary-general, told The Associated Press.>>

It's a good thing they had their top scientists working on it.

Why don't they just admit they make this stuff up?

2007-04-20 06:57:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-20 06:57:03 · 14 answers · asked by ☼ɣɐʃʃɜƾ ɰɐɽɨɲɜɽɨƾ♀ 5

So here's the thing. I had four goals when I went to college.

1. get a degree
2. get a good job
3. get a girlfriend
4. learn how to ask out a "random girl"

I will soon be graduating with a degree. I have a SUPER awesome job for after I graduate. I had a steady girlfriend but she dumped me to go on a summer vacation with her ex (lol). No hard feelings on my part. So I've completed 1-3. My last goal was always there so that, in case I'm 50 and single, I have previously learned how to ask girls out.

So, my plan is to go up to a few random girls and tell them that "my last uncompleted college goal is to go on a random date with a cute girl I've never talked to before". Then ask the girl out to something simple like lunch. I know it seems kinda stupid, but I have a huge problem with telling lies (I hate when other people do it).

MY QUESTION IS: WILL THIS WORK?

2007-04-20 06:53:51 · 15 answers · asked by fdsafd s 1

2007-04-20 06:53:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Adam and Eve might have disobeyed God but shooot I WILL NEVER!!! I'm sure many of you would not either! Why do we have to suffer for what we DIDN'T DO? It's unfair to blame a population of 6 BILLION people for the fault of 2 people. Look at that ratio!

For God to blame all humanity for what Adam and Eve did is like blaming all Koreans for the incident at VA TECH!

Totally unfair.

God is biased to me. Do you agree?

2007-04-20 06:53:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't get it. The Bible doesn't say anything about environmentalism. But it does say that God created the earth.

So if anything (maybe most just don't pay attention), I would expect evangelical Christians to be more pro-environment (to protect God's creation) than anti-environment. But they're not, are they?

2007-04-20 06:52:41 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Upon researching, the Jews had some requirements for the Messiah. These requirements included:

1. Ezekiel 37:26-28: Build the Third Temple

2. Isaiah 43:5-6: Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel

3. Isaiah 2:4: Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore."

4. Zechariah 14:9: Spread universal knowledge of the G-d of Israel - uniting the entire human race as one: "G-d will be King over all the world—on that day, G-d will be One and His Name will be One"

Per the Rabbi on the site, Jesus didn't do any of the above, yet had to complete all to be the Messiah. I am wondering how Christians explain this.

Please let me know & thanks.

2007-04-20 06:51:41 · 24 answers · asked by Big Super 6

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070420/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_limbo

why is it that images of a member of the nazi youth sitting around making up stuff conjures up images of eric cartman having a "psychic" battle with other psychic detectives?

2007-04-20 06:51:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it going to be in our lifetime or the next generation lifetime?

2007-04-20 06:48:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have more knowledge and better understanding of the world we live in, but we still have problems. Can then religion show us better a way forward?

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2007-04-20 06:48:06 · 10 answers · asked by Shahid 7

Was it the way you were brought up? Did you "see the light"?

What was it?

I ask this, because I've ALWAYS been an Atheist, and I probably have to thank my parents for it.....

2007-04-20 06:48:06 · 15 answers · asked by Malcolm Knoxville V 3

is there a occult ritual meaning to leaving food outside in the same place secretly?

2007-04-20 06:44:38 · 5 answers · asked by right1 1

2007-04-20 06:42:44 · 21 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

He didn't try to be what everyone else wanted him to be...but, allowed himself to be the way God made him....gay.

What happens when people suppress their God-given sexual orientation....obviously, it manifests itself into questionable actions.

Please don't quote the scriptures about homosexuality in Leviticus, and 1 Corinthians, etc... we all know the scripture... this is not a question about what the Bible states, but about God's love, mercy, direction and will for our life.

Finally, what happens when priests suppress their god given sexual desires? Again, they manifest themselves into hurtful and harmful actions...

Why can't we accept and love people the way God made them, and quit trying to force our own preconceived notions and ideas upon them....

Religious dogma and rhetoric needs to be put aside and let God work through everyones individual heart.

2007-04-20 06:41:55 · 4 answers · asked by G.C. 5

it has been my belief that the govt has with held information concerning life on other planets because of the impact it would have on christian based faith, you know god created man in his OWN image thing, what do you think, i believe in other beings because when i was in the marines myself and about 15 other guys saw an incredible craft that did things that we cant do, moved in ways and speeds we are not cabable of, it was about the size of a 2 story house,

2007-04-20 06:40:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cho Seung-Hui: Virginia Tech killer

2007-04-20 06:40:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

King Henry broke away from all authority and started his own church in 1534, Therefore does that show the 77 years that Daniel spoke of, to bring us to the most Holy...[Bible], which arrived 77 years later to the King James: Holy Bible 1611 ?

2007-04-20 06:40:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

No enterprise can exist without the blessing of God Himself and the mother church has been in existence for 2000 years and it is still going on till the 2nd coming of Christ himself as a fair judge. Can u possibly if it is not of Christ it will be able to last that LONG? Catholic Church is in unity through out the world.

On the contrary our protestant brethren have continue to divide among themselves and only Satan will be most happy to see the strifle going on among the church. Please don't cite the eg. of Orthodox church as it has left Mother Church.

2007-04-20 06:38:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or has went beyond your control ?

2007-04-20 06:36:51 · 14 answers · asked by wiser 1 3

I'm not necessarily a wiccan, or a witch.

But I've been told I do have the tarot reading ability. So one of my friends came to me, and said.

"you've always been good at divination. I was wondering if you could counteract a dark spell someone put on me?"

I said sure. But I don't know any spells, so if someone knows where I can find a book or a spell to counteract black magic, I would really appreciate it.

2007-04-20 06:36:49 · 9 answers · asked by kandeee101 2