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War And Peace
The old testament has quite a bit to say about the kingdom of Heaven, and
so did Jesus in something like thirteen of his parables.
I decided for myself long ago that its venue isn't up. Instead it's down here
on Earth relative to messiah's future jurisdiction as monarch and ruler of the
entire world; which for now is in the hands of the wrong kinds of people.
For example; according to Isa 2:4, Messiah intends to put a stop to war.
Well; just look at the kingdom of Heaven's politics today. War is common,
even in the very promised land itself.
Of particular interest to me is the prediction that "neither shall they learn
war anymore". Well; here in my land, kids as young as six are training in
martial arts; and boastful of the fact that they are able to disable somebody
with their bare hands.
My favorite atheist, Christopher Hitchens, once remarked that religion ruins
everything. He was so right. Well, that has to stop, and it will. Isa 11:9
predicts a one-world peaceable religion; and it won't be given lip service, no,
it will be practiced. (Isa 2:2-3)
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War And Peace
The old testament has quite a bit to say about the kingdom of Heaven, and
so did Jesus in something like thirteen of his parables.
I decided for myself long ago that its venue isn't up. Instead it's down here
on Earth relative to messiah's future jurisdiction as monarch and ruler of the
entire world; which for now is in the hands of the wrong kinds of people.
For example; according to Isa 2:4, Messiah intends to put a stop to war.
Well; just look at the kingdom of Heaven's politics today. War is common,
even in the very promised land itself.
Of particular interest to me is the prediction that "neither shall they learn
war anymore". Well; here in my land, kids as young as six are training in
martial arts; and boastful of the fact that they are able to disable somebody
with their bare hands.
My favorite atheist, Christopher Hitchens, once remarked that religion ruins
everything. He was so right. Well, that has to stop, and it will. Isa 11:9
predicts a one-world peaceable religion; and it won't be given lip service, no,
it will be practiced. (Isa 2:2-3)
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