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Originally posted by kallisti36 You haven't provided ANY information.
However, you have offered no evidence...
What Revelation have you recieved?
A revelation can be explained even to the "uninformed".
Your doctrine of reincarnation is not supported in the Bible, it just seems like a hodgepodge of Eastern and Western philosophy.
Still, I am open to any explanation you have to offer,
I just won't accept this "You wouldn't understand.
As for as "I wouldn't understand"; I have experienced multiple lives at once, but I was very very high. I consider that to have been an immsensely powerful spiritual experience
If you can't explain, I will simply write you off as an arrogant gnostic and a disinformation agent.
What good is a revelation if you can't find some way to explain it?
Originally posted by kallisti36
The only way to truly understand the Bible is to have read it and interpret it yourself.
.
I also understand the feeling and overall spirit behind words, lyrics, poetry, and what-have-you.
However, all of these mediums have a way of expressing themselves so others can understand, something you seem incapable of.
You appear to be an intelligent person,but you refuse to offer anything to back up your claims.
You state that the ressurection meant reincarnation, but you won't even offer an explanation from the Bible, some obscure scripture, or personal anecdote which leads to either two conclusions.
You see,
the thing about the Bible and the Holy Spirit is that ANYONE
can understand them in some way.
A complete idiot could know the Holy Spirit, because God loves everyone.
With that in mind, does yours?
I'm curious, I'm all ears, please explain!
Originally posted by kallisti36
reply to post by Michael Cecil
Also, I apologize for stating you were a liar off the bat.
I also apologize to the OP for contributing in de-railing the thread.
Originally posted by etherical waterwave
Michael you have overcome!
Originally posted by Michael Cecil
Listen to the phonetic tones conveyed on the link to the "Star gate sequence" from 2001--A Space Odyssey.
Link to the Star gate sequence:
www.youtube.com...
Mi cha el
Originally posted by St Udio
getting to the kernel of the matter:
"Many will abandon faith in the end times. "
#1. major organized religion becomes that millstone around one's neck we were warned of
a: because a religious war breaks out between Islam and 'western' Catholicts & Protestants
b. because of the hedonism of the Priests, Clergy, Preachers, Evangelists
#2. Science & Physics have made "Religion" passee', the mysteries have been uncloaked
b. religion's 'tax free' status is turned around, because a tax-free status is the act
.....of the State giving preference to a Religion..which is counter to the seperation of Church-&-State
Originally posted by usmc858
Man this is one very hard to follow thread.
I'll just add something: There are no athiests in foxholes
Originally posted by usmc858
My point was - during hard times everyone turns to their idea of God.Basically saying I don't think religion will be abandoned in end times.
Originally posted by Michael Cecil
Originally posted by usmc858
My point was - during hard times everyone turns to their idea of God.Basically saying I don't think religion will be abandoned in end times.
But what happens if it is finally realized that it was the religions who produced and were responsible for those "hard times" in the first place?
What happens if all of the theories of the religions are finally realized to be nothing more than the desire of the religious 'authorities' to make money?
Of course, people will turn to their ideas of God.
But what happens if what they have always thought about God is nothing more than the lies that they have been told relentlessly by the religious 'authorities' motivated primarily by greed and the lust for power, and they find out that those ideas are all mistaken?
That is what I am concerned with: What happens then?
Mi cha eledit on 29-10-2010 by Michael Cecil because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Humanity4EverIn other words, upon the formal disclosure of extraterrestrial life, I believe it is those that are open minded to the validity of all religious, cultural, and scientific beliefs that will be best equipped to accept such a realization with a sense of enlightenment as opposed to devastation...
Originally posted by Humanity4Ever
Originally posted by Michael Cecil
Originally posted by usmc858
My point was - during hard times everyone turns to their idea of God.Basically saying I don't think religion will be abandoned in end times.
But what happens if it is finally realized that it was the religions who produced and were responsible for those "hard times" in the first place?
What happens if all of the theories of the religions are finally realized to be nothing more than the desire of the religious 'authorities' to make money?
Of course, people will turn to their ideas of God.
But what happens if what they have always thought about God is nothing more than the lies that they have been told relentlessly by the religious 'authorities' motivated primarily by greed and the lust for power, and they find out that those ideas are all mistaken?
That is what I am concerned with: What happens then?
Mi cha eledit on 29-10-2010 by Michael Cecil because: (no reason given)
Interesting question. I believe there are various plausible scenarios depending on how open one's mind is to accepting the possibility that the extensive religious, spiritual, and scientific doctrines may in effect be integrated to form an all encompassing belief system that can be accepted by all of humanity. It is the extremist point of view within any belief system that ultimately leads to segregation and conflict within humanity.
For example, I was raised in Toronto, Canada in a traditional jewish home. I attended a private hebrew academy throughout elementary and post secondary school. The emphasis of the chosen curriculum was based on Judaic studies. After I graduated I chose to attend University as opposed to Yeshiva in order to expose myself to the multicultural diversity that is prevalent in Toronto and "expand my horizons". Along the way, I educated myself regarding the bare essence of all cultural and religious faiths and I found that the premise of all the world's major religions are actually analagous if you study the original scriptures and belief systems as opposed to the countless interpretations thereafter that invariably resulted in the segregation that is apparent within society today, even within the organized religions themselves!
Moreover, I believe that the creationist theory and the evolutionist theory regarding the origins of life are actually synonymous with one another if analyzed in a broader context than conventional wisdom would suggest. This approach to studying ancient scripture would actually endorse modern scientific theory within the realm of creation.
In other words, upon the formal disclosure of extraterrestrial life or the revelation of end times, I believe it is those that are open minded to the cohesive, undistorted, validity of all religious, cultural, and scientific beliefs that will be best equipped to accept such a realization with a sense of enlightenment as opposed to devastation...edit on 29-10-2010 by Humanity4Ever because: (no reason given)edit on 29-10-2010 by Humanity4Ever because: (no reason given)edit on 29-10-2010 by Humanity4Ever because: (no reason given)edit on 29-10-2010 by Humanity4Ever because: (no reason given)edit on 29-10-2010 by Humanity4Ever because: (no reason given)