Correct. Benedict’s mention of a “world political authority” in his recent encyclical is simply recycled from Pope John XXIII’s encyclical from 1963 in which he stated that the “world-wide” problems in his day could not be solved “except by a public authority with power, organization and means co-extensive with these problems, and with a world-wide sphere of activity”, and that “moral order itself demands the establishment of some such general form of public authority”. John also said this authority was to be equipped with “world-wide power and adequate means for achieving the universal common good”. Benedict admitted in the recyclical that his view on the matter was previously indictated "by my predecessor John XXIII".
So Pope John XXIII called for all this in his 1963 encyclical and no such public authority was created, and yet the gentleman in RND's video wants you to believe that Benedict's call is the most "momentous, prophetic event that has transpired (probably) in our time"? It's certainly something to keep an eye on, but I don't think Benedict's encyclical is as cataclysmic as some make it out to be.
And encyclicals are not the most authoritative documents that a pope can issue, despite what the video guy said.
In Christ,
Acts6:5
Acts 6:5, please keep in mind this is a "non-debate" area for non-Adventists. If you want to debate I posted this in General Theology.
That said I think what we have seen in the past is progressive and this is a culmination of the things spoken in prophecy regarding the papacy and authority. Clearly what Benedict was proposing is a complete world political authority, administered by a UN with "real teeth." This, in my mind is quite wonderful to see frankly - Sunday's coming.
__________________ "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher, 1788-1860
"No science is equal to the science that reveals the character of God." - Ellen G. White, Author
"Christ was treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His." - Ellen G. White, Desire of Ages, page 25
If anyone can sincerely doubt whats going on--then please read the book, "The Secret Terrorists' and ALL doubt will vanish!
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It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~ VOLTAIRE "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal When a man or woman is honestly mistaken and hears the truth, they will either quit being mistaken, or they will cease to be honest. "The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists."
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"A man by his sin may waste himself, which is to waste that which on earth is most like God. This is man's greatest trajedy and God's heaviest grief." -A.W.Tozer
__________________ "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher, 1788-1860
"No science is equal to the science that reveals the character of God." - Ellen G. White, Author
"Christ was treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His." - Ellen G. White, Desire of Ages, page 25
I'm not sure what work you are doing in prisons, but I will go out on a limb and say "Thank you for doing it."
Please, take this the way it's intended. Make sure to direct all praise to Jesus Christ and the Father. I'm just doing my minimal duty.
__________________ "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher, 1788-1860
"No science is equal to the science that reveals the character of God." - Ellen G. White, Author
"Christ was treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His." - Ellen G. White, Desire of Ages, page 25
Ever notice when something 'big' is going on in the political world, a celebrity dies in the USA and that ALL you hear on the news? The poor celebs don't know that they are expendable.
__________________ Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'? "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." ... ThomasJefferson
It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. ~ VOLTAIRE "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal When a man or woman is honestly mistaken and hears the truth, they will either quit being mistaken, or they will cease to be honest. "The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists."
Ever notice when something 'big' is going on in the political world, a celebrity dies in the USA and that ALL you hear on the news? The poor celebs don't know that they are expendable.
Such is the world we live in.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
If only people realized the truth of these words from Christ.
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Isa 24:4 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
In the encyclical Caritas in veritate (Charity in Truth) Pope Benedict argues the time has come for a world political authority to correct the evils of our time - everything from the excess of capitalism to the challenges in the environment. Such a call for a world political body is not new. We have heard these calls before - but with each call there is a sense of growing intensity of world conditions - conditions that seem to baffle even the greatest minds on how to combat them.
It was September 11, 1990 President George H W Bush spoke before a joint session of Congress - on the eve of the American led attack against Iraq in the First Gulf War. The world watched the events unfold with rapidity. America was poised to jump Saddam Hussein’s marauding forces in Kuwait. The crisis gave the world “a rare opportunity toward an historic period of cooperation,” said Bush. For out of such troubled times “a new world order” could emerge. The world working together could live in harmony and peace - “a world quite different from the one we’ve known. A world where the rule of law supplants the rule of the jungle. A world in which nations recognize the shared responsibility for freedom and justice. A world where the strong respect the rights of the weak.”
The Adventist ears were perked. A new world order - could it be possible that the earth’s history was entering the final phase of prophecy we have so long expected ushering the Lord’s return? I still remember having these similar questions as the first bombs exploding over Bagdad were shown live on CNN and all radio broadcasts were carrying the story. It was the first time we got to experience war in real time.
The war soon ended and we were faced with a world order that looked pretty much the same. We went on about our business as before. But was it the same? We moved on to other things - the stock market boom of the late 1990s and early 2000. There were promises of a new way to make money - tech stocks. The crash of the “tech boom” followed. Then the events of September 11, 2001 jolted us again from our lull.
The new world order of peace and cooperation of states as promised by the “first Bush” was followed by similar statements of the “second Bush.” By now there was no doubt that the world was not the same. There were changes - but they were not all promising. We faced a growing number of storm clouds. Terrorism became a household word as our cities became fortified with security cameras and greater police presence. Air travel and other modes of transportation became cumbersome by the security checks. Even our banking transactions were watched as government increased surveillance.
__________________ "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed, second it is violently opposed, and third, it is accepted as self-evident." - Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher, 1788-1860
"No science is equal to the science that reveals the character of God." - Ellen G. White, Author
"Christ was treated as we deserve, that we might be treated as He deserves. He was condemned for our sins, in which He had no share, that we might be justified by His righteousness, in which we had no share. He suffered the death which was ours, that we might receive the life which was His." - Ellen G. White, Desire of Ages, page 25
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