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Yes but that will end and we'll have peace then the end days come when literally hell breaks loose. We are in the last days, not the end days. This apostasy is nothing compared to the end days. At least this is what I think. E and E come at the end. I don't think we're there. Benedict didn't either.The call to repentance goes hand-in-hand with God's offer of divine mercy.
And the world needs to repent because it has apostatized.
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The opinions offered by St. John Paul II and by Benedict XVI about the near future were only opinions. And the world has changed a lot (for the worse) even in the short time since those papacies. Since that time, the world has seen the fast rise of ISIS and a new global Islamic jihad as well as the world's acceptance of so-called "same-sex marriage." Also, euthanasia is starting to become legalized everywhere, and Planned Parenthood has sunk to new lows.Yes but that will end and we'll have peace then the end days come when literally hell breaks loose. We are in the last days, not the end days. This apostasy is nothing compared to the end days. At least this is what I think. E and E come at the end. I don't think we're there. Benedict didn't either.
I'm not going to publicly say who I think the Antichrist is if I'm not 100% sure about it. I don't know why that bothers you.
I told you that I don't know for sure who it is. So I'm not going to publicly say who I think it is. I will only publicly say what I am sure of and nothing more. Period. I don't believe in recklessly shooting off opinions the way you do.Not you in particular, but any person who has that kind of certainty should want to warn humanity, I'd think. If I knew his identity with only a 1-in-1000 chance of being wrong, I hope I would warn my neighbors. I'm called to love them as my self.
I told you that I don't know for sure who it is. So I'm not going to publicly say who I think it is. I will only publicly say what I am sure of and nothing more. Period. I don't believe in recklessly shooting off opinions the way you do.
That's basically what I wanted to say. Since I know how Sacred Scripture and divine Tradition describe the rebellion and the Antichrist that goes along with it, I can't help but notice the things going on that fit the description. But since I'm not absolutely sure who the Antichrist is, I'm not going to broadcast it. However, there's nothing wrong with believing that the conditions are such that we could be in the time of the Antichrist since it's an opinion that was given by Pope St. Pius X.We are all called to know the signs and be aware of deception ourselves. It's really nobody's job to determine who the antichrist is and start spreading the word. We are ourselves called to be prepared. We are not called to be seers. Think of the 10 virgins and the oil or lack of oil in their lamps.
That's basically what I wanted to say. Since I know how Sacred Scripture and divine Tradition describe the rebellion and the Antichrist that goes along with it, I can't help but notice the things going on that fit the description. But since I'm not absolutely sure who the Antichrist is, I'm not going to broadcast it. However, there's nothing wrong with believing that the conditions are such that we could be in the time of the Antichrist since it's an opinion that was given by Pope St. Pius X.
I told you that I don't know for sure who it is. So I'm not going to publicly say who I think it is. I will only publicly say what I am sure of and nothing more. Period. I don't believe in recklessly shooting off opinions the way you do.
No need to for personal jabs. You routinely share your opinions on other topics. In fact, here you share your opinion that I recklessly spout opinions. I find it curious that you would opt not to share information that could help your neighbor but freely opine on matters of no big picture importance. I can't help but think that maybe you aren't as certain as you would like people to think you are and that you don't want to share your opinion directly out of a fear of being proven wrong.
He said he does not for sure who it is. There are many antichrists in the world. Always has been. Christians have had their radar pinging since the beginning concerning this subject. There is nothing anyone can say to others that will convince them either way.
He also said he was 99.9% sure who it was, I can send you a link if you like. Refusing to voice an opinion a person believes would be true 999/1000 times is.....strange - especially when the person who refuses to share such information is so quick to offer opinions on other topics which are nowhere near as certain. I believe that this sort of refusal to make stands that can be tested while freely opening on those things that cannot be tested is one of the main factors that turns people off from religious belief - everyone has faith until they're asked to demonstrate it.
That I've said I'm not 100% certain who the Antichrist is means that I've already acknowledged the possibility for being wrong. And that possibility for being wrong is why I won't publicly say who I'm thinking about.No need to for personal jabs. You routinely share your opinions on other topics. In fact, here you share your opinion that I recklessly spout opinions. I find it curious that you would opt not to share information that could help your neighbor but freely opine on matters of no big picture importance. I can't help but think that maybe you aren't as certain as you would like people to think you are and that you don't want to share your opinion directly out of a fear of being proven wrong.
The statement in question was about the antichrist, not an antichrist. The antichrist is, of course, an evil person the likes of which we've never seen. I I were 99.9% sure who a rapist or murderwr in my town was and the police were doing nothing about it, I would share my 999/1000 hunch with others out of love and concern for them. If it were a person far more evil than a rapist or murderer, I would feel even more bound to share that information. Of course, we all have the freedom to keep such secrets, just like we all have the freedom to criticize anyone who would.
If I told him who I'm thinking about he would simply tell me that I'm wrong and then ridicule me more like he's already doing.Well you are free to your opinion. But it really is a fruitless thing to say name the Antichrist so we can test it. You can't. It would be different if we were in the midst of something a public figure did acting as if he were God but I have not noticed anything to earn anyone about at this point. There is no use ragging him about it.
If I told him who I'm thinking about he would simply tell me that I'm wrong and then ridicule me more like he's already doing.
He would pull his "people have been wrong about it before" as his "proof" that I'm wrong.It is just a fruitless discussion. Many people have had many thoughts about people throughout history about this. Christian tradition? Lol! Maybe!
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