Is there any reason to Bible only reason for a 6,000 year old earth?

[FrenchyBearpaw]

Reminds me of the Mark of the Beast, which will become mandatory during the second half of the Tribulation.

What is the mark of the beast? Please be specific.

 

[AV1611VET]

What is the mark of the beast? Please be specific.

According to basic doctrine, it is the number 666.

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

And in anticipation of what you (or someone else) is going to say, please remember that I am KJVO.

 

[FrenchyBearpaw]

According to basic doctrine, it is the number 666.

Revelation 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

And in anticipation of what you (or someone else) is going to say, please remember that I am KJVO.

That's it? 666? Ok.

 

[Lucy Stulz]

That's it? 666? Ok.

Ayup.

That alone spawned the heavy metal band album cover industry.

Of course the number that has to be taken in order for people to purchase goods etc that some evangelicals fears has taken any number of forms from a tattoo on the head to the current "number du jour" of implanted chips.

My beasts at home currently have such things. But I don't know if this will put them in good stead with the Antichrist when he takes over. At least someone in our house will be able to get goods and services.

And if the Antichrist gives out treats he will have the undying affection of my two beasts, no questions asked.

Boil mom and dad alive in the belly of a brass calf? Why not? Got some treats? Hey, that nasty headwound looks pretty bad...we'd be glad to go get you some help if you give us treats...

 

[Herman Hedning]

The mark of the beast?

 

[Lucy Stulz]

The mark of the beast?

"There are only two types of people in the world that I hate: people who are intolerant of other people's culture...and the Dutch!"
(From Austin Powers: "Goldmember")

Actually I quite like the Dutch. The Netherlands is one of my favorite countries since I started travelling there for work occasionally!

 

[Herman Hedning]

"There are only two types of people in the world that I hate: people who are intolerant of other people's culture...and the Dutch!"
(From Austin Powers: "Goldmember")

Actually I quite like the Dutch. The Netherlands is one of my favorite countries since I started travelling there for work occasionally!

Cool! Though the car with the mark is from Hungary. But maybe it was driven to the Netherlands at some point.

 

[Lucy Stulz]

Cool! Though the car with the mark is from Hungary. But maybe it was driven to the Netherlands at some point.

Grrr...looked like a Netherlands flag. (Even though I know they all have the EU license anymore.)

 

[Standing_Ultraviolet]

How do I do that?

You can send a PM to (I think) any of the people under the "moderators" tag at the top of the message board, just asking them to shut it down. It's kind of hard to describe things like this, but it's up there between the links to the two subforums and the actual threads here.

 

[AV1611VET]

"There are only two types of people in the world that I hate: people who are intolerant of other people's culture...and the Dutch!"
(From Austin Powers: "Goldmember")

Actually I quite like the Dutch. The Netherlands is one of my favorite countries since I started travelling there for work occasionally!

Maybe that plate is indicative of why the Pilgrims left the Netherlands, eh?

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Is there any reason to Bible only reason for a 6,000 year old earth?

Is there any reason to conclude that the earth is 6,000 years old, other than the bible? I've often said here that no one has ever examined the earth and concluded from that examination that the earth is so young.

Not that I know of............

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

The mark of the beast?

Gotta love 'dem foreigners

 

[Herman Hedning]

Just to make it clear: these are RFID chips (Radio Frequency Identification). They do not have GPS capabilities, but contain an identification code that can be read by an external reader. The read range decreases to just inches for chips this small.

 

[EveryTime]

Gotta love 'dem foreigners

We are all foreigners.

You are unique just like everyone else.

 

[SkyWriting]

We are all foreigners.

You are unique just like everyone else.

In the US we have a written constitution that we all agree
to follow.

Christians also have a written book that we agree to.

 

[snowfam]

To my understanding the only way one could reasonably infer a 6000 year old earth is if one only references Bishop Ussher's calculations based on the Biblical Generations.

There is no reason to even estimate the earth to be so young based on the actual earth.

This would be a serious problem for me if I wanted to be a Fundamentalist of that stripe. Why on earth would God make the earth to give every bit of information indicating a deep age only to have it not be so.

Everytime I talk to YEC and then go outside and look around I feel kind of sad for the YEC. Such a shallow and meaningless world YEC results in. It is a potemkin village they inhabit.

And somehow it brings them peace and joy.

Like people who would rather visit Epcot than the real world.

Just sad.

The fact is those who base their worldview on the Bible must rely on the Bible above all. If the Bible seems to indicate somthing then that is how it must be. This is the very definition of faith. If the Bible is allegorical or wrong then all claims it makes are thus. So if the Bible and what we see, or what lientists discover do not line up them I defer to the Bible. I mean who should we trust Almighty God or some dude who wants to deny Him. If the earth is older than six thousand years old God in his infinate wisdom has not provided us with that information, but the information given by modern science certainly makes no sense it is all predicated on the suspension of physical laws without the intervention of an all powerful creator, this is the epitome of illogical, flawed thinking.

 

[snowfam]

In the US we have a written constitution that we all agree
to follow.

Christians also have a written book that we agree to.

Amen, as christians we have a much higher authority than a flawed constitution written by men with no inspiration from God. ( Although the claim that all americans agree to follow the constitution is a bit dubious.)

 

[AV1611VET]

Amen, as christians we have a much higher authority than a flawed constitution written by men with no inspiration from God. ( Although the claim that all americans agree to follow the constitution is a bit dubious.)

Are you a Jehovah's Witness?

 

[snowfam]

Are you a Jehovah's Witness?

No I am not. Was that a random jab or have I in some way espoused their theology?

 

[AV1611VET]

No I am not. Was that a random jab or have I in some way espoused their theology?

No, sir ... just being nosey, as usual.