The 4 riders of the Apocalypse

All I can see is Pope Franziskus looking the oldest I've ever seen him.

Propably the first time I don't see him smiling, too.

Nithavela said:

All I can see is Pope Franziskus looking the oldest I've ever seen him.

Propably the first time I don't see him smiling, too.

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I think Pope Francis looks about the same.

In the Apocalypse, I believe that the red horse is Islamic terrorism.

Revelation 6:4
"And there went out another horse that was red: and to him that sat thereon, it was given that he should take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another, and a great sword was given to him."

St. Bede commentary on Revelation 6:4
"4. red. Against the Church victorious and conquering there went out a red horse, that is, a malignant people, bloody from its rider, the devil. Yet we have read in Zechariah of the red horse of the Lord. But the former one is red with his own blood, this with the blood of others.

"earth. That is, its own peace. But the Church has received an eternal peace, which has been left to it by Christ.

"sword. That is, either against those whom he makes betrayers of the faith, or whom he makes martyrs. And concerning this it is said to the blessed Job, 'He who made him has made His sword to approach;' that is, either that he may not try the saints, as much as the ungodly one wills, or, that the vengeance of his own rage may return upon himself."

The "famine" of the apocalypse is people being resistant to hearing the word of God,
as a lot of people are today in this post-Christian world.

Amos 8:11-12
“'Behold, the days are coming,' says the Lord God,
'when I will send a famine on the land;
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
They shall wander from sea to sea,
and from north to east;
they shall run to and fro, to seek the word of the Lord,
but they shall not find it.'”
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Seen this picture do the rounds.

It's got me thinking.
This picture is sure to have an interesting story behind it, as for some reason, only Trump is smiling.
Maybe this was supposed to be a serious photo? Or maybe something else.

Genersis said:

Seen this picture do the rounds.

It's got me thinking.
This picture is sure to have an interesting story behind it, as for some reason, only Trump is smiling.
Maybe this was supposed to be a serious photo? Or maybe something else.

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It's only a snapshot in time. The picture doesn't prove anything.

It's not that different than this picture:



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Here's a picture that shows Pope Francis smiling with President Trump:



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The Pope is not petty. He seems to be fair with all he meets.

The Pope is not petty. He seems to be fair with all he meets.