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NASB | Revelation 17:16 "And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and will burn her up with fire. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 17:16 "And the ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked [stripped of her power and influence], and will eat her flesh and completely consume her with fire. |
Subject: Danger in "revelation theory" only. |
Bible Note: Hello Ed, Do you remember that during the 80's the most popular candidate for the armies of the north was once the USSR. The European Common Market was also prominent as a likely suspect for the 10 Kings, if my memory serves. I believe that interpreting the Bible in the light of the daily news has brought nothing but ridicule on the church and has provided riches for unscrupulous "prophecy" gurus. In my mind, it smacks of gnostisism. Some Preacher sees a connection between a report on CNN and connects it with a report from CNN. Bingo! A new best seller right up there on the charts, soon to replace "The Prayer of Jabez" as the latest find of a secret revelation straight out of the Bible! You wrote: "I’m not sure what part the Al Qaeda will play in the ‘End Time’ scenario, but I’m totally convinced ISLAM will be a major factor. The army from the north mentioned all through ‘End Time’ prophecy has to be the Muslim countries north of Israel that once made up the USSR." You and I are old enough to know how fallible we are when it comes to prognostications about coming events. And it is because of that weakness that we must never proclaim as a certainty that which the scripture does not say specificly. Speculation, when stated as certainty, will bear far more rotten fruit than good. Your Brother, John |