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Thoughts on china?
Just that its modern political history is a paradigm of modern politics more generally, as I began to think through here. As for my nation's current enmity toward China, I don't see how it could be otherwise, and it could even be salubrious (for us, I mean) if we take China's extreme technocracy as a paradigm of how not to organize our own liberty-loving polity. (I speak in archetypes here rather than realities.) The paranoia can get out of hand, though, as if China's ownership of TikTok alone dictated the virality of oversimplified radical politics among the youngâas if such moral swarming were not in the nature of online life per se, and as if it has not been in the nature of youth since the French Revolution to adopt silly and dangerous forms of political chiliasm. That's all I can tell you. I hope to study Chinese culture seriously someday, and I take no pleasure in telling you how much my current understanding of Chinese culture has been mediated through Ezra Pound! One could do worse than Pound, however, as far as English-language poets go. It was Tennyson who wrote, in Victoria's century, "Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay," while Pound, debunking such cheap progressive certainties, found his slogan of revolutionary traditionalism, of traditionalist revolution, on Châeng Tâang's washbasin: Make It New!âa line of poetry predating Homer, a commandment older than the composition of Genesis, after Pound's popularization of which our western arts were never the same.
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An ecclesiastical court is about to consider the case of Ioann Burdin, a defrocked cleric from Kostroma whoâs a vocal objector to the Ukraine war.
According to the case documents, the hearing scheduled for June 16 will consider Burdinâs criticisms of the war. The complaint describes them as âundermining the believersâ trust in the patriarch and the bishopsâ and damaging to the church and its unity.
The defendant has posted some of the case materials on his Telegram channel. One of the preliminary filings, for example, says that
in different epochs of church history, pacifism has been part of heretical doctrines like Gnosticism, Paulicianism, and the teachings of the Bogomils, Albigensians, and Tolstoyans, revealing, similarly to other utopian ideologies, its ties with ancient chiliasm.
In other words, a pacifist position may be deemed heretical on the basis of being close to the idea of establishing a âheaven on earth,â instead of waiting for the world-to-come.
Apart from connecting pacifism with heretical utopianism, the complaint also says that the Russian Orthodox Church has historically âblessed warriors to defend the Fatherlandâ and that the former priestâs pacifist position is distinctly anti-Russian, and therefore âunacceptable.â
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Is Heaven the Goal?
Protestant ministers, Roman Catholic priests, and Pope Francis have all claimed that heaven is the goal for Christians. But is that what early Christians believed according to scholars? What does the Bible teach? What is the plain truth about what Christians, heirs to the promises to Abraham, are to inherit? Did Egyptian, Greek, and Gnostic pagans teach that heaven was the reward of the saved? What was the goal of Mithraism? Could Emperor Constantine's sun-god religion have affected the Greco-Roman Catholics and later the Protestants? What about the 'Beatific vision' that Thomas Aquinas and others have promoted? Is God so egotistical that He made humans just to praise Him? Does God have a plan for everyone involving giving love? What about keeping the Commandments? Did early Christians teach God is reproducing Himself and that we are to be born as sons and daughters in His kingdom after the resurrection? Was the kingdom of God the goal for early Christians? Why will the kingdom of God be so wonderful? If our reward is in heaven, does the Bible teach it will come down to the earth? Are the meek to inherit the earth as Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount? Will eternity be boring or exciting? Is your purpose to give love in a unique way in order to make eternity better for yourself and everyone else? Will multiple billions of resurrected and converted humans each be able to make your eternity better?
An article about heaven is available titled: 'Did Early Christians Teach They Were Going to Heaven?'
A free booklet on God's plan is available online titled 'The MYSTERY of GODâs PLAN: Why Did God Create Anything? Why Did God Make You?'
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Youtube video link: Is Heaven the Goal?
Some items of related interest may include the following:
Did Early Christians Teach They Were Going to Heaven? What do the Bible and scholars teach? What about ânear-death experiencesâ? Here are links to related sermons: The Plain Truth About Heaven, Heaven and Christianity and Itâs not heaven.
Did The Early Church Teach Millenarianism? Was the millennium (sometimes called chiliasm) taught by early Christians? Who condemned it? Will Jesus literally reign for 1000 years on the earth? Is this time near? Three related sermons are available Letâs Talk About the Earthly Millennium, Millennial Utopia, and The Millennium.
The Ten Commandments: The Decalogue, Christianity, and the Beast This is a free pdf book explaining the what the Ten Commandments are, where they came from, how early professors of Christ viewed them, and how various ones, including the Beast of Revelation, will oppose them. A related sermon is titled: The Ten Commandments and the Beast of Revelation.
About Baptism Should you be baptized? Could baptism be necessary for salvation? Who should baptize and how should it be done? Here is a link to a related sermon: Letâs Talk About Baptism and Baptism, Infants, Fire, & the Second Death.
Christians: Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God, Biblical instructions on living as a Christian This is a scripture-filled booklet for those wishing to live as a real Christian.Two related sermons are also available:  Living as a Christian and Christians are Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God. Here is a video in Spanish: ¿Qué es un verdadero cristiano?
Proof Jesus is the Messiah This free book has over 200 Hebrew prophecies were fulfilled by Jesus. Plus, His arrival was consistent with specific prophecies and even Jewish interpretations of prophecy. Here are links to seven related sermons: Proof Jesus is the Messiah, Prophecies of Jesusâ birth, timing, and death, Jesusâ prophesied divinity, 200+ OT prophecies Jesus filled; Plus prophecies He made, Why Donât Jews Accept Jesus?, Daniel 9, Jews, and Jesus, and Facts and Atheistsâ Delusions About Jesus. Plus the links to two sermonettes: Lukeâs census: Any historical evidence? and Muslims believe Jesus is the Messiah, but âŠ
Is Godâs Existence Logical? Is it really logical to believe in God? Yes! Would you like Christian answers to give atheists? This is a free online booklet that deal with improper theories and musings called science related to the origin of the origin of the universe, the origin of life, and evolution. Here is a link to a related sermon: Evolution is NOT the Origin of Life. Two animated videos of related interest are also available: Big Bang: Nothing or Creator? and A Lifegiver or Spontaneous Evolution?
Christians: Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God, Biblical instructions on living as a Christian This is a scripture-filled booklet for those wishing to live as a real Christian. A related sermon is also available: Christians are Ambassadors for the Kingdom of God.
Beliefs of the Original Catholic Church: Could a remnant group have continuing apostolic succession? Did the original âcatholic churchâ have doctrines held by the Continuing Church of God? Did Church of God leaders uses the term âcatholic churchâ to ever describe the church they were part of? Here are links to related sermons: Original Catholic Church of God?, Original Catholic Doctrine: Creed, Liturgy, Baptism, Passover, What Type of Catholic was Polycarp of Smyrna?, Tradition, Holy Days, Salvation, Dress, & Celibacy, Early Heresies and Heretics, Doctrines: 3 Days, Abortion, Ecumenism, Meats, Tithes, Crosses, Destiny, and more, Saturday or Sunday?, The Godhead, Apostolic Laying on of Hands Succession, Church in the Wilderness Apostolic Succession List, Holy Mother Church and Heresies, and Lying Wonders and Original Beliefs. Here is a link to that book in the Spanish language: Creencias de la iglesia CatĂłlica original.
Hope of Salvation: How the Continuing Church of God Differs from Protestantism The CCOG is NOT Protestant. This free online book explains how the real Church of God differs from mainstream/traditional Protestants. Several sermons related to the free book are also available: Protestant, Baptist, and CCOG History; The First Protestant, Godâs Command, Grace, & Character; The New Testament, Martin Luther, and the Canon; Eucharist, Passover, and Easter; Views of Jews, Lost Tribes, Warfare, & Baptism; Scripture vs. Tradition, Sabbath vs. Sunday; Church Services, Sunday, Heaven, and Godâs Plan; Seventh Day Baptists/Adventists/Messianics: Protestant or COG?; Millennial Kingdom of God and Godâs Plan of Salvation; Crosses, Trees, Tithes, and Unclean Meats; The Godhead and the Trinity; Fleeing or Rapture?; and Ecumenism, Rome, and CCOG Differences.
The MYSTERY of GODâs PLAN: Why Did God Create Anything? Why Did God Make You? This free online book helps answers some of the biggest questions that human have, including the biblical meaning of life. Here is a link to three related sermons: Mysteries of Godâs Plan, Mysteries of Truth, Sin, Rest, Suffering, and Godâs Plan, Mystery of Race, and The Mystery of YOU. Here is a link to a video in Spanish: El Misterio del Plan de Dios. Universal OFFER of Salvation, Apokatastasis: Can God save the lost in an age to come? Hundreds of scriptures reveal Godâs plan of salvation Will all get a fair chance at salvation? This free book is packed with scriptures showing that God does intend to offer salvation to all who ever livedâthe elect in this age, and the rest in the age to come. Here is a link to a related sermon series: Universal Offer of Salvation 1: Apocatastasis, Universal Offer of Salvation 2: Jesus Desires All to be Saved, Mysteries of the Great White Throne Judgment (Universal Offer of Salvation part 3), Is God Fair, Will God Pardon the Ignorant?, Can God Save Your Relatives?, Babies, Limbo, Purgatory and Godâs Plan, and âBy the Mouth of All His Holy Prophetsâ.
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. It is available in hundreds of languages at ccog.org. Here are links to four kingdom-related sermons:  The Fantastic Gospel of the Kingdom of God!, The Worldâs False Gospel, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution.
Where is the True Christian Church Today? This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: ¿DĂłnde estĂĄ la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy? Here is a link in the German language: WO IST DIE WAHRE CHRISTLICHE KIRCHE HEUTE? Here is a link in the French language: OĂč est la vraie Ăglise ChrĂ©tienne aujourdâhui?
Continuing History of the Church of God This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries and Continuing History of the Church of God: 17th-20th Centuries. The booklet is available in Spanish: ContinuaciĂłn de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes, and Ekegusii Omogano Bwâekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete.
CCOG.ORG Continuing Church of God The group striving to be most faithful amongst all real Christian groups to the word of God. There are links to literature is about 100 different languages there.
Congregations of the Continuing Church of God This is a listing of congregations and groups of the Continuing Church of God around the world.
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From my sermon on Revelation chapters 6-7
The History of Eschatological Views (End Times.
ââŠmany who belong to the pure and pious faith, and are true Christians, think otherwise.â -Justin Martyr (2nd century)
âFull-length commentaries from the first three centuries of the church have not survived for us to examine, with the exception of that of Victorinus of Pettau (early 4th century d. 303), which seems to have come down to us in a form altered from its original state. We know that Melito of Sardis (later second century 170), Irenaeus (late second century 180), and Hippolytus of Rome (early third century 220) all wrote complete commentaries on Revelation, but none of these have survived to the present.
There are fragments of exposition on Revelation to be found in Justin Martyr (d.165), Melito, Irenaeus, Hippolytus, and other early fathers. In his writings, Tertullian (d. 220) quoted from eighteen of the twenty-two chapters.
We do not have access to much that was written in the first four centuries of the church, and a large variety of interpretations may have been held for which no documentation has survived.â
Justin Martyr(2nd century) (a Chiliastic(kill-e-asm) premillennialist), writing on this very subject, left clear testimony to the presence in his day of alternative viewpoints in the church.
In his Dialogue With Trypho, Justin wrote:
âI am not so miserable a fellow, Trypho, as to say one thing and think another. I admitted to you formerly, that I and many others are of this opinion premillennialism and believe that such will take place, as you assuredly are aware; but on the other hand, I signified to you that many who belong to the pure and pious faith, and are true Christians, think otherwise.â
There are two principal varieties of premillennialism:
Historic premillennialism and dispensational premillennialism or, simply, dispensationalism. The latter differs from the former in its emphasis on the continuing centrality of national Israel in God's eschatological program and in anticipating a Rapture of Christians to heaven before the beginning of the Tribulation.
A. 100-200's: premillennialism (chiliasm)
Promoters: Papias (60-130 AD), Polycarp (70-155 AD), Justin Martyr (100-165 AD), Ireneaus (130-202 AD),
B. 200's -1700's: Amillennialism
Promoters: Origen (185-254 AD), Eusebius (260-340 AD), Augustine (400) - Luther (1500), Calvin, et al.
C. 1700's-1900's: Postmillennialism
Promoters: Daniel Whitby, Jonathan Edwards, B.B. Warfield
D. 1830 - present: Dispensationalism(futurist)
Promoters: J.N. Darby, C. I. Scofield, Lewis S. Chaffer, Walvoord, Charles Ryrie, Hal Lindsey, Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye, Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie (Calvary Chapels, Pentectostal/Charismatic/Baptist)
-Steve Gregg/Revelation- Four Views
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đ« Millennialism Debunked
By Eli Kittim
The Contradictions of Millennialism
Millennialism is a belief that there will be a paradise here on earth before the final judgment. There are, of course, various scriptural discrepancies within this view, as I have often pointed out in my other papers. For example, how will people live here on earth if the earth itself will be destroyed in a great conflagration? 2 Pet. 3.10 reads:
âthe heavens will pass away with a loud
noise, and the elements will be dissolved
with fire.â
Besides, there are other contradictions. For instance, how could the same people who would not be resurrected âuntil the thousand years were completedâ (Rev. 20.5) simultaneously live and reign with Christ for a millennium? (Rev. 20.4). They cannot be both dead and alive at the same time! There are other contradictions as well. For example, Millennialism directly contradicts scripture by implying that there will be at least 2 additional comings of Christ, 2 appearances by Satan, 2 Great Wars, 2 Great tribulations, 2 resurrections, 2 apocalypses, 2 Armageddons, 2 judgments, 2 Great Ends, and so on. This is preposterous. In Scripture, there is only one of each. Scripture mentions only one resurrection (Dan. 12.2) and only one Armageddon (Rev. 16.16)! Where else does it mention a second resurrection or a second Armageddon? Besides, 1 Thess. 4.17 says that after the rapture âwe will be with the Lord forever,â not just for 1,000 years. And the Book of Daniel is clear that both the Saved and the Damned will be resurrected simultaneously, not successively (12.2). Therefore, this DOUBLING of scriptural events is unwarranted and without merit! It is worth mentioning that the doctrine of millennialism was formally condemned at the Second Ecumenical Council in 381 AD.
Millennialism Repeats Events a Second Time; But Revelation is Recording Single Events
The same event that is mentioned in Ezekiel 38 is repeated in Revelation 20. The endtime Gog/Magog war that Satan is said to unleash at the end of the millennium (Rev. 20.8) is the exact same Gog/Magog war that is mentioned in Ezekiel 38, which is also alluded to in Luke 21.20! The Book of Revelation isnât saying that the exact same Gog/Magog war of Ezekiel will repeat 1,000 years later. Thatâs ridiculous. Itâs actually talking about one and the same Gog-Magog war; not 2. In fact, the phrase that is used to indicate that Satan will be released âfor a little whileâ (Rev 20.3) is actually a reference to the Great Tribulation, which only lasts for âa little while,â namely, only 3 and a half years, or 42 months, or 1,260 days, or a time, and times, and half a time (cf. Rev. 11.2; 12.6, 14; 13.5)!
Moreover, the narrative in Rev 19 & 20 is basically telling the reader what will happen when God no longer restrains Satan (see 2 Thess 2.7)ââthat is, when the restrainer is removedââand the Antichrist is finally revealed at the end of a thousand years. Thatâs when Satan will be unleashed, once and for all, to wreak havoc âfor a little whileâ (i.e. for 3 and a half years, during the Great Tribulation)!
Why would the Book of Revelation REPEAT the exact same story TWICE, like the film âEdge Of Tomorrowâ? Why would Satan (Incarnated; Rev. 12.9) come out TWICE âto deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth [from the exact same location, Gog & Magog (Ezekiel 38)] in order to gather them for the [exact same] battleâ (Rev. 20.7-9)? And why is it that âfire came down from heaven and consumed themâ (Rev 20.9) exactly as it did in Ezekiel 38.22? And why is it that they âsurrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved cityâ exactly as they did in Luke 21.20? Are you kidding me? What is this, a repeat of âGroundhog Dayâ?
Thereâs an Interpretive Mixup: Millennialists Conflate Scenes that Occur Before 1,000 Years with Scenes that Occur After 1,000 Years
If Jesus appears BEFORE the millennium on a white horse, and the beast and his armies are killed, and the beast is then captured and âthrown alive into the lake of fireâ (Rev 19.19-21), then how does Satan manage to escape âthe lake of fireâ and mount a comeback? Notice that following Christâs FIRST encounter with the Beast, BEFORE the millennium (Rev. ch. 20), the Beast was captured & immediately âthrown alive into the lake of fireâ (Rev. ch. 19)! But the lake of fire is the second death! Itâs game over! No one survives the lake of fire and comes back to to tell stories about it. Thatâs another red flag. It would be a scriptural contradiction to state that AFTER being âthrown into the lake of fire,â the Antichrist escaped and mounted a comeback. That would constitute a scriptural contradiction. Notice the description of the âlake of fireâ in Rev. 20.14:
âThen Death and Hades were thrown into the
lake of fire. This is the second death, the
lake of fire.â
This event is final! It is the final separation of life and death. So, itâs completely bogus to say that Satan survived the lake of fire in chapter 19 & came back physically to fulfill chapter 20. Itâs complete nonsense! Moreover, Satanâs activities in Rev. 20 suggest that heâs incarnate, otherwise how does a nonphysical being fight a war on earth? Besides, Rev. 12.9 tells us that Satan will be incarnated on earth! So, the Millennialists are mixing apples with oranges. Theyâre conflating scenes that happen BEFORE the 1,000 years (Rev. 19) with scenes that take place AFTER the 1,000 years (Rev. 20)! And if the description in Rev 20.10â-concerning what happens to Satan AFTER the supposed 1,000 yearsââturns out to be the exact same version of Rev 19.20â-about what happens to Satan BEFORE the 1,000 yearsââthen we obviously have one story, not two!
Conclusion
The Bible never mentions the alleged âthousand-year reign of Christ on earth.â Only 2 verses mention those who âreigned with Christ a thousand years.â These are temporal signs that reveal the timing of Christâs coming and of the apocalyptic events! In other words, when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be loosed for a little while (a reference to the 3 and a half year Great Tribulation). Then, the resurrection will occur, followed by the rapture, and the believers will henceforth reign with Christ forever!
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Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist is NOT A Premillennial Dispensationalist: A Concise Case for Reformed Amillennialism
Do you wrestle with your view on eschatology? In this post @TheRealTony777 explains whatâs wrong with Premillennial Dispensationalism and why the case for Amillennialism is the most biblically compelling.
In 2007, Pastor John MacArthur, a premillennial dispensationalist, gave a controversial lecture at the Shepherdâs Conference entitled Why Every Self-Respecting Calvinist Is A Premillennialist. In his speech, he made the controversial assertion that if youâre an amillennialist, youâre saying âThe kingdom as identified in the Old Testament and promised to Israel will not happen.â The lecture wasâŠ

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What's The Deal With The Millennium?
Whatâs The Deal With The Millennium?
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Christ said to His Disciples: âAssuredly, I say to you that there are some standing here who will not taste death till they see the kingdom [basileia in Greek] of God present with powerâ (Mark 9:1). St. Gregory Palamas explains that His Transfiguration on Mount Tabor followed immediately after these words. Thus seeing the vasileia of God is the theoria (vision) of the uncreated Light on Mount Tabor during the Transfiguration of Christ. It follows that participation in the uncreated Light is participation in the basileia of God, which comes âwith powerâ, through the energy of the Holy Spirit. #stgregorypalamas #GenuineOrthodoxy #Hesychasm #empiricaldogmatics BEWARE OF #clericalism #pietism #moralism #rationalism #papismposingasorthodoxy #orthodoxyposingaspapism #barlaamism #chiliasm #emptyform (at Cobleskill, New York)
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While Second Coming has already taken place - instead of accepting âcynical Christiansâ just make money from the prophecy!?
While Second Coming has already taken place â instead of accepting âcynical Christiansâ just make money from the prophecy!?
I just quote a paragraph from an article: â Armageddon Books describes itself as the âWorldâs largest Bible prophecy bookstore featuring books, videos, and charts on Armageddon, Antichrist, 666, Tribulation, Rapture, Revelation.â It is just one of scores of such sites. The sales of items related to the end times and the Rapture should not be dismissed as merely an attempt by cynical profiteersâŠ
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#Armageddon? â with its âPeaceful Versionâ#âAntichristâ#âApocalypticâ#âArmageddonâ âChiliasmâ#âDanielâ#âDispensationalismâ#âEschatologyâ#âMessianismâ#âMillenarianâ#âPostmillennialismâ#While Second Coming has already taken place - instead of accepting âcynical Christiansâ just make money from the prophecy!?
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Petit Testament
Ern Malley
In the twenty-fifth year of my age
I find myself to be a dromedary
That has run short of water between
One oasis and the next mirage
And having despaired of ever
Making my obsessions intelligible
I am content at last to be
The sole clerk of my metamorphoses.
Begin here:
In the year 1943
I resigned to the living all collateral images
Reserving to myself a manâs
Inalienable right to be sad
At his own funeral.
(Here the peacock blinks the eyes
of his multipennate tail.)
In the same year
I said to my love (who is living)
Dear we shall never be that verb
Perched on the sole Arabian Tree
Not having learnt in our green age to forget
The sins that flow between the hands and feet
(Here the Tree weep gum tears
Which are also real: I tell you
These things are real)
So I forced a parting
Scrubbing my few dingy words to brightness.
Where I have lived
The bed-bug sleeps in the seam, the cockroach
Inhabits the crack and the careful spider
Spins his aphorisms in the comer.
I have heard them shout in the streets
The chiliasms of the Socialist Reich
And in the magazines I have read
The Popular Front-to-Back.
But where I have lived
Spain weeps in the gutters of Footscray
Guernica is the ticking of the clock
The nightmare has become real, not as belief
But in the scrub-typhus of Mubo.
It is something to be at last speaking
Though in this No-Manâs-language appropriate
Only to No-Manâs-Land.
Set this down too:
I have pursued rhyme, image, and metre,
Known all the clefts in which the foot may stick,
Stumbled often, stammered,
But in time the fading voice grows wise
And seizing the co-ordinates of all existence
Traces the inevitable graph
And in conclusion:
There is a moment when the pelvis
Explodes like a grenade. I
Who have lived in the shadow that each act
Casts on the next act now emerge
As loyal as the thistle that in session
Puffs its full seed upon the indicative air.
I have split the infinite. Beyond is anything.
#so were they talented poets who didn't know it?#is modernism that messed up?#were the surrealists correct all along?#whatever the truth is that's a damn fine stanza at the start there#and the Keats one is pretty good too
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by R. Scott Clark | There have always been three main types of Christian eschatology: chiliasm (historic premillennialism), postmillennialism, and amillennialism. From about the middle of the 19th century there developed subsets of chiliasm (e.g., pre-tribulational premillennialism etc). The same cannot be said...
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A Detail Guide To Buy And Use Of Vaping Products
Being confused as to which vape to choose is a sad reality! Especially if you are on a mission to quit smoking the conventional cigarette or are tired of borrowing your friend's vaporizer or GeekVape G18 Starter Pen Kit.Â
That's why knowing what you are buying is essential so that there is no frustration when receiving a product that was not what you expected. Therefore, this article will be the definitive guide for knowing exactly which electronic cigarette to buy. We will cover the best vape kits for beginners, their differences and quote valuable tips to help you. The first thing to understand is that, in general, there are three main basic categories of devices.Â
Conventional kits are: that the sticks include sprays and with internal and external batteries;
Pod systems: disposable devices and also vapes for the use of liquids with a high nicotine content; Herbal vaporizers: They are specific devices that we use for dry herbs.
How to choose a perfect vape?
Suppose you are looking for something for entertainment or using at parties. In that case, your best option is the conventional vaporizer, as your primary focus is on the production of steam and flavor, with little or no nicotine use in the liquids. Now, suppose you are a conventional cigarette smoker, looking for higher nicotine levels and want to quit smoking or replace this habit with something less harmful. In that case, your best options will be pod systems or disposable pod kits like Pod-systeme Uwell-havok v1 and VooPoo Vinci X 2 Pod Kit.Â
It is essential to find out how often the vape you should use, whether you are looking for something to produce steam and flavor or quench the desire to smoke conventional cigarettes. It is also necessary to look for references about the store that is buying your device, as, unfortunately, many of them sell counterfeit products or clones, which can pose a high risk to your health.
Use Of Vaporizer For BeginnersÂ
First, it is necessary to have a liquid (e-juice) for the vaporizer and pod system kits to work correctly. This e-juice may or may not contain nicotine in its composition, and there are a multitude of flavors that you can choose. Beginner vaporizers should use only freebase juices, which are liquids with little or no nicotine. On the other hand, Pod System kits are best to use with nic salt liquids, which have high nicotine concentrations in their mixture.
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[T]he systemic evil that critical studies of all types seeks to trace involves ultimately the fallenness of human nature and its drive to power, influenced by demonic forces. Utopianism that would attempt to establish a perfect society in human or post-human technological terms is doomed to fail, as the classic totalitarian systems of Soviet Communism and Nazi Germany did in their own variant forms of twisted utopianism. Their[s] was and is the heresy of chiliasm. There is no salvation in extremes of the political Right or Left, nor in their identitarianisms. As Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote in the section on âThe Soul and Barbed Wireâ in his The Gulag Archipelago, âGradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states nor between classes, nor between political parties, but right through every human heart.â
Orthodox Responses to the Nihilism of Cultural Revolution, Self-Destruction, and Social Division
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The Millennial Kingdom of God
Did Jesus proclaim the gospel of the Kingdom of God? Does the Bible teach a millennial reign? Are resurrected saints to be kings and priests and rule with Christ during the thousand year period known as the millennium? Is this world Satan's world according to the Bible and Herbert W. Armstrong? What about Satan during the millennium? Will the world be productive? Will there be peace and prosperity? Is all the world to receive a witness of the coming Kingdom of God? Will this trigger persecution? What are some things God had the prophets Isaiah, Daniel, and Micah write about the millennial kingdom? What did Papias write about agricultural production in the millennial kingdom? Dr. Thiel addresses these topics and more.
A written article of related interest is available titled 'The Millennial Kingdom of God'
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Sermon Youtube video link: The Millennial Kingdom of God
More about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God from the Old and New Testaments is in the free online booklet: The Gospel of the Kingdom of God.
Some additional items of possibly related interest may include:
The Millennial Kingdom of God What is it? What will it be like? A related sermon is available, also titled  The Millennial Kingdom of God. The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. It is available in hundreds of languages at ccog.org. Here are links to four kingdom-related sermons:  The Fantastic Gospel of the Kingdom of God!, The Worldâs False Gospel, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution. Did The Early Church Teach Millenarianism? Was the millennium (sometimes called chiliasm) taught by early Christians? Who condemned it? Will Jesus literally reign for 1000 years on the earth? Is this time near? Three related sermons are available Letâs Talk About the Earthly Millennium, Millennial Utopia, and The Millennium. Where is the True Christian Church Today? This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: ¿DĂłnde estĂĄ la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy? Here is a link in the German language: WO IST DIE WAHRE CHRISTLICHE KIRCHE HEUTE? Here is a link in the French language: OĂč est la vraie Ăglise ChrĂ©tienne aujourdâhui? Continuing History of the Church of God This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries and Continuing History of the Church of God: 17th-20th Centuries. The booklet is available in Spanish: ContinuaciĂłn de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes, and Ekegusii Omogano Bwâekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete. CCOG.ORG Continuing Church of God The group striving to be most faithful amongst all real Christian groups to the word of God. There are links to literature is about 100 different languages there. Congregations of the Continuing Church of God This is a listing of congregations and groups of the Continuing Church of God around the world. Continuing Church of God Facebook page This has news and prophetic information. Continuing Church of God, Africa, Facebook page This has news and prophetic information. Continuing Church of God, Canada, Facebook page This has news and prophetic information. Continuing Church of God, Europe, Facebook page This has news and prophetic information. CCOG.ASIA We in the Continuing Church of God also have the url www.ccog.asia which has a focus on Asia and has various articles in Mandarin Chinese as well as some in English, plus some items in other Asian languages. æ仏ćšç»§ç»ç„çæäŒäčæäŸæ€çœć www.ccog.asia, ć
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¶äžäžäșçšèČćŸćźŸèŻçż»èŻçæç« äčæŁćšèżèĄäžïŒćć€æ·»ć ć°èżäžȘçœç«äžă Here is a link to our Statement of Beliefs in Mandarin Chinese 继ç»ç„çæäŒç俥仰棰æ. CCOG.IN This is a website targeted towards those of Indian heritage. It has a link to an edited Hindi translation of The Mystery of the Ages and is expected to have more non-English language materials in the future. CCOG.EU This is a website targeted toward Europe. It has materials in more than one language (currently it has English, Dutch, and Serbian, with links also to Spanish) and it is intended to have additional language materials added. CCOG.NZ This is a website targeted towards New Zealand and others with a British-descended background. CCOGAFRICA.ORG This is a website targeted towards those in Africa. CCOGCANADA.CA This is a website targeted towards those in Canada. CDLIDD.ES La ContinuaciĂłn de la Iglesia de Dios. This is the Spanish language website for the Continuing Church of God. CG7.ORG This is a website for those interested in the Sabbath and churches that observe the seventh day Sabbath. PNIND.PH Patuloy na Iglesya ng Diyos. This is the Philippines website Continuing Church of God. It has information in English and Tagalog. CCOG Animations YouTube channel. The Continuing Church of God has some animations to teach aspects of Christian beliefs. Also available at BitChute COGAnimations https://www.bitchute.com/channel/coganimations/ Bible News Prophecy channel. Dr. Thiel has produced hundreds of videos for the BibleNewsProphecy channel. You can find them at them on YouTube at BibleNewsProphecy https://www.youtube.com/user/BibleNewsProphecy, plus also on Vimeo at Bible News Prophecy https://vimeo.com/channels/biblenewsprophecy as well as on Brighteon Bible News Prophecy https://www.brighteon.com/channel/ccogbnp and Bitchute Prophecy https://www.bitchute.com/channel/prophecy/ CCOGAfrica channel. This has messages from African pastors in African languages such as Kalenjin, Kiswahili, Embu, and Dholuo. Also available at BitChute COGAfrica https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogafrica/ CDLIDDSermones channel. This contains messages in the Spanish language BibleNewsProphecy Podcast. This has audio-visual podcasts of the Bible News Prophecy channgel. It plays on i-Phones, i-Pads, and Windows devices that can play i-Tunes. Bible News Prophecy online radio. This is an audio version of the Bible News Prophecy videos. It is also available as a mobile app. ContinuingCOG channel. Dr. Thiel has produced scores of YouTube video sermons for this channel. Note: Since these are sermon-length, they can take a little longer to load than other YouTube videos. Also available at BitChute COGTube https://www.bitchute.com/channel/cogtube/ Statement of Beliefs of the Continuing Church of God âContend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saintsâ (Jude 3, NKJV), âLet brotherly love (Philadelphia) continueâ (Hebrews 13:1) â & continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostlesâ (Acts 2:42 YLT). So, what does that really mean in terms of specific beliefsâthe Statement gives answers? Here is a related link in Spanish/español: DeclaraciĂłn de las Doctrinas de la ContinuaciĂłn de la Iglesia de Dios. Here is a related link in Tagalog: Paglalahad ng Mga Paniniwala ng Patuloy na Iglesya ng Diyos. Here is a related link in Mandarin Chinese ~ç~Ăy^vâeYOvâOĂĄNĂ°XĂ°f. Here is a related link in Kiswahili: KATIKA LUGHA YA KISWAHILI. Here is a related link in Dutch: Verklaring van geloofspunten van de Continuing Church of God. Here is a related link in Deutsche (German): GlaubenserklĂ€rung der Continuing Church of God. Here is a related link in Italiano: Dichiarazione del Credo della Continuing Church of God. Here is related link in the French language: DĂ©claration des croyances de LâĂglise Continue de Dieu. Here is a related link in the Chichewa language: ZIKHULUPIRIRO ZA MPINGO WA CONTINUING CHURCH OF GOD. Here is a link in Romanian: DeclaraÈia de credinÈe a continuÄrii Bisericii lui Dumnezeu. Here is a link in Portuguese: Declaração de Crenças da Continuação da Igreja de Deus. Here is a link in Russian: УŃĐČĐ”ŃĐ¶ĐŽĐ”ĐœĐžĐ” ĐČĐ”ŃĐŸĐČĐ°ĐœĐžĐč ĐŸ ĐżŃĐŸĐŽĐŸĐ»Đ¶Đ”ĐœĐžĐž ĐŠĐ”ŃĐșĐČĐž ĐĐŸĐ¶ŃĐ”Đč. Here is a link to a related English-language sermon: Beliefs of the Continuing Church of God. Here is a link to a booklet titled: Statement of Beliefs of the Continuing Church of God.
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Eschatological leftists, rather than genuine liberals, or for that matter eschatological nationalists or religious fanatics, are not interested in righting this or that individual wrong, reforming this or that defective institution; they aim at resetting the terms and limits of human existence itself. They are like doctors who, instead of wanting to cure illness, want to abolish death. They dream of an existence in which there are no frustrations, no contradictory desires, no conflicting interests. For them anything less than root and branch change is but a sticking plaster over a gaping wound, and anyone who enjoys the present moment is deficient in compassion for those who are not in a position to do so. The only permissible enjoyment is in fighting the good fight.
Why? What is the gaping wound that they want to heal? It is the transitoriness of human life to which, in the absence of religious belief, they cannot reconcile themselves, the life that Macbeth says is full of sound and fury that signifies nothing. They seek in political action that transcendence that would assure them that their lives in fact have significance; and since the problem is a metaphysical one that will never be solved, victory over eschatological political belief, of whatsoever kind, is never final or even very lasting. Indeed, as things get materially better chiliasm grows stronger, for people have greater leisure to dwell upon their dissatisfactions.
Theodore Dalrymple
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