A Phony Crisis -- and a Real One

A Phony Crisis -- and a Real One

Patrick J. Buchanan

Last week, the front pages of the world press blossomed with photos of four Iranian rockets, fired in salvo, heading skyward.

The image was powerful, and the message reinforced by the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Should Israel attack Iran, said Ali Shira, Tel Aviv will be "set on fire."

U.S. reaction was swift and bristling. "Rice Says U.S. Will Defend Gulf," declared the headline over the AP story that began:

"Condoleezza Rice flexed America's muscles in the Middle East Thursday, forcefully warning Iran the U.S. won't ignore threats and will take any action necessary to defend friends and interests in the Persian Gulf. ... Read More

 

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Perhaps demonstrating a lack of confidence in his own November pick, the movie star-turned-politician said he would be willing to entertain serving in Obama's White House "when he's president." On This Week Schwarzenegger was asked about reports that Obama would consider naming him "energy czar."Read More

Westboro Baptist Church: Tony Snow now in Hell

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Westboro Baptist Church: Tony Snow now in Hell

 

The WBC writes:

Christ Episcopal Church (Lepor Colony) 118 N. Washington St. Tony Snow (Press Secretary for 6 “B” George W. Bush) is dead, YES! He had a platform, he was given some small talent by his creator. He was an unfaithful steward, and is now residing in hell.

By Robert R Barney

The Bible talks about those that come in the name of God doing harm to God's name and His work here on earth, and the above is a perfect example of a right winged extremist church trying to "shock" everyone with an ungodly message.

The funny thing is that this moron at the Baptist church doesn't know is that according to the Bible, nobody is in an ever burning hellfire right now, not even Adolph Hitler! You see, judgement of the world has not started, and in fact it will not start until after the one thousand year reign of Christ on this good ole earth! The other amusing thing that this pastor doesn't know is that everyone, except Jesus, that has died is in hell, but most just don't know what the word hell means. The word "Hell" comes mainly from two similar words in the original Bible texts. In the Old Testament the word in hebrew is sheol. In the New Testament the word hell is almost always Hades. They mean the same thing.

The definition of "hell" from the Strong's concordance is:

hell

In Old Testament

Definition: sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit

New Testament Greek Definition:
86 hades {hah'-dace}
from 1 (as negative particle) and 1492; TDNT - 1:146,22; n pr loc
AV - hell 10, grave 1; 11
1) name Hades or Pluto, the god of the lower regions
2) Orcus, the nether world, the realm of the dead
3) in the Bible and later use of this word: the grave or death. Simply put a hole in the ground where one is buried!

The Catholic encyclopedia makes this very clear:

Name and place of hell

The term hell is cognate to "hole" (cavern) and "hollow". It is a substantive formed from the Anglo-Saxon helan or behelian, "to hide".

http://home.newadvent.org/cathen/07207a.htm

In Old English people would say, "the potatos are in hell for the winter." The modern translation would be "The potatos are in the cellar."

Hell simply means the grave! According to a loving God, those that died that didn't know Christ are not suffering in an eternal state of suffering. A loving God does not do this to his children. Knowing the truth is truly a comfort!

The ancient Hebrews had no idea of an immortal soul living a full and vital life beyond death, nor of any resurrection or return from death. Human beings, like the beasts of the field, are made of "dust of the earth," and at death they return to that dust (Gen. 2:7; 3:19). The Hebrew word nephesh, traditionally translated "living soul" but more properly understood as "living creature," is the same word used for all breathing creatures and refers to nothing immortal. The same holds true for the expression translated as "the breath of life" (see Gen. 1:24; 7:21-22). It is physical, "animal life." For all practical purposes, death was the end. As Psalm 115:17 says, the dead go down into "silence"; they do not participate, as do the living, in praising God (seen then as the most vital human activity). Psalm 146:4 is like an exact reverse replay of Genesis 2:7: "When his breath departs he returns to his earth; on that very day his thoughts [plans] perish." Death is a one-way street; there is no return. As Job laments:

But man dies, and is laid low;
man breathes his last, and where is he?
As waters fail from a lake,
and a river wastes away and dries up,
so man lies down and rises not again;
till the heavens are no more he will not awake,
or be aroused out of his sleep. (Job 14:10-12) [4]

All the dead go down to Sheol, and there they lie in sleep together–whether good or evil, rich or poor, slave or free (Job 3:11-19). It is described as a region "dark and deep," "the Pit," and "the land of forgetfulness," cut off from both God and human life above (Pss. 6:5; 88:3-12). Though in some texts Yahweh's power can reach down to Sheol (Ps. 139:8), the dominant idea is that the dead are abandoned forever. This idea of Sheol is negative in contrast to the world of life and light above, but there is no idea of judgment or of reward and punishment. If one faces extreme circumstances of suffering in the realm of the living above, as did Job, it can even be seen as a welcome relief from pain–see the third chapter of Job. But basically it is a kind of "nothingness," an existence that is barely existence at all, in which a "shadow" or "shade" of the former self survives (Ps. 88:10).

For a great read on the state of the dead:

The Biblical Truth About the State of the Dead

The Plain Truth about Heaven

Christians Wrong About Heaven, Says Bishop
Forward: One of the aspects of the Plain Truth is to bring to life many of the truths that has been purposely hidden from the masses. You may or may not want to accept this fact, but it isn't only your politicians who have lied to you, your priests, rabbi's and ministers have lied as well. Anyone with just a basic theological education knows that there is not one passage in the Bible that says that we go to heaven when we die. The notion of going to heaven when we die is just not found anywhere in the Bible! The Bible mentions death as a "sleep" and the promise of Christ is a resurrection from the dead at his coming! It is refreshing to see a mainstream theologian admitting this publicly, and we applaud him!

N.T. "Tom" Wright is one of the most formidable figures in the world of Christian thought. As Bishop of Durham, he is the fourth most senior cleric in the Church of England and a major player in the strife-riven global Anglican Communion; as a much-read theologian and Biblical scholar he has taught at Cambridge and is a hero to conservative Christians worldwide for his 2003 book The Resurrection of the Son of God, which argued forcefully for a literal interpretation of that event. Read More

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