Posted on 03/02/2009 1:13:14 AM PST by Squidpup
Ping as you requested
Why don’t we have names like that anymore? Like Jason of Yorba Linda. I mean I’m sure there were a lot of Sauls in Tarsus but that didn’t stop Saul of Tarsus.
or Rick of Rancho Cucamunga...
I’ve got news for you. The Syrian despotic regime is not so isolated anymore.
This is awesome! I understand that there has been a spiritual awakening in Syria in response to the fall of Saddam and the Iraq War. Nothing is impossible with God! On a political level, I think Assad is strengthening the Christian minority (10%) as a counterbalance to the Islamic extremists. Saddam used the Christians in Iraq in a similar way.
God giving Syrians an opportunity to come to Him and be saved before the prophesied destruction?
Hallelujah! May the harvest be plentiful!
God giving Syrians an opportunity to come to Him
How about God giving everyone an opportunity to come unto Him before the prophesied destructions of the last days, which prophecy is given as a warning that the destruction does not need to take place if certain conditions are met.
Unlikely, but nevertheless possible.
That opportunity has existed for every human being on the planet since Christ died on the Cross. It's not something new that God needs to come up with.
Anyway, since we are well into the last hours of this Age, and Biblical prophecy is being fulfilled in our day at breakneck speed, and what God told us in Scripture will happen is occurring now, the only hope all of humanity has is to accept the free gift of salvation that Christ's death on the Cross provides.
We can know the end of the story; it will happen as written, there is no way to stop it or alter it, and the only escape is through Jesus Christ.
Syria has had christians from before most of Europe has, being, as it is, closer to the scene of the action, as far as early Christianity is concerned.
or Larry of Arabia
The prophecy about the destruction of Damascus will take place, and the fact that this film being shown is big news is an indication that God may be acting to get the Gospel into Syria to bring as many people to Him as will come before the prophecy is fulfilled.
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)
God doesn't want anyone to die without knowing His Son as Savior. He will always provide a way of escape and an opportunity for repentance before He sends judgment. The fact that this film is being allowed in Syria is very important.
This isn’t as surprising as it seems. Other than in some parts of Lebanon, there is nowhere in the ME, including Israel many would argue, where Christians are safer and more free to practice their faith than in Syria and that has been true for many years.
I think there’s a good chance that Syria does not want to be so isolated any longer, and I think this has been in the works for a number of years. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if Syria is where Iraq’s WMD’s went to with the blessing of the US.
Excellent. Thanks.
THANKS THANKS.
i THINK SO.
YUP.
I agree.
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