POPE: SATAN WILL BE VANQUISHED BUT THE FIGHT IS LONG AND HARD (Pope invokes the Apocalypse!)

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[redgolum]

Ok,
Quix, missme, and I speculating about the Apocalypse is one thing, but now the Pope too?

Oh well, I know how it ends, just a little curious on the in between parts.

[diamond6]

I for one wonder how much longer we all have.

Shiver!

[D Edmund Joaquin]

will be vanquished?

[Mannaggia l'America]

Too bad this Pope isn't more like Urban II and Gregory VII who recognozed the threat of Islam and tried to stop it

IMHO, this Pope's battle was communism. Radical Islam may be the next Pope's battle.

[BikerNYC]

Won't Satan be vanquished no matter how long are hard we fight? In fact, we don't have to fight at all and he will be vanquished.

[Buggman]

Fascinating. Pardon me for bumping this so I can read it in better detail from home.

[chs68]

"I feel sorry for your lack of faith. It's in the bag. Satan loses. Period. End of discussion."

Can I suggest a possible modification to your two-word commentary on Revelation?

God Wins.

I use thsoe two words whenever someone asks my opinion on the message of Revelation. God Wins.

And since God is Love, the subtext of Revelation is, in my view, Love Wins, or Love is More Powerful, and will defeat Evil.

And that means that evil is not defetaed by more evil, but by love.

[uncbob]

IMHO, this Pope's battle was communism. Radical Islam may be the next Pope's battle.

Could very well be
Just depends on who they elect

Seems like the left wing has got the power over there in Rome

[uncbob]

In fact, we don't have to fight at all and he will be vanquished.

Call the troops home from Iraq--Disband the military ???

[uncbob]

In fact, we don't have to fight at all and he will be vanquished.

Call the troops home from Iraq--Disband the military ???

[BikerNYC]

If we do, Satan will still be vanquished in the end.

[verity]

"POPE: SATAN WILL BE VANQUISHED BUT THE FIGHT IS LONG AND HARD "

It's a quagmire!

[chs68]

"Yeah while your waiting for Satan to lose find time to consul the tens of millions murdered under communism and those being murdered for their faith in the Sudan etc etc"

I can't speak for the other person you were talking with, butI can only say that it is because of my faith (which includes my faith in a God that would not lie to me) that the messages of Bible are true, certain, and reliable that I understand that acts of love -- no matter how simple or howing seemingly inconsequential -- are very powerful.

I'm not spending my time on this planet sitting around wating for Satan to lose (although I absolutely certain that he will lose).

And I may not be able to help out in any tangible way the people in Sudan, I do pray for them. I somehow think (it's the faith thing) that bringing my personal concern about the plight of people suffering in the Sudan to the Creator of the Entire Universe might have some effect.

But for those who actually live closer to me that the suffering people in the Sudan, I not only pray, but I try to do, as far asd I am able, something to alleviate their suffering.

I used to be upset that I could not go and "consul" people who were suffering overseas. Then I realilzed that there were people suffering right where I live. And I came to understand that God just might have me where I am precisely to help those who are also right where I am.

For me, helping those who are suffering as I am able, and praying for those who are suffering but who live too far away for me to help sure beats sitting around thinking up reasons why God doesn't exist.

[uncbob]

If we do, Satan will still be vanquished in the end.

Yeah but in the meantime me and you will be getting vanguished
So you didn't post your advice
Shall we bring the troops home and disarm ???

[uncbob]

I think you missed the gist of my statement

[uncbob]

It's a quagmire!

LOL

[BikerNYC]

Yeah but in the meantime me and you will be getting vanguished

Yeah, but those who believe will be going on to better things, and those who don't will be going where they will end up going anyway. So, it really doesn't matter.

I care about what happens in this world, not any other, because this is all we have, so I believe we should do what makes things better here, and that means making the people of Iraq freer.

[Romulus]

I'd rather hear some thanks for doing the hard work to free people from brutal tyranny.

IOW, you'd rather hear preached a gospel that affirms you where you are right now and doesn't trouble you with the prospect of conversion.

You want to talk about tyranny? Real tyrany? Freeing people from brutal tyranny is what Christ is all about. The Pope is trying to get people to see that.

Some do; some don't.

[xsmommy]

end times ping....

[melbell]

"the Holy Father's words"

Matthew 23:9 (King James Version) - "And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven."