Do people in this forum believe that one world religion is needed to fulfill the prophesies of Revelation?

If so, does the pope cozy-ing up to a top Islamic leader provide one path to do create such a religion?

ramblin_ag02 said:

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So for those keeping score, the evil army of Revelation was first the Commie Russians, then the Muslims, and now it's an amalgamation of all the major world religions?

I wish people could just be happy when other people talk about peace.

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I don't know about the evil army, but I remember in church when I was growing up the preacher would always talk about the antichrist establishing a one-world-religion to worship him.

I am not sure of the chapters or verses because it has been too long, but I know a lot of people probably still believe that to be true.

Yeah that's really big in the "Left Behind" view of Revelation.

dermdoc said:

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We can't even agree on theology on here. And we are mostly Ags. No way there is a "one world religion". And I personally think the "Left Behind" stuff is not very believable.

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Haha, well put!

If based on the second beast in Revelation I'm not sure I would call it a one world religion. It sounds like there will still be christians but the "beast" will deceive many and force people to worship him. Then comes the "mark of the beast" requirement for any transaction. That is always a fun one to theorize in today's modern climate.

dermdoc said:

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We can't even agree on theology on here. And we are mostly Ags. No way there is a "one world religion". And I personally think the "Left Behind" stuff is not very believable.

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ramblin_ag02 said:

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Maybe fun, but to me it's the evangelical Christian equivalent of astrology.

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Trying to understand a prophecy is astrology? How else am I supposed to read that passage? It's one of the few prophecies that are still in the future. So yeah when I read it I like to wonder what it is referring to. I am well aware I have no idea.

dermdoc said:

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I personally think Revelation was written as an encouragement to the Church and deals with the Romans and things going on at that time. But that does not sell books, movies, etc.

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Maybe so, but it sure is detailed if the purpose is just to encourage.

The Methodists can't even agree on a single style of Methodism apparently, so I don't see a one world religion happening any time soon.

ramblin_ag02 said:

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Frok said:

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ramblin_ag02 said:

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Maybe fun, but to me it's the evangelical Christian equivalent of astrology.

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Trying to understand a prophecy is astrology? How else am I supposed to read that passage? It's one of the few prophecies that are still in the future. So yeah when I read it I like to wonder what it is referring to. I am well aware I have no idea.

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Pretty much. You're trying to guess the future by interpreting symbolic language. Unless your name is Daniel or Joseph you're wasting your time. Unless you have the gift of interpretation of dreams and visions, in which case you wouldn't be guessing.

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Is claiming that a one-world religion is a silly interpretation of Revelation claiming knowledge of the prophecy? Are you not doing the same thing?

ramblin_ag02 said:

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Did I at any point put forth an interpretation of the prophecy? I merely said that act of guessing an interpretation is trivial and frivolous, like astrology.

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Trivial is a much better word. I can agree with that. Earlier you made it sound like one should not even theorize what these verses me. I disagree with that.

canadiaggie said:

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Aggie4Life02 said:

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Pope is antichrist.

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Hardline Protestants and Salafis, not much difference

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What is a "hard line Protestant"? Just curious because if by that you mean evangelical Christians committed to bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to the world, that would seem to be a contradictory statement.

Beer Baron said:

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The Methodists can't even agree on a single style of Methodism apparently, so I don't see a one world religion happening any time soon.

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Likewise, American Lutherans are divided between ELCA, LCMS, and Wisconsin Synod.

I stumbled across this today:



Christianity, along with owning a Bible, is outlawed in N Korea. From the looks of things, Kim makes the people worship him!

On another note, I wouldn't be surprised if a one world religion that revolved around money sprang up. The love of money is the root of all evil.

jkag89 said:

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Martin Q. Blank said:

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HustlerAggie said:

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Aggie4Life02 said:

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Pope is antichrist.

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This particular pope or just popes in general?

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antichristos

from

anti
I. over against, opposite to, before
II. for, instead of, in place of (something)

Christos
I. Christ = "anointed"


The pope claims to be the Vicarius Christi.

Vicarius is a Latin word, meaning substitute or deputy.

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FIFY

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Pretty much. "Substitute" is not a connotation we papists work with.

Just a philosophical observation on the OP:

Since God is One ---- by definition, somehow pulling off a one-world religion should not automatically be out of line. But if it is some kind of hodge-podge that ignores real differences, that is another matter.

Here is one not to rule out, and should not be assumed to be `evil' if it does happen:

1) Some kind of reunification of West and East Catholic (Roman vs Orthodox).

2) Some kind, yet unknown, of rapprochement with Islam is just conceivable but not in the 1979-9/11 era phase we are in. And yet there are underpinnings that theoretically would allow it. Its not unlike the very great divide from Protestants, while still having considerable in common.

But a ONE world religion? Nah --- if anything, seem to be moving away from it again. What is generally called the Left seems to be adopting a new kind of quasi atheism-pagan (but the classical pagans would not stand for the lack of boundaries) while all the others are digging in.

It is somewhat unsettling. I wasn't raised in the Catholic Church, but was raised around it (my dad was raised Catholic & my mom Baptist)

There is something about the Catholic Church that always feels like home. This Pope has made me uncomfortable from day 1 & I hope the next Pope is closer in line with John Paul II

Why does the Catholic Church feel like "home"?

I always wondered why catholics were so averse to the Bible, such as why do they think people need to confess to a priest instead of confessing directly to Jesus? (among many other inconsistencies)