Re: The Power of Language

Hey!

On Saturday 11 September 2004 22:02, Adam
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious wrote:

 > (1) Al-Dajjal is described by Muslims as the arabic word
 > for "the Antichrist."  As a Christian, I heavily study
 > the apocalyptic Bible and reread those portions often to
 > see if it can accurately describe current events (by the
 > way, the UN is taking some actions that some Christians
 > have expected to happen in the end times - it wasn't
 > until they actually began these actions that I myself
 > believed that the UN actually has the possibility of
 > being the Beast of the Sea).  My dad, a Muslim, has
 > taught me of al-Dajjal, al-Mahdi, and Isu in the endtimes
 > (the "Antichrist," the defeator of the "Antichrist," and
 > Jesus) and I eventually came to the theological
 > conclusion that al-Dajjal will exist, but will not be the
 > Antichrist.  I suspect that al-Dajjal will probably be
 > from the UN or the Pope (although I feel that the Pope is
 > going to gain more power in the UN than what he has now)
 > will be al-Dajjal because... well, you have to read the
 > appendixes when I publish the book ;)

Have you read the "Left Behind" series by LaHaye and
Jenkins? I've heard they'd be quite popular in the US?
These novel series deal with what happens after all
Christians are removed from the earth. Not with the removed ones, but
with the people that are 'left behind'.
The books are build upon what is written in the Book of Revelation, only
transferred to what might possibly happen in our time.

Carsten

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