tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post5003960413456875538..comments2023-12-25T14:38:40.017-05:00Comments on Holy Ordinary: The Sacraments of Everyday Life: Sow in PeaceBrent Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01351957537347562545noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-53340824546744933822007-11-12T00:49:00.000-05:002007-11-12T00:49:00.000-05:00Let us not forget that the real Antichrist will, w...Let us not forget that the real Antichrist will, when he comes on to the world scene will be very popular. He will be very charismatic. So the point is when we look for the “Antichrist” we shouldn’t be looking for a villain. We shouldn’t be looking for a bad guy, for that is not how he is going to appear, not to most people, at least not at first.<BR/><BR/>In fact he is going to appear as an hero. He is going to appear as an humanitarian. He is going to appear as a savior. He is actually going to be responsible or seem to be responsible in solving some of humanity’s most intractable problems. Perhaps he is going to be responsible for curing some disease, or develop ways to make things grow on barren land.<BR/><BR/>This is why I am guessing that he will be an industrialist because only an industrialist could have the infrastructures to develop such technology. Obviously what pushes this guy into the world stage would be the continuing success of his company.<BR/><BR/>And from there his success and charisma is going to pull him into politics. I say pull but it was his plan all along, though like the best of politicians he will make it look like he only begrudgingly entered the political sphere.<BR/><BR/>I believe he will become the head of the European Union, an entity that right now isn’t that strong, but since I see see this as happening from 30-50 years from now I see that by then the organization will have grown in strength<BR/><BR/>I still believe we have a generation or two before he arises, but in the term of human history a generation or two isn’t that long from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-6683644261415497412007-10-16T00:03:00.000-04:002007-10-16T00:03:00.000-04:00Brent, your posting and Tatina's comment remind me...Brent, your posting and Tatina's comment remind me of a series of vocal ministries in my meeting some time ago. We Friends contemplated our own personal values of peace and non-violence. As a result, one Friend suggested a First Day talk on alternatives to violence. What I realized is just how important those "little things" are in our relationships with others to the larger world. I now try to pay closer attention to how I relate to others. --HollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-74252873703174583352007-10-12T10:52:00.000-04:002007-10-12T10:52:00.000-04:00Hi Tatiana --Thanks for the post on my blog. And ...Hi Tatiana --<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post on my blog. And I enjoyed reading your's, too -- ah, the power of the testimonies. Now if Friends could just focus perhaps a bit more on living and proclaiming them and worrying a bit less about theological orthodoxy or unorthodoxy!Brent Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351957537347562545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295725.post-48209179591168144532007-10-11T12:25:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:25:00.000-04:00Brent, I just posted a bit on my own blog about pe...Brent, I just posted a bit on my own blog about peace as well. I found your entry a good counterpoint to my own, which focuses more on personal peace (peace with oneself and one's family first) than on world peace. I think that it is important both to work for world peace and cultivate peace in our own lives.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779680819545525601noreply@blogger.com