Yadda wrote on May 13
th, 2013 at 11:03pm:
Brian Ross wrote on May 13
th, 2013 at 9:57pm:
BTW, how can a religion, which is after all a set of philosophical insights and teachings be "duplicitous and deceitful"?
Wouldn't that mean it was in fact lying to it's own followers?
Yes.
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And, if it was lying to its followers, wouldn't that mean they are victims, just as much as anybody else, perhaps even more so?
Is a wolf a 'victim', of THE trap, set to catch it ???
Is a wolf a 'victim', of THE trap, set to catch it ???
ISLAM/Allah, makes promises to moslems....
"Satan makes them promises, and creates in them false desires; but satan's promises are nothing but deception.
They (his dupes) will have their dwelling in Hell, and from it they will find no way of escape."Koran 4.120
"Then, on the Day of Judgment,.....Then would they offer submission (with the pretence), "We did no evil (knowingly)." (The angels will reply), "Nay, but verily [God] knoweth all that ye did;"Koran 16.27
The pleasures and riches of this world are alluring to idolaters and to moslems.
Dictionary;
idolatry = = worship of idols.God's message to mankind, has
ALWAYS been, that [to please our God]
we should discern between good, and evil, and that we should separate
'the precious from the vile'.
And that is exactly what God is, and has been doing, with mankind. .....
his 'harvest'.
And in the wisdom of God's plan, we, mankind, have
'conveniently' sorted ourselves, in to the camps of the 'holy' and the 'vile'.
2 Timothy 3:1
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded,
lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.Matthew 6:33
...seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;2 Timothy 2:19
....the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal,
The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
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Revelation 14:14
And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap;
for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth;
for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
Joel 3:9
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow;
for their wickedness is great.