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Originally Posted by Drake
I probably would not object to man made actions contributing to some of the calamities in the end times. I don’t agree with climate change as the explanation for all of it. I mean really, the Noahic flood was brought on by climate change? It is better to use the explanations from the Bible than Time magazine... you know what I mean?
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The Bible does not say that Noah's flood was caused by Climate change, it says that the end of this age will be like the days of Noah. We are witnessing a major extinction taking place on par with other major extinctions in Earth's past. As a result we are doing things like creating seed banks to "survive the flood". Therefore, today is "as the days of Noah". However, this current extinction is not brought about by the flood but rather by climate change, pollution, and other human factors. Once again, you cannot interpret the Lord's word to mean there will be a big flood at the end of the age because the Bible specifically promises not to do that again.
However, it is relevant to US policy since we can use the same strategy, build something (like Noah's boat) that will survive the flood. We have created seed banks that we are storing quantities of seeds from all kinds of species, animal and plant, so that after the extinction we have not lost this genetic riches.
There are 18 domesticated animals that have been crucial to the success of human civilization (Cows, horses, camels, sheep, goats, chickens, etc). Only 1 of these is found anywhere other than the Middle East (llamas). Apart from that 17 out of 18 belonged to Mesopotamia. Why did all these large animals suddenly go extinct in the Americas, Australia, etc at the same time that man appeared. Some have speculated that we hunted them to extinction -- very, very difficult to believe (We tried to hunt Buffalo to extinction to get rid of the Indians yet didn't succeed). Others have speculated that it was disease associated with man. I would suggest it was Noah's flood. The reason Mesopotamia didn't lose the animals was because Noah saved those 17 animals alive.
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Originally Posted by Drake
Concerning Israel. Let’s start with the scriptures I provided for the very purpose of conversation in post # 3157. What do you think those verses reveal about Israel?
Drake
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Zechariah 12:10
10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
What does that have to do with US foreign policy?
Dan 7:13
13 I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
This refers to the Lord returning in the clouds. What does this have to do with US foreign policy?
Revelation 1:7.
7 Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
Sorry, I do not see how any of these quotes are relevant, can you please explain?