RE: Questions About the Rapture
September 29, 2014 at 12:36 pm
(This post was last modified: September 29, 2014 at 12:43 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The doctine is actually a european import. It also appealed mainly to immigrant populations when it was brought over. It's popular now by force of demographics. There are more immigrants here than natives, and successive waves of immigration seem to have the effect (we're headed there now as well) of eroding the previous waves "naturalized" immigrant populations demographic majority - with that it alters what's on "the peoples'" minds. Consider, for a moment, that to many immigrants over the years, the world was already "ending" where they came from - the rapture narrative might have appealed to them as a mirror of their own experiences here, in the same way that exodus appealed/appeals to the african american demographic.
As above, so below. Perhaps more aptly put, as below....so above.
As above, so below. Perhaps more aptly put, as below....so above.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
