Commentary: Is Bush the Antichrist? - By Mike Moore

[indigobusiness]

Using the name of Christ yet being the enemy of Christ, the Antichrist is a threat to every civilization and every person. Could George Bush be the Antichrist?

Having been raised as a Christian, I was taught early that the Antichrist was someone who would come in the name of Christ but be the enemy of Christ. Using that definition, let us examine the proposition that George W. Bush could be the Antichrist. If Jesus Christ was in Bush’s place and he was the president of the United States, would he have taken any of the actions that Bush has taken, including the war in Iraq? In other words, is Bush following the teachings of Christ? “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them” (Matthew 7:20).

Christ taught us to love one another, especially our enemies (Matthew 5:43-46). Christ said that even the pagans love those who are like themselves, but the true mark of love is to love those that are different from you. Christ taught us to turn the other cheek and to “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Did Bush turn the other cheek when he falsely proclaimed Iraq as a threat? Do you think Bush loves his enemies? Do you think he even loves his friends, since he openly attacks those friends that disagree? Do you think Bush loves Osama bin Laden or Saddam Hussein? If he is a follower of Christ, then he must love them. Have you ever seen love in Bush’s eyes? Have you ever heard Bush talk about loving one’s neighbor? Does he treat the inmates at Guantanamo or the prisoners of Iraq like he would want to be treated? Do you think Christ would say, “You are either for us or against us?” Have Bush’s actions caused there to be more or less love in the world?

The war on Iraq was apparently undertaken because God whispered in Bush’s ear that war was the only way to solve the problem. I hate to tell Bush this, but God doesn’t whisper those kinds of things in people’s ears. That is the job of the devil! Jesus would never condone a war, as his whole message was to use love, not violence, to solve our problems. War is always a failure of civilization. Bush has set back the civilization of planet Earth. Anyone who wages war in the name of Christ is committing the ultimate Christian sin.

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http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=798

[lanparty]

1. Pat Robertson !!!!

He's the anti-christ. Bush is just his little helper.

[JPZenger]

7. The author is not Michael Moore the Film-maker

I just want to make sure everyone understands this.

[Jeff in Cincinnati]

10. That explains it...

I thought this seemed a little too not funny to be Moore's own work

[xray s]

2. evil man

the way Bush's face lights up and he kind of chuckles when he is talking about death, whether its executing people in prison or crowing about being "a war president"

The guy gives me the creeps.

[pfitz59]

3. 100 percent dead on!

Will CBN, TBN or DAYSTAR run with it? Nah, too much looting still to do....

[indigobusiness]

5. No, but the Pope will...

he has thrown down the gauntlet.

[PATRICK]

4. The Anti-President

n/t

[PoiBoy]

6. Another interesting read...

is here;

http://www.apfn.net/messageboard/6-16-03/discussion.cgi.8.html


<snip>
Bush's self-proclaimed adherence to Christianity (during one of the
presidential debates he said Jesus Christ was his favorite
"philosopher") and his constant reference to a new international
structure bypassing the United Nations system and long-standing
international treaties are worrying the top leadership of the Roman
Catholic Church. Well-informed sources close to the Vatican report
that Pope John Paul II is growing increasingly concerned about
Bush's ultimate intentions.
<end>

<snip>
Bush's blood lust, his repeated commitment to Christian beliefs, and
his constant references to "evil doers," in the eyes of many devout
Catholic leaders, bear all the hallmarks of the one warned about in
the Book of Revelations - the anti-Christ. People close to the Pope
claim that amid these concerns, the Pontiff wishes he was younger and
in better health to confront the possibility that Bush may represent
the person prophesized in Revelations.
<end>

<snip>
John Paul II has always believed the world was on the precipice of the
final confrontation between Good and Evil as foretold in the New
Testament. Before he became Pope, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla said, "We are
now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation
humanity has gone through. I do not think that wide circles of the
American society or wide circles of the Christian community realize
this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between
the Church and the anti-Church, of the Gospel versus the anti-Gospel."
<end>

a very good, thought provoking article, IMO... :hi:

[indigobusiness]

8. ..More from the Pope

Thanks, I was looking for that article. Here's a bit more from it.
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The Pope, who grew up facing the evils of Hitler and Stalin, knows
evil when he sees it. Although we can all endlessly argue over the
Pope's effectiveness in curtailing abuses within his Church, his
accomplishments external to Catholicism are impressive.

According to journalists close to the Vatican, the Pope and his
closest advisers are also concerned that the ultimate acts of evil -
the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and
Pentagon - were known in advance by senior Bush administration
officials. By permitting the attacks to take their course, there is a
perception within the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy that a coup
d'etat was implemented, one that gave Bush and his leadership
near-dictatorial powers to carry out their agenda.

[tom_paine]

9. Bunnypants* has united non-believers in the belief of the AntiChrist

Of course, many believers see it also.

I'd like to also note that this Mike Moore is not Michael Moore.

[indigobusiness]

11. Mike Moore is clearly not Michael Moore...

but the crux of the biscuit is not belief or non-believing, but respect for sincerity and what belief represents. My stance is to respect humility, whatever beliefs are involved.

[duckman]

12. I don't know what to say

You quoted some scriptures but aren't there some that could make the case for defending yourself. Maybe we should love thie enemy but what do we do if they want to kill us, sit there and take it?

[indigobusiness]

13. There was no intention to persuade

or proselytize, just to point out the hypocrisy and heresy.

You make your own choices about wisdom tradtions.

It seems to me if the anwers to your kind of question were simple or obvious, they (wisdom traditions)would be unnecessary. But self-defense is not about the same thing as loving your enemy. Self defense is warranted by the same teachings.