tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post3932017396651151000..comments2023-10-08T06:21:52.923-07:00Comments on Amy Deardon: Muslim EschatologyAmy Deardonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360116339457651031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-46039481171499502712010-09-02T13:21:13.107-07:002010-09-02T13:21:13.107-07:00I believe it's a dangerous thing to lightly br...I believe it's a dangerous thing to lightly brush over the eschatology on either side. To understand Christianity, one needs to <b>be</b> a Christian and have a solid and thorough understanding of the subject. There are way too many passages one can miss that, when put together, clearly explains the subject. <br />Without a proper understanding of the history of Islam, and especially of Mohammed, you won't see the absurdity of the Koran and of his teachings, which don't make any sense. They are a compilation of his discourses with Catholics and Jews in the marketplace and the things he overheard. Some just make you shake your head until you find out he was a very messed up man. Most Muslims can't even tell you what the Koran says...they don't read it...they go to the mosque and hear Imam's interpretations. (Sadly, it's the same with churches today)<br />We are admonished as Christians to search things out and to be led by the Holy Spirit, which Christ sent to infill us after His crucifixion and resurrection. <br />The Left Behind series was written by men...a fiction of their surmises. The Bible is God-breathed and the source of Truth...but you have to search it out in faith.midspointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794005706331825301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-26688843229694196362010-09-01T05:22:22.136-07:002010-09-01T05:22:22.136-07:00Very interesting post, Amy. My husband, sis-in-law...Very interesting post, Amy. My husband, sis-in-law, and I have discussed the end times a lot because the descriptions in the Bible are so abstract. I'm kind of with you--I'm not ready to jump on the Left Behind bandwagon. <br /><br />I'd never really given thought to what end times look like through other religions, though.Kat Heckenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690721679155795038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294580011480550687.post-29600566872866985432010-09-01T04:45:00.785-07:002010-09-01T04:45:00.785-07:00Catholic and Orthodox eschatology doesn't defi...Catholic and Orthodox eschatology doesn't define the period of time. There are only four elements of Catholic endtime thought: <br />- an antichrist will rise during a general upheaval<br />- there will be a general resurrection of the dead<br />- Christ will return as our final judge and King<br />- And then this Earth will be destroyed/consummated and we'll have a new Heaven and a new Earth.<br /><br />Catholicism and the Orthodox church rejects the Rapture. There's a thorough discussion of it here:<br />http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/dogmatics/cozby_rapture1.htm<br />and part two:<br />http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/dogmatics/cozby_rapture2.htmJane Lebakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851954297667846546noreply@blogger.com