Wonder what event could be so significant that it should be added to the Bible, which is the very revelation of God himself? How about the ascension of the new messiah?
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), son of the one-time presidential contender, said Obama’s victory overwhelmed him.Those of you who complain that the whole messiah shtick is just an evil Republican rebranding effort might want to keep in mind that we are only quoting Democrats and the MSM (which is the publicity arm of the DNC -- talk about party hacks!). It's not our fault that people are over the top in their rhetoric. What do you expect us to do, ignore it? Even your candidate cultivates it. I don't go looking for this stuff, it makes me nuts every time I see it. It's absolutely amazing to me that people don't see that they are blaspheming God with their worship of this guy. They really might want to take a step back and rethink their rhetoric and all the hope that they are investing in a politician who is no different from any other politician.“I cried all night. I’m going to be crying for the next four years,” he said. “What Barack Obama has accomplished is the single most extraordinary event that has occurred in the 232 years of the nation’s political history. ... The event itself is so extraordinary that another chapter could be added to the Bible to chronicle its significance.”
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An interpretation of this post from the Reformed perspective:
The Bible is the word of God and it is his revelation about himself. It is not about man at all but the revelation of the God who created man. It's telling that man wants to turn the Bible around and make it about him when the story has always been about Jesus Christ. The entire Bible (yes, even the Old Testament) is about him:
ESV 2 Corinthians 1:20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.If Obama's disciples want his story told, they'll have to come up with their own Gospels.ESV Luke 24:25 And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
ESV Luke 24:44 Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
Jackson Jr. must have drunk deep at the well of black liberation theology to say something like that about a politician. And that's just what he is, he isn't doing anything to further the kingdom of God, why should he rate a mention in the Bible, let alone a chapter?
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One other comment. Hating Obama--or hating Michelle McGinty--is not in any way equivalent to loving God. My guess, however, is there will be at least one post angrily contradicting this assertion.
"McCain has one serious advantage over Obama that no one is talking about. The Democrats are going to hold Congress and the public really likes divided government. One party holding both Congress and the Presidency is always a recipe for disaster."
except that you're not considering that people are disgusted that government has gotten NOTHING done, because when republicans ruled all, they did nothing of worth to the common people, and since democrats have had the slim majority in congress, bush has vetoed nearly every worthwhile piece of legislation.
this is one case where i think your logic will fail. that said, i honestly hope that congress will continue to do its job of checks-and-balances and not the rubber stamp that it has been for the bush presidency.
"He cannot bring in enough new voters in his target groups to give him more than one state and McCain can easily match that."
i'd like to know where you get your statics. because the sources i watch have an entirely different story.
"Gallup is never accurate... And if Obama only has a 2% margin over McCain NOW outside the margin of error, by November he can be expected to be down by at least 10."
by what measure and by what evidence? did you polish your crystal ball for that one? polls are never a prediction of the future. i just thought it interesting to see where people are today (by the way, i agree that no single poll is accurate however, for whatever it's worth, rasmussen had obama at 50 and mccain at 44 on the same day and they have a history of right-wing bias).
Yeah, you're right about the bible, except the chapter's already been written. It's the chapter about the anti-Christ's arrival. And Obama fits all the criteria. You will regret one day that you brought this demon to power. In my view, it's the best thing that could happen. Once and for all it's time to get rid of the two greatest evils in the world today -Islam and liberalism.
latisha, freak much? i sure wouldn't mind seeing the quick death of fundamentalism (of all religions) and conservatism, but i somewhat savor their slow whithering death even more.
fundie christian conservatives have some whack-nut ideas of the world. whatever will you do when obama fails to usher in the "end times" and armageddon? will you drink the spiked punch? there's a fundamentalist muslim for you out there somewhere, a match made in heaven on earth.
i truly feel sorry for you.
"It's the chapter about the anti-Christ's arrival. And Obama fits all the criteria."
Quoting a frequent contributer on this blog : "You're going to be disappointed when he turns out to be a regular politician." ;^)
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