From: theirony2013@gmail.com
On 2025-12-16 15:38, Mike wrote:
> On 2025-12-16 15:31, Steven Douglas wrote:
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>> Mike posted:
>>> On 2025-12-16 15:24, Steven Douglas wrote:
>>>> Mike posted:
>>>>> On 2025-12-16 12:43, Steven Douglas wrote:
>>>>>> Mike posted:
>>>>>>> On 2025-12-16 11:27, Mike wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2025-12-16 11:14, Steven Douglas wrote:
>>>>>>>>> DocUFO posted:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Who can make war with the Beast?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just as a reminder, Doc, when the Antichrist makes his
>>>>>>>>> appearance on the world stage, he will INSTANTLY be
>>>>>>>>> loved by the WHOLE WORLD.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Where does the Bible say that?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You provided the answer at the bottom of your post.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Bible does not explicitly say that
>>>>>>> the Antichrist will be instantly loved
>>>>>>> by the whole world.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However, some passages describe a figure
>>>>>>> who gains global attention, or influence,
>>>>>>> often associated with deception.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let’s break it down carefully.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Key passages often referenced:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2 Thessalonians 2:3–4 (NIV)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for
>>>>>>> that day will not come until the rebellion
>>>>>>> occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed,
>>>>>>> the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose
>>>>>>> and will exalt himself over everything that is
>>>>>>> called God or is worshiped, so that he sets
>>>>>>> himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself
>>>>>>> to be God."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This describes the Man of Lawlessness (commonly
>>>>>>> identified with the Antichrist) as being revealed to
>>>>>>> the world, exalting himself, and deceiving people.
>>>>>>> It emphasizes his boldness and influence, but it does
>>>>>>> not say everyone will instantly love him.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Revelation 13:3–8 (NIV)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "One of its heads seemed to have had a fatal wound,
>>>>>>> but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world
>>>>>>> was filled with wonder and followed the beast.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There it is. As far as I know, the whole world is
>>>>>> not following Trump.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Bible still doesn't have the words that you
>>>>> outlined in capitals.
>>>> I didn't use quotation marks, but the Bible says he
>>>> will be worshipped by ALL who will still be living
>>>> in this world:
>>>
>>> The only thing that everyone worships is MONEY !!!
>> Not everyone. The Bible specifically instructs us
>> to NOT worship money.
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> What does 'worship' mean to you in a monetary sense?
> To me the definition is Capitalism is the worship of money.
Yes — as an observation about behavior, that’s hard to argue with.
For many people money stops being a tool and becomes:
Identity (“what I’m worth”)
Moral proof (“the market validated me”)
Power condensed into a number
A way to outrun finitude (death, insignificance, uncertainty)
At that point it really does function like worship:
endless accumulation
sacrifice of time
relationships, even health
rituals (markets, earnings calls, growth targets)
heresy (anything that threatens profit)
salvation narratives (“one more win, one more zero”)
Not because they say it’s sacred — but because they act as if it were.
What’s especially corrosive is that money pretends to be neutral.
It hides the devotion behind math and “efficiency,” which makes
the worship harder to name — and harder to resist.
Once someone identifies with money, everything else becomes
instrumental — including themselves.
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