Christians can’t wait for God to punish ‘wicked’ America with Trump–and usher in the Apocalypse

[Katashi_itto]

Christians who claimed months ago that Donald Trump was foretold in Biblical prophecy must be feeling prescient today. Worrying in 2015 that Trump would be a major party nominee was treated as being about as likely as the 5000-1 odds that bookies gave Leicester City at the beginning of the 2015-16 season. But this week, as both unlikely predictions came to pass, it seems prudent to take a look at just what it is that those eschatologists claim to see.

Historical lists of those who have predicted either that God would destroy the world as punishment for collective sins or those who have used formulae to predict that people should circle specific days on their calendar is far too long to list here. (Wikipedia has one such list.)

Specific individuals who were seen as catalysts for the end have included Ronald Reagan, various popes, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Barack Obama–although even Richard the Lionheart was implicated back in the 13th century by Joachim of Fiore.

Joachim is often credited as being the first eschatologist to cause major upset in Christendom with his predictions. Joachim used a complex formula that counted the number of generations in the Bible before and after the birth of Christ (BCE or CE), combined them with the detailing of three ages of history until the end of the world, and came up with the period 1200 to 1260 CE as containing the fateful year.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/christians-cant-wait-for-god-to-punish-wicked-america-with-trump-and-usher-in-the-apocalypse/

[katsy]

1. I'm convinced there's something toxic in our

environment killing people's brain cells.

It's a cry for help. Religious delusions.

[Katashi_itto]

2. Something is going on. It's like listening to a creepypasta story unfold.

[katsy]

3. Bookmarking to finish listening to this.

Thx!

[Katashi_itto]

5. Go to youtube and search under "Creepypasta" there are hundreds of stories!

[katsy]

6. 😘💕

[Katashi_itto]

7. :)

[lagomorph777]

4. Evangelicals voted for Trump, which reveals their true reason for "faith"

The televangelists and creature-preachers they have been following are all about justifying their numerous forms of bigotry: racism, misogyny, LGBT phobia, etc. Trump captures that key element, so despite his glaring disconnect (i.e. philandery) from their much-touted "family values" they have switched their worship to Trump-worship.

[Agnosticsherbet]

8. Man, that group of "Christians" are freakishly sick puppies.

Sadists living in a fantasy world.

[GeorgeGist]

9. ... and a celebrity shall lead them."

said the Bible, nowhere.

[icymist]

11. It was originally written in The Book of Entertainments

Dropped by The Council of Nicea.

[hunter]

10. I'm a hardcore Christian heretic.

I can picture Jesus as a gay but mostly celibate youth, son of a religiously insane mom, hanging out in the camps of traveling wise men and merchants, repairing their gear, learning of Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, etc...

Guess I get to go directly to hell, don't pass "GO," don't collect $200.