Hey Symph, now I have a riddle for you :

Rev 13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

The answer is hidden in :

Rev 18:10     Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

Here's an interpretation that's wacked but sounds cool:

They worshiped the dragon: what flies and breathes fire? Answer: Airplanes.

Now,

Which gave power unto the beast: the beasts are terrorists

And,

"They worshipped the beast: who could make war with the beast?"  Reference: :Who could make war with Iraq? And haven't we been hearing that a lot lately? How can WE be justified in eliminating terrorists they say?

In other words, there could be different references to different beasts, 1) the anti christ and 2) other category (unknown)

Final thought: I found it very ironic that it took exactally one hour for the 9-11 attacks to be complete.

I'd really love a gay bishop or priest or pastor or anyone who claims to be gay and a Christian to explain their actions.

This topic is in reference to the current news of the Episcopal Church consecrating Gene Robinson as a publicly declared "Gay Bishop."

I would imagine that many other Christians, as well as me, are sickened by this news. Could blasphemy of God's Name come in any worse of a form? How can the Gay Bishop and the Episcopal Church ignore the Word of God? Surely, He will judge them Righteously. Now is the time for the Episcopal Church and Gene Robinson to repent and turn away from their sins.

Those who are publicly displayed as leaders of Biblical Doctrine should be well aware of the passages of God's Word which dishonor homosexual behavior:

Leviticus 20:13 states: "If a man also lie with mankind as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they should surely be put to death....".

Romans

Paul writes here about the continued rejection of God’s will: “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.” (Romans 1:26-28) Here we see what happens when a people rejects the law of God and the Word of God. They are left to their own devices, and without delay they turn to sinful practices. We are sinners by nature, born unto sin. The devil tempts us every moment, and some of us fall prey to temptations such as homosexuality. The key is not to give into them, but to ask for God’s help in overcoming such sins.

Corinthians

The apostle Paul is very direct in this book. He writes: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?” (1 Corinthians 6:9) And then he clarifies just what an unrighteous person is: “Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 6:9, 10)

Timothy

Here we all are given hope. We are all sinners, and that is why we have been given the law of God. What we choose to do with it is what will save or damn us. Paul writes: “But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine.” (1 Timothy 1:8-10)

Jude

In his one chapter epistle, Jude writes to a church where certain members have crept in a corrupted it. The verses that mention homosexuality read as follows: “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over toe fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.” (Jude 7,

Conclusion

Although the Bible is fairly brief on the subject, what it says is very clear. The law is laid down in the Old Testament, and is renewed in the New Testament. There is no doubt in the Word of God about the fate of such that would practice homosexuality.

But there is hope, and the apostle Paul writes about this in the same chapter, in verse 11: “And such were some of you [homosexuals, etc.]: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” (1 Corinthians 6:11)

In other words, there is no such thing as being stuck in the practice for a lifetime because “one can’t help it”, or “it’s genetic”. The Corinthians obviously stopped such practices, or Paul wouldn’t have said that they were “washed… sanctified and justified”. A homosexual cannot be justified in the eyes of the Lord. What happened to Sodom and Gomorrah clearly shows it. Jewish law wouldn’t have dictated the killing of homosexuals if it were okay for such a practice to exist among God’s people. I hear of these churches today that agree with homosexual practices. Some even find reasons in the Bible for this practice. Let me make it clear by the Word of God Himself that anyone who would fool themselves and others through such false hopes is quickly paving a path to perdition for all involved.

It therefore stands to concrete reason that if a homosexual would want to be sanctified and justified and thus saved, he or she must abandon such perverse practices and become a true Christian who abides by all of God’s commandments.The hope is there, it can be done. But like all other things in life, it can only be done through God.


(above references quoted from http://www.exprimare.com/dignoscentia/articles/read.asp?ArticleID=23)