Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h…

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    10 months ago

    He’s a bargain bin Mussolini. Unfortunately, nothing he did is particularly new.

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        10 months ago

        Yea, it’s an archetype, but it’s funny how some predictions are oddly specific for such a broad recurrent archetype:

        “… a despicable person will arise… a man of contempt… to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will slip in when least expected and will seize the kingdom through flattery and intrigue.” Daniel 11:21

        “He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior… He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them.” Daniel 8:25, 2 Thess 2:10

        “But then the court will convene, and all his power will be taken away.” Daniel 7:26

        From these, the Antichrist’s description is starting to sound like Hannah Arendt’s banality of evil and how that is scarier than fictional supernatural evil with horns and pitchforks.

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          Probably bc these are descriptions of prior people summarized. Like its all happened before.