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By David Edwards
Monday, April 14, 2014 12:43 EDT
Pastor John Hagee is warning members of his megachurch to prepare for the end of the world because a blood moon eclipse on Tuesday is signaling that the End Times could be beginning.
On Tuesday, most of the United States will be treated to the first of four complete lunar eclipses which scientists call a tetrad occurring in six month intervals. The eclipses are often referred to as blood moons because as sunlight shines on the moon through the Earths atmosphere, it gives the moon a red color.
Hagee, pastor of Texas Cornerstone Church, has written a book on the phenomenon titled Blood Moons: Something is About to Change. And he is airing a live television event on Tuesday to reveal direct connections between four upcoming blood-moon eclipses and what they portend for Israel and all of humankind.
Is this the end of the age? Hagee asked during a recent sermon, before quoting Acts 2:19-20: And I will show wonders in Heaven above and signs in the Earth beneath, the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/14/pastor-john-hagee-tuesdays-blood-moon-eclipse-signals-the-end-of-the-world/
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)I wouldn't be too upset about that...
A HERETIC I AM
(24,321 posts)Tentmakers cum clothiers are hard to find in San Antonio.
Fucking douchebag. Hope he chokes on a chicken bone, god damnable scumbag fuckhead charlatan waste of decent fucking carbon
chrisstopher
(152 posts)Say it like you mean it.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,321 posts)I'll try harder next time.
Asshole.
chrisstopher
(152 posts)Just a little humor.
I agree with you completely.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,321 posts)It was sort of like the last little bark a dog does, after a string of barks!
Hagee is the asshole, not you!
chrisstopher
(152 posts)And by the way, congrats on getting that post by the Jury.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,321 posts)Hagee is a serious pox on society, honestly. He is a charlatan, pure and simple.
The fact that my post got alerted on is really no surprise. I've come to the conclusion that reality is just too much for some members of this board.
chrisstopher
(152 posts)I've never been accused of being conservative. That's why I like this board so much.
Living in the bible belt, I have to be careful about expressing my opinions without starting a fight.
ChisolmTrailDem
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anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)malaise
(267,824 posts)That Juror deserves a DUzy
A HERETIC I AM
(24,321 posts)LOL
I really shouldn't drink and post!
JHB
(37,132 posts)Shorter Hagee: "It's sheep-shearing time!"
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)"could begin" clever.
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)only to have it not happen?
Michelle Bachmann stated last year the end is near. This is a chorus with them.
But neither their adherents or followers seem angry when these prophesies by the men and women "in the know" (because they have a hotline directly to God) are wrong time and time again.
The ones who believe this stuff are seriously mentally challenged. They lack the skills to engage in rational thought.
And so on Wednesday the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. Life will go on. Nothing will happen and the gullible will continue to be gullible.
As a Christian I know Jesus said no one will know when the end is coming. I guess these end-times prostitutes haven't read that part of the Bible.
hatrack
(59,442 posts)Or they just pretend they never predicted it in the first place.
yuiyoshida
(41,764 posts)V
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)"And don't forget ... the bigger the offering, the more you'll be blessed."
P T Barnum has nothing on televangelists.
Paladin
(28,204 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)The becoming false consciousness.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)...that's deep, man.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Seriously, one of the great American rock and roll bands.
Separation
(1,975 posts)Me and the kids had it marked on the calendar for a while. Got the telescope and camera out. Mars and Jupiter have been out lately and just either had cruddy weather or early morning apointments to get some good star gazing in.
longship
(40,416 posts)Your best shot of it for about two years. It's about as close as it gets to Earth.
Have fun. My scope is staying inside here. Too damned wet after the storm the other day. All the rivers are at or above flood stage. My acre is full of puddles -- everywhere.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Real bright, right near the moon.
Capt.Rocky300
(1,005 posts)without sinking to my ankles.
Separation
(1,975 posts)A friend once brought over some colored filters and we used em in my scope. Was great being able to see the polar caps.
The partial eclipse starts here at 2am and fully eclipsed by 303am. Still pretty cloudy but we have 5 hours to go.
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)n/t
madamesilverspurs
(15,784 posts)Hagee's website still has all of its sundry donations buttons working. Methinks they would be taken down if Hagee truly thought "the end is nigh". Sincerity and John Hagee have yet to be introduced.
Ruby the Liberal
(26,217 posts)CTyankee
(63,771 posts)Oh, wait...
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Lex
(34,108 posts)you really believe it. I'm sure you have a few fat bank accounts because scaring stupid people is apparently lucrative.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)sakabatou
(42,083 posts)And when Johnny boy's prediction doesn't happen, will his congregation get angry for his prediction not being right? NO! He'll just say God prevented it.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Here's another verse you might consider ... Matthew 24:36: "However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows."
The Bible also has something to say about (false) prophets:
2 Peter 2:3: "And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep."
I wonder if there is any correlation between his "collections" and his dooms day predictions?
phylny
(8,353 posts)Laf.La.Dem.
(2,936 posts)So continue sending in your "love offerings"
Initech
(99,915 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)I just don't understand it.
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)and why does he have hemorrhoids?
Maraya1969
(22,441 posts)Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)Tonight's blood moon signals this destruction... REPENT!
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)so who cares.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)He's wrong not to attribute "the end" to the actual reason why things might change dramatically: climate change. More famine, unusual growing seasons, flooding, etc might bring disaster to a lot of folks. But he's stupid to ignore the cause of change on our planet.
AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)But it wouldn't actually end humanity, though. OTOH, the Fundies' imaginary End-Times is actually scarier than even the most pessimistic (plausible) AGW scenario because according to the prophecies, *everyone* inevitably dies unless you're one of the "chosen" Christians(yes, not every Christian makes it, btw. Only the "purest" of the "pure" do. And that depends on the individual setup, whether it be the mainstream Fundies like the Hagee church, or even a fringe far-right outfit like the various Christian Identity cults, etc.).
At least climate change doesn't care whether or not you worship the *right* god or not(or any god at all).....
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)do the TV program. Interesting. So the end will be long and drawn out and please send money!!! I am on the west coast and the beginning of the eclipse is actually April 14th -- today -- this very night!!
Looking forward to seeing it all if the clouds cooperate.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)SevenSixtyTwo
(255 posts)mega chili cheese fries and a xxlarge buttermilk shake be an appropriate offering?
It might be religion for his gullibles but, it's a fuckin' business for him. More money in the offering plate means first boarding if we check out. I think Southwest offers the same deal.
MFM008
(19,782 posts)ill be there. It would be in the request for my last meal, add a burger something sweet and it would be my last meal lol.
ck4829
(34,977 posts)predictions of the end of the world.
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)while Obama was being pressured to get rid of Rev. Wright?
rocktivity
AzDar
(14,023 posts)AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)In all seriousness, though, this guy's a complete nut, just like pretty much every other doomsday cult, whether it be on the fringe right, like the Branch Davidians, or on the fringes of the left, like the Near Term Extinction Movement headed up by Guy McPherson, et al.....
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)shenmue
(38,503 posts)isn't that the new Slayer album?
DinahMoeHum
(21,737 posts)Benton D Struckcheon
(2,347 posts)This does: A Mass for the End of Time - Anonymous 4
First song has this line: Judicii signum, tellus sudore madescit.
Translates as: Sign of the Judgement: the Earth begins to sweat.
The IPCC's been trying to tell us that over and over. This pastor might want to consider spreading that message. It would be more useful.
NuttyFluffers
(6,811 posts)that's good, right?
JEFF9K
(1,935 posts)Vashta Nerada
(3,922 posts)Apparently Hagee didn't pay attention in 5th grade science.
Idiot.
Generic Brad
(14,270 posts)He's been so busy choosing sides in sporting events.
edgineered
(2,101 posts)swastikas lately has made me believe things are as ended today as they ever have been. Does that mean I am now a believer?
hatrack
(59,442 posts)That is all.
sendero
(28,552 posts).... some mental midget proclaims the end of the earth based on nothing. What a fucking idiot.
Dirty Socialist
(3,248 posts)DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)And if it doesn't end this time, I'll just come up with another theory next year. Did you buy my book yet?
KinMd
(966 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)Remember when Christ came back to Earth not long after he was crucified, just as predicted? ... Oh, wait ...
jwirr
(39,215 posts)DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Gosh, I hope I'm afforded the opportunity to give all of my worldly possessions to his church before I get rapture-sucked up to heaven.
benld74
(9,889 posts)the 13 that happened before last night?
Anything to say about them?
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