Matthew 24 - The Kingdom of Heaven/God

[Meg]

If there was anybody so totally unqualified to even try to discuss the Second Coming Of Jesus Christ, that would be National Geographic. Seriously, I would rather see Mad Magazine try that than NG. Some things are just not worth the time it takes to wonder about once, and that show makes that list right at the very top.

[Wally]

What me Messiah?

Yes, Natl Geo is about as open, honest, and unbiased as the current administration in DC.

[JesusIsLord]

Yes, Natl Geo is about as open, honest, and unbiased as the current administration in DC.

Actually, I watched all of it and found that Nat Geo gave no opinions on the matter that I could find. I was just floored how people can be so deluded. It is really so sad.

Then I watched a large part of "The Universe with Stephen Hawking". Now THAT show gave their opinion. It's very sad to see such a brilliant disabled man be so far from the truth. If only he used that brain of his for the good of God....

He claimed that our solar system developed so perfectly and is so correctly placed with all the required elements to support life, the sun is just the right size and distance from the earth, etc, etc......yet still maintains that it happened by chance.

Reminds me of the verse:

The fool says in their heart, "There is no God".

[Meg]

Worse than that, Wally, they are openly pagan. I have read enough of their magazines to see that clearly. They took a secular scientific view from the outset, both hard (mechanical) science and soft (anthropological) science, and because they depend on these things, they absolutely cannot interpret anything connected to God, because they are -- I want to say deliberately -- Spiritually blind. This makes them singularly unqualified to discuss anything Christian, so it is a waste of perfectly useful time paying any attention to them when they make such an attempt.

[Robinbobbin]

There's also one down in the caribean who used to claim to be the messiah but now claims to be the antichrist. And, he still has a large following. Go figure.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50943

[SaintTexas]

Actually, I watched all of it and found that Nat Geo gave no opinions on the matter that I could find. I was just floored how people can be so deluded. It is really so sad.
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Exactly. It was sad and disconcerting and extremely creepy. How can anyone believe these guys?

As I dropped off our two youngest just a couple of minutes late, the youth pastor was saying to the really little ones (we have a 4 year old who was listening) who can sit still in chairs tell them that they were created to love and worship Jesus Christ. It was beautiful to hear those words and know that was what they hear every time we meet. This 4 year old daughter yesterday told me when she heard us talk about Jesus, "Jesus died on the cross for our sins, Mommy." Praise the Lord. Out of the mouths of babes! We were made to worship, and when we reject the real Jesus, the Living Word, we will worship anything else, even a very poor, false substitute, even those trying to use His name for their own delusional ambitions.

[3rdWatch]

I wasn't even sure which subforum to put this on: My husband recorded this last night while we were at church, and we were totally floored and creeped out and had to stop watching it! The program is about three men who claim to be Jesus. One has no following, one has a culture built around him in Russia/upper Mongolia, and the last is in the Phillipines and was a pentacostal preacher who had an epiphany (like the other two) and says that he has a following through televangelism worldwide of about 6 million.

Matthew 24:4-5 Jesus says, " 4And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you. 5"For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many...."

Did anyone else see this? I couldn't believe anyone would put it on television, but when I checked National Geographic's online show line up for Inside, there were others also in addition to this one.

Father, open the eyes of the lost to Your Son Jesus, the Living Word!

I happened to see the first part of the show, too. i was flabber-gasted ! i guess these poor people don't have the Word of God ? I pray that the delusional leader would be brought the message of the Bible, see it clearly and receive its Truth, then bring all his followers to sincere faith in the only True Messiah ...
i didn't know that people in such a civilized region of the world could still be totally ignorant of the Bible -- so much that they would follow any man. Matt 24:26

[silentknight]

There's also one down in the caribean who used to claim to be the messiah but now claims to be the antichrist. And, he still has a large following. Go figure.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50943
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Actually Ive heard of this guy before, he says he has a large following, but is lucky to fill a bingo hall with a few hundred people though

[TheLordismytreasure]

I saw this also. I was so saddened by all those people, crying and reaching out and only finding false prophets. Some things are so frustrating to see. The first guy was just an obvious kook, the second guy just had a downright evil look in his eyes and made no sense at all and the third guy seemed to be on a money hungry power trip. Oh well, I hope they have enjoyed their earthly rewards because it won't last forever....

[Musician in His house]

There's also one down in the caribean who used to claim to be the messiah but now claims to be the antichrist. And, he still has a large following. Go figure.

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50943

Wow -- talk about "from one extreme to the other!"

[logosone]

If there was anybody so totally unqualified to even try to discuss the Second Coming Of Jesus Christ, that would be National Geographic. Seriously, I would rather see Mad Magazine try that than NG. Some things are just not worth the time it takes to wonder about once, and that show makes that list right at the very top.

had a subscription for years but got so tired
of the darwinist worship and the never ending
missing link articles that it had to go.

[Silvercord]

NatGeo is not simply misguided, they are willfully deceptive. Look into their "dinosaur bird" with feathers they flat out faked in 1999. They do manage some amazing photography but their opinion is worthless to me as they are proven liars with an agenda.

One mention of their phony fossils: http://www.nwcreation.net/evolutionfraud.html

[Aron]

It is sickening indeed, I can't stand to watch stuff like that

[HumbleBerean]

Im gonna watch it in a minute. I forgot I set the dvr Sunday when I saw the preview for it. Very sad indeed. I believe it is a series.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...ideos/08215_00

[SaintTexas]

Humble, it is a series. I was trying to look up a video link for it on their website and they have dozens of programs for Inside. This was not the only one on "Jesus"/"Christianity".

3rdWatch, if I remember what I watched correctly, the first guy, the one without followers seemed delusional. The second guy from Russia had a another guy who wrote their "bible". By about 2 minutes into the last guy, I asked my husband to just turn it off. He had wanted me to see the second guy----who creeped us both out.

Did anyone else notice that the age group of these folks was mostly "baby boomer"? We attend a Calvary Chapel and I just finished reading Harvest, which is a book with about 10 testimonies of pastors who came from the 60's and early 70's generation, most who were part of the drug culture at one point and then came to Christ---I am sure that reading this was the reason I noticed the general age group through the show.

We don't watch this kind of TV regularly, but it really floored me that this was on. I am still floored two days later! It obfuscates real Christianity. I take a Jewish kid into the city almost every day with my son, and his synogogue is reformed, and he has never even read the Prophets, only the Law---they don't touch the Prophets or any of the other books---he said he has heard some commentary, but knows nothing about them. He thinks Judiasm and life are about morality. Judiasm is not a relationship but.....should I say religion? He shows up. I play CDs of our pastors when he is with us. I prayed about how to witness to him, and the Lord gave me a truckload of CDs from Wednesdays that we couldn't go to when we were in Kings and 1 Samuel. Praise the Lord!

[Trance]

Just another secular 'documentry' trying to make a fast buck at the expense of Jesus

[Praiseleader]

I love National Geographic. My grandfather even gave me some early editions from 1900-1915. Also, they are without a doubt, one of the front-runners with their incredible photography. I disagree with them on several issues such as on evolution but I am firm in my Faith from the Bible. I can choose to not read it. Or read it and realize how clueless they are.

We are in a spiritual battle. Are not soldier's also trained in the methods of their enemies? I think some of us Christians, remove ourselves so much from the world that we are disconnected when trying to lead other's to Christ. I have a real-life example. My friend's church was in bad need of a new vacuum cleaner, their old one burnt out. A church member went out and bought a top of the line vacuum, A Dirt Devil. Well once the elder's got wind of it you would think Armageddon was happening. People were saying they would be devil worshipper's if they allowed that vacuum to stay. Someone solved the problem by getting a piece of masking tape and writing "angel" on it and place it over the word "devil" so now they have a "DIRT ANGEL" and that's acceptable now. I think it's plain silliness and draws people away.

Many of us read the news. NONE of them I repeat NONE of them are 100 percent honest. A few are better than other's so we have to choose the lesser of the evils. After all, National Geographic is a SECULAR organization as are most of the News Media. They DO NOT have to leave things out according to scripture. What I'm trying to say is be strong in the Lord. And educate yourself and your kids to know what is right and wrong. Do NOT keep children from going to a museum exhibit about Impressionism because there is a Greek sculpture in the front with exposed parts. And what's wrong with Nat GEO running a documentary on false messiahs?? The Bible clearly says this will happen.

I think it's great that this is on television because it plants a seed in the unsaved who have heard about this from other Christians. And what a great way to witness to an unsaved friend. Say "Hey did you see that National Geographic show about guys claiming to be Jesus?" and depending on their answer you could say "well the Bible talked about this a long time ago" and then start witnessing.

[billym]

I did a search and found this on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ispA-9c4f1w

[davidnlupe]

The bible does teach the rapture but where does it say that it will take place before the tribulation. The apostles believed they were living in the tribulation considering Jesus told them the things that would happen to them during those times. John in revelation also calls himself our companion in tribulation. The bible is very clear not to be decieved about that day. In the letter to the Thessalonians Paul said be not decieved for that day will not come until after the falling away and the anti-christ has revealed himself.

Love in Christ,
David

[OnceWasLost]

The bible does teach the rapture but where does it say that it will take place before the tribulation. The apostles believed they were living in the tribulation considering Jesus told them the things that would happen to them during those times. John in revelation also calls himself our companion in tribulation. The bible is very clear not to be decieved about that day. In the letter to the Thessalonians Paul said be not decieved for that day will not come until after the falling away and the anti-christ has revealed himself.

Love in Christ,
David

For starters, and since all the work has been done, start here.

From the main site.

http://www.raptureready.com/rr-pretr...n-rapture.html