Hal Lindsey probably had a strong influence on Reagan, with his best-selling books relating to eschatological themes (so-called end-times approaching Armageddon). (I knew him. We worked in the same office building in Santa Monica). The Wiki summary seems consistent with Reagan's mentality; but it's safe to say that a core of such TB still populate the Pentagon and other establishments, (the Air Force Academy). Wiki.... " In The Late, Great Planet Earth, Lindsey wrote that he had concluded, since there was no apparent mention of the United States of America in the books of Daniel or Revelation, that the USA would no longer be a major player on the geo-political stage by the time the tribulations of the end times arrived. Lindsey also interpreted from Revelation and prophetic texts that the European Economic Community, which preceded the European Union, was destined (according to Biblical prophecy) to become a "United States of Europe", with ten members, which in turn he says is destined to become a "Revived Roman Empire" ruled by the Antichrist. The European Union currently has 27 members.
A later book, bearing the title The 1980s: Countdown to Armageddon, implied that the battle of Armageddon would take place in the not too distant future, stating "the decade of the 1980s could very well be the last decade of history as we know it"[7] and that the U.S. could be "destroyed by a surprise Soviet nuclear attack."[8] The book strongly suggests that the 1980s would see the biblical events of tribulation and end times come to pass. Planet Earth - 2000 A.D., published in the early 1990s, states that Christians should not plan to still be on earth by the year 2000. Lindsey's earlier predictions all assumed that the Cold War would continue indefinitely, and had eschatological significance; he explicitly identified Russia with the apocalyptic figure of Gog. He also assumed that the 1960s counterculture would eventually become the dominant culture, and become the source of prophesied "immorality" that would lead to the establishment of a false religion. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote: > > > On Feb 15, 2011, at 6:12 PM, yifuxero wrote: > > > interesting that you put "Revelations" on your list. I would put the Bible > > as a whole in the category of being dangerous. Leads to homophobia and > > attitudes of servility re: women. Then there's false expectations, say 2nd > > Thess. attributed to Paul, that points to some type of Rapture. Truly a > > hopeless cause imo...not gonna happen. > > The Book of Revelations gets number one because numerous US Presidents (and > probably other western leaders) with their fingers on nuclear arsenals that > could destroy the world several times over, have professed literal belief in > the myth of Armageddon and the End Days. > > As Reagan said, never in history has been seen "so many prophecies coming > together". In a television interview before his inauguration he said "We may > be the last generation that sees Armageddon." Reagan also said to a Jewish > delegation "Israel is the only stable democracy we can rely on in a spot > where Armageddon could come." [goosebumps]. In 1983 Reagan stated he believed > Armageddon would "come in the present generation". > > "Everything's falling in place, it can't be long now." - Ronald Reagan, > referring to the "Battle of Armageddon". > > Foreign policy for Israel is largely centered around Christian beliefs about > Armageddon and the End of Days. That's a major reason why we support them and > give them so much money. > > > Don't worry, both the New Testament and the Old make my Top Ten List of "the > Most Dangerous Books of All Time". >
