• Wrench@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    They like the idea of a catastrophic event out of their control, or caused by sinners. They don’t like to be the cause because of their own greed and indifference.

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      10 months ago

      Plus while there are signs of the end-times, the actual end is supposed to be Magic Jesus riding back on a majestic sled, smiting evildoers, not just some sciencey crap about warm weather and melting ice and droughts.

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        10 months ago

        It’s actually the antichrist that’s the real sign.

        And interestingly enough, there are (imo solid) arguments that Trump fits nearly all the descriptions of what the antichrist would look like.

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          10 months ago

          He personifies all the 7 deadly sins and fits the persona of the Antichrist. My only note is he isn’t fully widely popular. I thought almost everyone was supposed to love and accept the Antichrist as their leader.