Hi Daryl,

SA>I guess that, while Heaven will be multi-racial, it won't be multicultural
SA>in the way Earth has been shaped in the past few decades. One of Satan's
SA>most effective strategies has been to portray various religions as being
SA>equally effective in pleasing God ... the West's political leaders seem
SA>to have "bought" that lie.

 DS>   The Muslims also apparently don't place much "stock" in
 DS> women...but constantly promise "70 virgins in Heaven for those that
 DS> are martyred". Sorry folks...once a woman has had sexual relations
 DS> ONCE, she is NO LONGER A VIRGIN. From what I can tell from
 DS> Scripture, in Heaven, believers will be as sexless as the angels.

Yes, AFAIK, there won't be any giving & taking in marriage.

SA>I will search for this "reversion" concept shortly, as it
is the first
SA>I've heard of it (consciously, at least). Obviously, it is of no effect
SA>for salvation.

 DS>   Jesus Himself said that many will say to Him in that day "Lord,
 DS> did we not prophesy, cast out demons, and do many wonderful works
 DS> in Your Name?". And He will basically say "Who are you? I never
 DS> knew you at any time. Depart from me, you workers of iniquity".

I did have a look for "reversion" - it is a very common Muslim idea,
and they do seem to prefer it to "conversion". There are some implications
for their attitude to non-Muslims, if they think that everyone is really
a (potential) Muslim, even if they don't realise it. According to the
"Muttaqun Foundation" ( http://muttaqun.com ) an Islamic site in Florida,
"Those who embrace Islam and become Muslims are referred to as Reverts,
not Converts, because all people are born Muslim."

One thing I do agree with on that site is their statement that "The Call
for the Unity of Religions is a False and Dangerous Call", though probably
for different reasons!

I can speculate that Jesus Christ might return for the Church at about
the time of the Ezekiel 38 invasion of Israel ... the Church would vanish,
much of the Islamic world would be devastated, and the rest of the world
would perhaps then be ready & willing to accept Antichrist and his agenda
of "peace" and "unity", being pursued through the U.N.,
ecumenism etc.

 DS> P.S. By the way, if you haven't looked it already, the
 DS> RaptureReady.Com website has excellent reading material on the
 DS> pre-tribulation rapture. 

I'm just browsing it now. :)

Cheers, Steve..

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