tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post9214100965121072399..comments2023-10-18T02:03:42.145-07:00Comments on LEARNING TO LIVE FREE: Pre-millenial Dispensationalism and LaestadianismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-74884860515365579632007-06-30T23:00:00.000-07:002007-06-30T23:00:00.000-07:00When I left the Apostolic experience, I discovered...When I left the Apostolic experience, I discovered the intellectual honesty of atheism. Therefore my thoughts on the possible end of things has changed.<br><br>A comet or meteor. An influenza variant. A massive solar flare. All of which are plausible, unlike the notion that Jesus will return bathed in the light of his own glory.<br><br>I've never really understood how someone could leave Laestadianism behind just to pick up with some other, equally ridiculous, set of superstitions.Mr. Homolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-32736271892721733432007-07-01T01:32:00.000-07:002007-07-01T01:32:00.000-07:00I empathize with you, Mr. H., but suspect that no ...I empathize with you, Mr. H., but suspect that no Christian envisions Jesus like an atheist does.Free2bmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-44983486551415478642007-07-01T11:22:00.000-07:002007-07-01T11:22:00.000-07:00So true. I suspect that no Christian envisions Mo...So true. I suspect that no Christian envisions Mohammed like a Muslim does. It may also be true that no Buddhist envisions Shiva the Destroyer the way a Hindu does.<br><br>I don't particularly see the point of rejecting the fairy tales of Laestadianism simply to adopt different fairy tales, which was my original point.<br><br>Most anybody who sufficiently studies the history of religion, christianity in particular, will eventually find the truth... Religion is a construct of the fertile imagination of man, kept alive by the collective herd mentality.<br><br>All of which tends to put the "Rapture" into perspective.Mr. Homolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-60761492187829199402007-07-02T08:37:00.000-07:002007-07-02T08:37:00.000-07:00I think I read somewhere on this site that some OA...I think I read somewhere on this site that some OALCers consider Lastadius to be one of the angels mentioned in the book of Revelation.<br><br>If anyone can provide more details about this, I'd be interested in hearing them. Was this something Lastadius claimed himself, or is this something some of his followers claimed for him after his death?Tomtehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500352428811139358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-63190343632305336702007-07-05T10:39:00.000-07:002007-07-05T10:39:00.000-07:00Tomte,I remember reading a post that said that som...Tomte,<br>I remember reading a post that said that some Laestadian churches believed that he was the seventh angel in Revelations. <br><br>I spent many years in the OALC, but I never heard that preached. I believe that idea must have come from an Elder or preacher . I don't believe Laestadius ever claimed such prominence.4eyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-45414054288657983372007-07-11T08:13:00.000-07:002007-07-11T08:13:00.000-07:00Wow, thanks Tomte! I guess it just took a couple d...Wow, thanks Tomte! <br>I guess it just took a couple days for me without the extoots site to find out how much of an addict I truly am.<br>Glad to know it's here, just relabeled!helenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-40086549169942776652007-07-11T08:48:00.000-07:002007-07-11T08:48:00.000-07:00Why did it get relabled? Did you announce that the...Why did it get relabled? Did you announce that the name changed? I only found out because I went to the lefttheoalc site? Just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com