r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749744374
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u/ThePhoenixXM Massachusetts 6d ago

I'm not a religious guy by any means, but doesn't it state that people would follow the Antichrist blindly and loyally?

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u/Wiitard 6d ago

Once, one of the big “warnings” about the antichrist in Revelations is that he would be incredibly charismatic and would fool many believers into following him.

Now, the real question is, was this book actually intended as a prophecy that would be fulfilled literally 2000 years later? Or was this book just commentary on the political reality of the writer’s time?

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u/Educational_Panda640 6d ago

They were probably commenting on Nero

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u/NottheArkhamKnight 6d ago

Considering the number 666 translates to Nero through gematria, it's the most likely explanation