In article <0WBIj.14871$oE1.660@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Thedecimator says...
>
> If you are immortal, and you refuse to take the mark of the
>beast you will be tortured for
> 3 1/2 years.
Where do people _get_ stuff like this?
> During the tribulation those who are immortal, and
>can't die have the most to lose.
You are more likely to die of overconfidence in your conclusions.
[snip]
>So should I obey Jesus Christ, and commit suicide when the Mark of the
>beast comes
Christ never commands anyone to commit suicide. Rather, He always calls
all men
to repentance. Augustine explains this in great detail in Book I of The
City of
God. So you don't have to take my word for it.
[snip]
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Subducat se sibi ut haereat Deo
Quidquid boni habet tribuat illi a quo factus est
(Sanctus Aurelius Augustinus, Ser. 96)


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