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Good day, and welcome to the first edition and installment of C.A.T.A. series.


This will be a weekly series , weekly or by weekly hosted by Satan Lucy.


I am your co-host. To get involved, do as you always do, atheist, theist alike, pagan, agnostic, Hindu, Buddhist, etc., participate in this forum thread leaving comments, tagging the host with questions .


C.A.T.A. is counter arguments to atheism.


A counter atheist code developed by way of suggestions from Satan Lucy.


Which you can view by going to discord.

S.L. will tell you where to view this code and counter code in action and perhaps post screenshots.


Now, without further a'do, I like to introduce to some and present to others, S.L. ,Satan Lucy.


S.L. , how are you?


This installment is an introduction to the atheist experience on social media.


Tells us first from experience, what is the definition of atheism, the definitions that atheists typically give?


Tell us about some of the arguments you get from atheists on discord?


What do you suggest in how to articulate an argument to counter an atheist that makes positive claims?


If you have a book written, such as a go-to guide, if someone that has maybe been unable to overcome the argument from an atheist, what would the table of contents look like in that book, the chapter and page number, what would it say?


What are the common arguments from atheists that the gods of theism don't exist?


Talk about some of the common positive claims they make while claiming their position is totally neutral that doesn't make any claims?


Are all atheists poor at their argumentation against the gods of theism?


What do you suggest from your book so to speak or in your book, how theists should go about arguing for theism?


Is atheism another religion?


That's all the initial questions I have for this week's installment.


Of course we invite others to join in and ask questions to S.L.


Join us again for the next installment discussing a different facet.



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#2 •••
@Mal

I thank you Mal, for inviting me and giving me opportunity to talk about this serious topic.


But first, I must introduce myself. I am SatanLucy, also known as Cute Channel of Cuteness on discord, and UltimateDarkMagician on tik Tok.


I am the expert in all fields of logic and science, and I have a certified IQ of over 140, as you can see here:





https://iqtest.net/share-result?score=MTQw


I have written many books, such as "Evolution: fairy tale story from childlish atheist imagination and not reality", "Science and all the logical problems scientific atheism faces before it even starts talking of God".


As I am done introducing myself, I will proceed to answer your questions with precision of pure logic and experience I have on the subject matter.

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#3 •••
@Mal
S.L. , how are you?


I am good. Due to being theist, I am less likely to suffer from mental health issues than an atheist is.




This installment is an introduction to the atheist experience on social media. Tells us first from experience, what is the definition of atheism, the definitions that atheists typically give?


Definition of atheism is: lack of belief in God. This is the definition atheists usually give. However, atheists believe that God doesn't exist, and here we will explore atheism further when this point is concerned.



Tell us about some of the arguments you get from atheists on discord?


I don't get good arguments from atheists. There is simply no any evidence or logic which could tell us that God doesn't exist. So atheism as a starting point is already a disadvantage. Usual argument I hear from atheists, and this is probably their only somewhat slightly decent argument:


"There is no evidence for God"


And this argument atheists stick to like crazy.


However, argument is terrible, because the conclusion is not supported by the premise. Lack of evidence is not proof for lack of existence, nor proof that lack of belief is a good position. If you think about it, you cannot prove reality with any evidence, you cannot prove goals with any evidence, you cannot prove morality with any evidence. Should we just reject all these things, and live like atheists who have no morality or purpose?




What do you suggest in how to articulate an argument to counter an atheist that makes positive claims?


Atheists will often say that Gods of theism are imaginary. But when I ask for proof for that claim, I don't get it.




If you have a book written, such as a go-to guide, if someone that has maybe been unable to overcome the argument from an atheist, what would the table of contents look like in that book, the chapter and page number, what would it say?


My book, titled "How I make atheists cry like babies", in chapter "failure of atheist science", on the very first page describes that atheists use logic to prove logic, and for this reason, any reasoning atheist does is circular reasoning. This is usually enough to make most atheists cry.




What are the common arguments from atheists that the gods of theism don't exist?


The most common argument is problem of evil, which is a terrible argument.


It fails for 2 reasons:

1. It depends on assumption that evil exists

2. It depends on assumption that God cannot do evil.


These are unproved claims.




Talk about some of the common positive claims they make while claiming their position is totally neutral that doesn't make any claims?


The most common positive claim an atheist makes is "I am an atheist.". When I ask proof for that claim, they get upset because they can't prove it.




Are all atheists poor at their argumentation against the gods of theism?


Yes, very poor.




What do you suggest from your book so to speak or in your book, how theists should go about arguing for theism?


Theists should argue for theism on 3 core principles:

1. Theism as a goal is no more arbitrary than any other goal

2. Theism is on equal proof as any science, due to Munchausen trilemma.

3. God doesn't require evidence in order to exist, and belief in God doesn't require evidence either.



Is atheism another religion?


Yes, but it would be wrong to make atheism equal to religions such as Christianity. These religions teach compassion and mercy. Atheism doesn't teach anything.

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@Mal
C.A.T.A. is counter arguments to atheism.


Atheists choose not to believe in God, that's not an "argument, it's just a choice, and so there are no "counter arguments".



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Happy Christmas.


2 Timothy 2:23-26: Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels... the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
1 Corinthians 4:13: When we are slandered, we answer gently. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.
Titus 3:9: But avoid foolish debates, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, because they are unprofitable and worthless. 

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The US is a definitively secular nation, founded on complete separation of the State and religion. The Left Wing of US realise this but don't realise that pure freedom requires as low tax and free access to guns as possible. The Right Wing of US don't realise that secular pure freedom means the LGBTQ+ and abortion agendas both end up in line with US's liberty-first ethos.

It is left-wing to be pro-life. You are backing poor babies being born at the inconvenience of the already-born. Go figure.

#6 •••
Happy Christmas.


Happy Christmas to you too.



Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels


I agree with that a lot, but I am too addicted to quarrels.

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@SatanLucy

Jesus was an atheist.

From the Scriptures and the actions and words of Jesus we can conclude Jesus was an Atheist.


Atheist definition: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.


Jesus mocked the religious leaders of his time. He called them vipers and scums just like Atheist mocked the believers today.

Matthew 23:33 "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?


Jesus called his body a temple and drove people out of the real temple of worship.

John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."


Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.


Jesus claimed he had all authority over his alien Kingdom and earth. Yet he stood idly by as the Romans destroyed the holy city and sanctuary.


He believed anybody who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life. Who needs a God if Jewish meat is kosher and gets you eternal life in the hereafter.


John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.


Jesus said he was from an alien world.

John 8:23 I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.


John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."


Jesus was despised like most atheists were during his time. He comforted them.


Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.


Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.


Jesus on the cross mocked the God of the Bible.


Matthew 27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?").


Were those last words of Jesus that motivated the Pope to declare Jesus was a failure of the cross?


Pope declared:"And if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and not produce fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus Christ and his life, humanly speaking, ended in failure, the failure of the cross."


Jesus called God his father throughout his life. By doing this he reduced God to a rapist and the cause of his illegitimate bastard status.


He even blamed God for his alcoholism like God willed him to drink the water he turned into alcohol.

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."


He was not directing people to God, he was forcing believers to chose between family or him.


Matthew 10:34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35 For I have come to turn ""a man against his father, a daughter against her mother,

a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law"

36 a man"s enemies will be the members of his own household."[c]

37 "Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.


But if Jesus was an atheist as scriptures suggests who went against the religious leaders of his time by denouncing their beliefs. Then why do Christians worship an atheist Jesus?

By worshipping the atheist Jesus they believe they are turning him into God by their exhaltation.


If the Pope did not remind Christians that Jesus was a failure of the cross we would be swamped by Christians on DDO. But we find DDO is full of happy atheists who take delight in the fact that Jesus was an atheist......Harikrish.


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@Debby
Jesus was an atheist


that would be a funny turn of events, to be honest.

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@Debby

If He was an atheist, He would not have been willing to die.

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@SomeDebatePerson

Jesus did not want to die. But the people chose Barabbas over him that left Pontius Pilate no choice but to crucify Jesus.

According to the New Testament, 

a crowd chose the prisoner Barabbas to be freed over Jesus during Passover, a decision influenced by religious leaders who wanted Jesus crucified, with Barabbas representing a violent revolutionary or robber and Jesus offering spiritual salvation, leading to Barabbas's release and Jesus's crucifixion. 

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@Debby

He would not have put Himself in such a situation if He had no faith.

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@SomeDebatePerson

Jesus tried to replace Judaism with his atheism. He was successful . Christianity replaced Judaism as a universal religion.

Read how Jesus was an atheist.

Jesus was an atheist.

From the Scriptures and the actions and words of Jesus we can conclude Jesus was an Atheist.


Atheist definition: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.


Jesus mocked the religious leaders of his time. He called them vipers and scums just like Atheist mocked the believers today.

Matthew 23:33 "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?


Jesus called his body a temple and drove people out of the real temple of worship.

John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."


Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.


Jesus claimed he had all authority over his alien Kingdom and earth. Yet he stood idly by as the Romans destroyed the holy city and sanctuary.


He believed anybody who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life. Who needs a God if Jewish meat is kosher and gets you eternal life in the hereafter.


John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.


Jesus said he was from an alien world.

John 8:23 I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.


John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."


Jesus was despised like most atheists were during his time. He comforted them.


Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.


Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.


Jesus on the cross mocked the God of the Bible.


Matthew 27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?").


Were those last words of Jesus that motivated the Pope to declare Jesus was a failure of the cross?


Pope declared:"And if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and not produce fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus Christ and his life, humanly speaking, ended in failure, the failure of the cross."


Jesus called God his father throughout his life. By doing this he reduced God to a rapist and the cause of his illegitimate bastard status.


He even blamed God for his alcoholism like God willed him to drink the water he turned into alcohol.

Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."


He was not directing people to God, he was forcing believers to chose between family or him.


Matthew 10:34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.

35 For I have come to turn ""a man against his father, a daughter against her mother,

a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law"

36 a man"s enemies will be the members of his own household."[c]

37 "Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.


But if Jesus was an atheist as scriptures suggests who went against the religious leaders of his time by denouncing their beliefs. Then why do Christians worship an atheist Jesus?

By worshipping the atheist Jesus they believe they are turning him into God by their exhaltation.


If the Pope did not remind Christians that Jesus was a failure of the cross we would be swamped by Christians on DDO. But we find DDO is full of happy atheists who take delight in the fact that Jesus was an atheist......Harikrish.


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@Debby

You know Jesus and Christianity are two separate things. Christianity is the great falling away that the Bible talks about.


Jesus never taught the way of christianity in scripture at all .

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#14 •••
@Mal

Jesus paved a way for a pagan religion that was called Christianity. It went on to replace Judaism.

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Forum signatures are bullshit. Nobody wants to waste their time and bandwidth reading something they have read 29,998,559,671,349 times before.

#16 •••
@Debby

Nah, mankind has made the pagan religions such as Judaism, Christmas and the religions for atheism besides.

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#17 •••
@Mal

The Jews prevented jesus an atheist from distorting Judaism and demanded he be crucified. Jesus the told his disciples to reach out to the gentiles/pagans by removing restrictions on diet/circumcision and idolatry thereby creating a new pagan religion later called Christianity which had a trinity of gods and where Jesus asserted himself to be a god.

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#18 •••
@Debby

Trinity = 1 God, not 3


Circumcision was not unique to Jews


Jesus was able to outsmart the leaders with wisdom

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@SomeDebatePerson

(1) Jesus Did Not Fulfill the Messianic Prophecies

What is the Messiah supposed to accomplish? One of the central themes of biblical prophecy is the promise of a future age of perfection characterized by universal peace and recognition of God. (Isaiah 2:1-4, 32:15-18, 60:15-18; Zephaniah 3:9Hosea 2:20-22Amos 9:13-15Micah 4:1-4Zechariah 8:2314:9Jeremiah 31:33-34)

Specifically, the Bible says he will:

  1. Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
  2. Gather all Jews back to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 43:5-6).
  3. Usher in an era of world peace, and end all hatred, oppression, suffering and disease. As it says: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall man learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4)
  4. Spread universal knowledge of the God of Israel, which will unite humanity as one. As it says: "God will be King over all the world – on that day, God will be One and His Name will be One" (Zechariah 14:9).

If an individual fails to fulfill even one of these conditions, then he cannot be the Messiah.

Because no one has ever fulfilled the Bible's description of this future King, Jews still await the coming of the Messiah. All past Messianic claimants, including Jesus of Nazareth, Bar Cochba and Shabbtai Tzvi have been rejected.

Christians counter that Jesus will fulfill these in the Second Coming. Jewish sources show that the Messiah will fulfill the prophecies outright; in the Bible no concept of a second coming exists.


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@Debby
Usher in an era of world peace


"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34-36

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#21 •••
@Debby
Christians counter that Jesus will fulfill these in the Second Coming


Well, yeah, but Christians who think Jesus will come again soon are in delusion. there is an entire series of events which must happen in book of revelation for Jesus to come:



In the Book of Revelation, the events said to occur before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ are described symbolically and are understood differently among Christians. Below is a clear, commonly taught outline, especially from a futurist reading (the most popular in evangelical circles), followed by a note on other views.

Commonly Taught Sequence Before the Second Coming (Revelation)

1. The Spread of the Gospel & Growing Opposition

  1. Implied throughout the New Testament (cf. Matthew 24)
  2. Increasing persecution of believers
  3. Growing deception and false teachings
  4. 📖 Revelation 6:9–11

2. The Seven Seals Are Opened

These represent escalating judgments and turmoil on earth:

  1. White Horse – Conquest / deception
  2. Red Horse – War
  3. Black Horse – Famine
  4. Pale Horse – Death
  5. Martyrs cry for justice
  6. Cosmic disturbances (earthquakes, darkened sun)
  7. Silence in heaven (prepares for trumpets)
  8. 📖 Revelation 6–8

3. The Seven Trumpet Judgments

More intense and global judgments:

  1. Environmental destruction
  2. Massive loss of life
  3. Demonic oppression
  4. Warning judgments calling people to repentance
  5. 📖 Revelation 8–11

4. Rise of the Antichrist (the Beast)

  1. A powerful world ruler opposes God
  2. Demands worship
  3. Enforces the Mark of the Beast (666) for buying/selling
  4. 📖 Revelation 13

5. The Great Tribulation

  1. Severe persecution of believers
  2. God’s wrath increasingly poured out
  3. Faithfulness of saints tested
  4. 📖 Revelation 7; 13; 14

6. The Seven Bowl (Vial) Judgments

The final and most severe judgments:

  1. Painful plagues
  2. Water turned to blood
  3. Extreme darkness
  4. Massive earthquakes
  5. 📖 Revelation 16

7. The Battle of Armageddon

  1. Nations gather to oppose God
  2. Climactic confrontation between evil and Christ
  3. 📖 Revelation 16:16; 19:17–19

8. Second Coming of Jesus Christ

  1. Jesus returns visibly and gloriously
  2. Defeats the Beast and false prophet
  3. Establishes His reign
  4. 📖 Revelation 19:11–21

Important Note: Different Christian Interpretations

Not all Christians agree on the timing or literalness of these events:

  1. Futurist – Most events are still future
  2. Preterist – Many events already happened (e.g., 1st century Rome)
  3. Historicist – Events unfold throughout church history
  4. Idealist – Symbolic portrayal of good vs. evil in all ages

All agree, however, on this core truth:

Jesus will return, evil will be judged, and God will reign forever.

If you’d like, I can:

  1. Explain this from a specific Christian tradition
  2. Compare Revelation with Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 24
  3. Create a simple timeline or chart
  4. Focus on what Revelation teaches about how believers should live now

Just tell me 😊

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@Debby

So Bible clearly teaches Jesus will establish peace in his second coming. In his first coming, he said he didnt come to bring peace. So it is only second coming when peace actually comes, and there is a lot of trouble to get there, but a lot of these predictions are coming true.




The Book of Revelation is apocalyptic literature, full of symbols and visions. Because of that, Christians and scholars interpret its “predictions” very differently. I’ll organize the answer by major interpretive views and then list examples people commonly claim have come true, are similar to past events, or may occur in the future—without asserting certainty.

The 4 main ways Revelation is interpreted

1. PreteristMostly fulfilled in the 1st century

Revelation symbolically describes events around:

  1. Roman persecution of Christians
  2. The fall of Jerusalem (AD 70)
  3. The Roman Empire

2. HistoricistFulfilled gradually through church history

Revelation unfolds over centuries:

  1. Rise and fall of empires
  2. Corruption and reform in the church
  3. Major historical upheavals

3. FuturistMostly still to come

Most popular today in evangelical circles:

  1. A future Antichrist
  2. A Great Tribulation
  3. Christ’s physical return

4. Idealist (Symbolic)Timeless spiritual truths

Revelation isn’t a timeline but a symbolic picture of:

  1. The ongoing struggle between good and evil
  2. God’s ultimate victory

Common claims of predictions that already came true (or closely resemble past events)

1. “666” and the Beast (Revelation 13)

  1. Many scholars note that Nero Caesar’s name equals 666 in Hebrew numerology.
  2. Nero brutally persecuted Christians.
  3. This fits well with a 1st-century Roman context.

✔ Often cited as one of the strongest “fulfilled” interpretations.

2. Persecution of Christians

“They will make war on the saints…” (Rev 13)
  1. Roman executions, torture, and martyrdom
  2. Later persecutions across centuries
  3. Still occurring in parts of the world today

✔ Clearly consistent with history.

3. Fall of “Babylon” (Revelation 17–18)

“Babylon” is widely interpreted as:

  1. Rome (7 hills, immense wealth, global power)
  2. Or symbolically, any corrupt world empire

Rome eventually fell in AD 476.

✔ Many see this as fulfilled or repeatedly fulfilled.

4. False prophets and corrupted religion

“They deceive the inhabitants of the earth…”
  1. Charismatic leaders
  2. Political-religious alliances
  3. Abuse of spiritual authority

✔ Seen repeatedly throughout history.

Events that resemble Revelation but are debated

5. Wars, famines, plagues, earthquakes (Four Horsemen – Rev 6)

  1. World wars
  2. Pandemics (Black Death, COVID-19)
  3. Global instability

⚠ These are non-specific and have occurred throughout history, so scholars warn against over-claiming fulfillment.

6. The Mark of the Beast (Rev 13)

“No one could buy or sell unless he had the mark…”

Often compared to:

  1. Roman economic loyalty systems
  2. Coins bearing the emperor’s image
  3. Modern digital IDs, surveillance, cashless systems

⚠ Some see similar patterns, but no consensus that it has been fulfilled.

Predictions many believe are still future

(Primarily in futurist theology)

7. A global Antichrist figure

  1. Political power
  2. Religious deception
  3. Global influence

⏳ Not historically definitive yet.

8. The Great Tribulation

  1. Unprecedented global suffering
  2. Moral collapse
  3. Divine judgments

⏳ Still future for futurists; symbolic for others.

9. The Second Coming of Christ

“Behold, he is coming with the clouds…” (Rev 1:7)

⏳ Universally regarded by Christians as future, though timing is unknown.

10. Final judgment & new creation

  1. Defeat of evil
  2. Resurrection
  3. New heaven and new earth (Rev 21–22)

⏳ Entirely future in Christian belief.

Important caution

Jesus himself said:

“No one knows the day or the hour…” (Matthew 24:36)

Historically, many failed predictions have come from trying to tie Revelation too tightly to current events.

Summary table

CategoryStatus
Roman persecution / NeroLikely fulfilled
Fall of Rome (“Babylon”)Likely fulfilled
Ongoing persecutionOngoing
Wars, plaguesRepeating patterns
Mark of the BeastDisputed / symbolic
AntichristDisputed / future
Second ComingFuture
New CreationFuture

If you want, I can:

  1. Explain Revelation chapter-by-chapter
  2. Compare Bible prophecy vs modern events
  3. Show how early Christians understood Revelation
  4. Discuss whether Revelation is literal or symbolic

Just tell me which direction you want to go.

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@SatanLucy

The claim that the Book of Revelation is "not possible" (meaning 

unlikely, irrational, or irrelevant today) is a perspective shared by some scholars and readers, primarily based on the interpretation that it is not literal future prophecy. 

Here are the main reasons why some believe the events in Revelation are not possible or applicable as a literal future timeline:

  1. Genre and Context (Preterism): Many scholars view Revelation as apocalyptic literature intended for a 1st-century audience, not a roadmap for the 21st century. In this view, the events describe the Roman Empire, the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD, and the persecution faced by early Christians, which have already occurred.
  2. Symbolic, Not Literal: The text is filled with extravagant, bizarre imagery (dragons, multi-headed beasts) that is often interpreted as symbolic rather than literal events to come.
  3. Logical Inconsistencies: Some argue that if the prophecy is about the Devil and the Antichrist, it makes little sense for them to follow a "script" that clearly details their defeat.
  4. Failed Predictions: Some skeptics argue that because the book indicates these events would happen "soon" (1st century), the timeline has failed, as the Roman Empire lasted for centuries afterward.
  5. Historical Doubt: The book was among the last accepted into the biblical canon, with some early Eastern churches rejecting it due to doubts about authorship and style. 

Alternative Interpretations

While some believe it is not literal, others interpret the book in different ways:

  1. Ongoing Fulfillment: Some believe the events have been in the process of being fulfilled over the last 2,000 years.
  2. Spiritual/Allegorical: Others read it as a deeply symbolic text meant to encourage faith, focusing on the unveiling of Jesus Christ within believers rather than a literal apocalypse.
  3. Future Fulfillment: Some continue to interpret it as a literal, future event that has not yet occurred. 


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#24 •••
@Debby

A lot of this is man made stuff. Scripture teaches about that.

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#25 •••

So unfortunate how atheists on discord are representing the atheist community in a distasteful fashion.


That evolution thread topic got them triggered to death, emotionally, disorderly, etc.

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#26 •••
@Mal

Religion is out of scope for most atheists. They are more fascinated by the Big Bang theory or Darwin’s evolution.

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#27 •••
@Mal
So unfortunate how atheists on discord are representing the atheist community in a distasteful fashion.


they are high school kids mostly. they dont come to debate, they come to mock and insult. there is a reason they always make us the topic of conversation instead of actual topic. In that debate server, there was more debate about me than about topic of debate. they always drag things out. Like, you have to ask them 30 times to get answer to just one question. I remember that question "do you lack belief in the non-existence of Gods of theism". It was a simple question which they dodged for no reason for days.


I dont have issues with debating kids, but those kids just misunderstand anything I say, and then pretend I am the one who misunderstands. Its an endless cycle of misunderstand and pretend with them. tho I did meet some people who also were much better at debating, and didnt play same game as those high school kids.

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#28 •••
@SatanLucy

Don’t they recognize your 130 IQ or they like to debate that as well?

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#29 •••
@Debby
Don’t they recognize your 130 IQ


No, I posted results of my IQ and they just thought I faked it, and then also said online IQ tests are all scams, even Mensa. tho when I asked them to take same test, they refused. My guess is, they wouldnt score even above 110.

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@SomeDebatePerson

Who says he was willing to die.


That's was just the bull of the bible, most of which was compiled some time later.

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