Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cab@cbnews.att.com (Clarissa A. Rapp) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: A Scary thought, but I bet I get flamed anyway...! Message-ID: Date: 19 Jul 89 06:22:58 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 53 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , bnr-fos!bnr-public!davem@watmath.waterloo.edu (Dave Mielke) writes: > Many people like to > look at things like the new age movement and declare that it is the > fulfillment of these types of prophecies. While it may be part of it, > God is telling us something much more serious; Christianity itself > will become the main forum for Satan's final attack. > > Dave Mielke, 613-726-0014 > 856 Grenon Avenue > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada > K2B 6G3 I think you can safely argue the New Age IS an all out attack, although it hasn't gathered much steam yet. The end goal of the New Age movement is to do away with all believers of monotheistic religions. It is thought that those of us that have these beliefs will "slow up" the "evolutionary leap to higher consciousness" that New Agers think man can achieve through his own power. In some ways Christianity is already under attack. I see many instances in which Christian beliefs are publicly ridiculed while beliefs of other major faiths are not. For more information on New Age, there are some excellent books out there. One is "Understanding the New Age," another "Confronting the New Age" both by Douglas Groothius. Also, pay attention to books and articles that talk about a guy named "Lord Matrieya" who many believe is the second coming of Christ, first coming of Christ to Jews, next Moslem prophet, and next enlightened Buddha. It says clearly in Revelation that when Christ does return, it will be as Christ alone, and no doubt about it, not some Heinz 57 savior. I would beware of claims this guy is the real thing! Of course, as the original poster mentioned, publicly professing yourself to be a Christian these days automatically puts you in bad company in other people's minds. Someone asked if being a "fundie" meant you go along with the political conservative movement. A thousand times NO!!!!!!!!! My fellowship is very fundamentalist and I consider myself one too. But I disagree with MOST of what the "religious right" is trying to accomplish. It bothers me that I am automatically put into that camp by others who know little about what being a fundamentalist really means, versus what is has been depicted to mean in simplistic terms. C. Brower AT&T - Columbus