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it survived only as legend a sort of
Arabian version of Troy," she said, referring to the legendary city of Homer
'$ Iliad.
"Then in 1812 a Swiss explorer, who had disguised himself as an Arab Muslim on
pilgrimage in order to be allowed into Mecca, came across Petra on his journey
and reported his discovery to the world. After that, literally hundreds of
archaeological expeditions and tens of thousands of tourists poured into
Petra."
"What about now?" Decker said, making a sweeping motion across the panorama
with his hand. "Tell me about Petra today."
"Oh," she said, adjusting her temporal perspective. "Well, the Bible says in
the book of
Revelation that God would prepare a place in the wilderness for Israel to
escape from Satan in the last half of the Tribulation.70 Before the Rapture,
many believed that the place would be Petra. A
few, including Rabbi Cohen and Scott Rosen's parents, even began to raise
money to purchase defensive weaponry for the city. After a while, though, they
realized that God intended to defend
Petra himself and that their efforts would not be needed, so they spent the
money they had raised for seeds and farm tools. God promised to provide a
refuge in the wilderness for us, and he said he would provide us with an ample
supply of water," Rhoda paused and pointed out the Am Musa, the waterway which
provided most of the water to Petra, "and trees,71 and of course you've seen
the manna every morning for us to eat. But God never promised to give us
variety; that part we've provided for ourselves with our gardens. Of course,
it's God who makes the seeds grow. We do our part and he does the rest. The
gardens give us something to do, too,"
she added. "It can get a little monotonous around here after a while."
"You said God intended to defend Petra himself. Defend it from what?" Decker
asked.
"From Christopher, of course."
Decker shook his head in disbelief. "And why should Yahweh need to defend
Petra from Christopher?
Has Christopher ever done anything to threaten Petra?"
"Not yet, but he will. And he would have long ago were it not for the angels
of God that surround
Petra."
"The KDT really has you convinced that Christopher is going to send troops
against you?" Decker said, both in amazement and disgust.
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"It's not just what the KDT say," Rhoda answered. "It's what the Bible says."
Decker sighed and continued looking over the camp. "Are all the people here
Christians, followers of the KDT?" he asked.
"No, most of the people here are not believers in Yeshua, though they will be
soon. They are Jews who have come here because they found the KDT to be a
not-so-evil ally, and because Petra offers refuge from the greater enemy:
Christopher and the United Nations."
"So just exactly how long do you and they plan on staying here?" Decker asked.
'Revelation 12:6.
71 Isaiah 41:17-20.
180 Acts of God
"Not much longer. In September Christopher will bring the armies of the world
against us here.
Then Yeshua will return to destroy him."
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"I assure you," Decker said, no longer willing to just let the matter pass,
"that Christopher has no intention of sending troops to Petra."
"That will change soon."
"And what if it doesn't?" Decker asked as an idea suddenly occurred to him.
"It will," Rhoda said confidently.
"But what if it doesn't?" Decker insisted.
"But it will. There's no question about it."
No words left his mouth but it was clear he was unwilling to settle for
Rhoda's answer.
"Well, then I guess," Rhoda said reluctantly, "and this is just being
hypothetical: if Christopher does not march on Petra then we will have been
wrong."
"And then you'll leave Petra?"
"It won't happen, but yes. I suppose many would leave Petra," Rhoda conceded
grudgingly.
"Well, then, I hope you'll come see me in Babylon in October," Decker said.
"If we see each other in October, it won't be in Babylon," Rhoda replied. "It
will be in
Jerusalem."
"Why Jerusalem?"
"Where else would you expect Yeshua to establish his kingdom?"
"Oh, you mean if I convert."
"Of course."
"So you think there's still hope for me?" Decker laughed.
"There's always hope, Mr. Hawthorne. Scott Rosen says that you're a pretty
tough customer, but then so was Tom. Of course, Tom never slugged anybody."
"I will admit Rosen tells a convincing story," Decker said. "He really knows
his subject. But there are two things that neither he nor you, nor anyone else
can explain away or justify, Rescue 181
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try. The first is the death and destruction caused by John and Cohen, and the
second is the murder of innocent men and women by the fundamentalists at the
communion clinics."
"I can assure you, those responsible for what happened at the clinics are not
the fundamentalists," Rhoda responded. "Yes, originally Christians did try to
peacefully block the entrances and try to talk people out of receiving the
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it survived only as legend a sort of
Arabian version of Troy," she said, referring to the legendary city of Homer
'$ Iliad.
"Then in 1812 a Swiss explorer, who had disguised himself as an Arab Muslim on
pilgrimage in order to be allowed into Mecca, came across Petra on his journey
and reported his discovery to the world. After that, literally hundreds of
archaeological expeditions and tens of thousands of tourists poured into
Petra."
"What about now?" Decker said, making a sweeping motion across the panorama
with his hand. "Tell me about Petra today."
"Oh," she said, adjusting her temporal perspective. "Well, the Bible says in
the book of
Revelation that God would prepare a place in the wilderness for Israel to
escape from Satan in the last half of the Tribulation.70 Before the Rapture,
many believed that the place would be Petra. A
few, including Rabbi Cohen and Scott Rosen's parents, even began to raise
money to purchase defensive weaponry for the city. After a while, though, they
realized that God intended to defend
Petra himself and that their efforts would not be needed, so they spent the
money they had raised for seeds and farm tools. God promised to provide a
refuge in the wilderness for us, and he said he would provide us with an ample
supply of water," Rhoda paused and pointed out the Am Musa, the waterway which
provided most of the water to Petra, "and trees,71 and of course you've seen
the manna every morning for us to eat. But God never promised to give us
variety; that part we've provided for ourselves with our gardens. Of course,
it's God who makes the seeds grow. We do our part and he does the rest. The
gardens give us something to do, too,"
she added. "It can get a little monotonous around here after a while."
"You said God intended to defend Petra himself. Defend it from what?" Decker
asked.
"From Christopher, of course."
Decker shook his head in disbelief. "And why should Yahweh need to defend
Petra from Christopher?
Has Christopher ever done anything to threaten Petra?"
"Not yet, but he will. And he would have long ago were it not for the angels
of God that surround
Petra."
"The KDT really has you convinced that Christopher is going to send troops
against you?" Decker said, both in amazement and disgust.
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"It's not just what the KDT say," Rhoda answered. "It's what the Bible says."
Decker sighed and continued looking over the camp. "Are all the people here
Christians, followers of the KDT?" he asked.
"No, most of the people here are not believers in Yeshua, though they will be
soon. They are Jews who have come here because they found the KDT to be a
not-so-evil ally, and because Petra offers refuge from the greater enemy:
Christopher and the United Nations."
"So just exactly how long do you and they plan on staying here?" Decker asked.
'Revelation 12:6.
71 Isaiah 41:17-20.
180 Acts of God
"Not much longer. In September Christopher will bring the armies of the world
against us here.
Then Yeshua will return to destroy him."
Page 94
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"I assure you," Decker said, no longer willing to just let the matter pass,
"that Christopher has no intention of sending troops to Petra."
"That will change soon."
"And what if it doesn't?" Decker asked as an idea suddenly occurred to him.
"It will," Rhoda said confidently.
"But what if it doesn't?" Decker insisted.
"But it will. There's no question about it."
No words left his mouth but it was clear he was unwilling to settle for
Rhoda's answer.
"Well, then I guess," Rhoda said reluctantly, "and this is just being
hypothetical: if Christopher does not march on Petra then we will have been
wrong."
"And then you'll leave Petra?"
"It won't happen, but yes. I suppose many would leave Petra," Rhoda conceded
grudgingly.
"Well, then, I hope you'll come see me in Babylon in October," Decker said.
"If we see each other in October, it won't be in Babylon," Rhoda replied. "It
will be in
Jerusalem."
"Why Jerusalem?"
"Where else would you expect Yeshua to establish his kingdom?"
"Oh, you mean if I convert."
"Of course."
"So you think there's still hope for me?" Decker laughed.
"There's always hope, Mr. Hawthorne. Scott Rosen says that you're a pretty
tough customer, but then so was Tom. Of course, Tom never slugged anybody."
"I will admit Rosen tells a convincing story," Decker said. "He really knows
his subject. But there are two things that neither he nor you, nor anyone else
can explain away or justify, Rescue 181
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try. The first is the death and destruction caused by John and Cohen, and the
second is the murder of innocent men and women by the fundamentalists at the
communion clinics."
"I can assure you, those responsible for what happened at the clinics are not
the fundamentalists," Rhoda responded. "Yes, originally Christians did try to
peacefully block the entrances and try to talk people out of receiving the
mark, but they certainly have not been responsible for the violence and the
killings." [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]