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| Polyvalent celebration of Advent |
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-History at Bethlehem
-Mystery through word & Eucharist
-Majesty at the end of time |
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| How Church calculates Advent |
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-Sunday closest to the feast of St. Andrew of the Apostle
-Spans 4 Sundays & 4 weeks of preparation( If Christmas is on the 4th Sunday, that Sunday is only one day long) |
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| Advent's original purpose |
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| Preparation for the Epiphany (when converts are baptized) |
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| The study of the End Times |
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| belief in apocalyptic prophecies; destruction of world & foundation of a new world order because of the triumph of the good over evil |
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| literary genre dealing with eschatogical themes |
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| The second coming of Christ |
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| Major pieces of Apocalyptic Literature in the Bible |
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| Characteristics of apocalyptic literature |
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Presumes:
-Otherworldly reality
-Life after death
-Final Judgement
-Final clash of good & evil |
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| Modern-day applications of apocalyptic literature |
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-Antichrist
-End of time predictions |
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| Where "Anti-Christ" is found in the Bible |
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-Satan's chief agent on earth, Jesus' evil twin
-Will forge a one-world government through promises of peace
-Will be exposed by Jesus and defeated
-Jesus will rule for 1000 years with the martyrs |
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| Examples of "Anti-Christ"'s |
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| Trilateral Comission, Jimmy Carter, Bill Gates, Mikhail Gorbachev, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama, Pope Leo X, Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, Ronald Wilson Reagan, Osama bin Laden |
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| Examples of failed end-times predictions |
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-Persian Prophet Zoroaster (1200 BC)
-Various books
-Hal Lindsay
-Mayan & Aztec Calendars
-Nostradamus |
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| Jesus' opinion on end-times predictions |
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NO ONE KNOWS
Preparation:
-Always be ready
-Help the needy |
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