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Pat Robertson came out of retirement to claim that Putin "is being compelled by God" to invade Ukraine in preparation for a massive End Times invasion of Israel.
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2:32 PM · Feb 28, 2022
This fucker's version of a god is a real dickhead.
LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Nevilledog
(50,983 posts)Maeve
(42,269 posts)Nevilledog
(50,983 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)Mariana
(14,854 posts)The money rolls in either way.
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)Wealth tax....
Nevilledog
(50,983 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Pat and his merry band of hucksters have been rooting for the end times since forever.
If Gods directing Putin, then thats not exactly a ringing endorsement of Pats brand.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,269 posts)I won't be shedding any tears for this grifter.
hatrack
(59,564 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(24,269 posts)The guy has a record that other grifters would envy. (Jim Baker, i'm looking at you).
EarnestPutz
(2,115 posts)....about just smiting the shit out of him so we don't have ever look at that face again?"
keithbvadu2
(36,640 posts)Pat says we all have the power to literally raise the dead.
When PR dies, it will be interesting to see if his son resurrects him or lets PR stay dead so son can inherit the worldly wealth and kingdom of CBN and Regent University.
IngridsLittleAngel
(1,962 posts)I guess I should be "pleased" that this isn't the fault of LGBTQ's... yet.
Biophilic
(3,622 posts)yellowcanine
(35,693 posts)When is the old fucker going to croak, anyway?
srose58089
(214 posts)It would be poetic justice if dear ole Pat had a deadly heart attack and Pooty Put got assassinated on Fat Tuesday.
Nevilledog
(50,983 posts)Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)Nevilledog
(50,983 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)I am Jewish and I have been following the RW religious obsession with Israel for a long time. This obsession is based on the belief that Jews and the state of Israel are necessary for second coming.https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/apocalypse-another-disturbing-reason-behind-right-wings-pro-israel-obsession/
These are the folks who believe that there will be a millennium in the future, a golden age, where Christ reigns on Earth, [and] they believe that before Christ will return, there will be a tribulation where Christ defeats evil, she said. There will be natural disasters and wars, and perhaps an Antichrist, as the book of Revelations notes. Then at the end of that period, the people of the Mosaic covenant, including the Jews, will convert. Then after their conversion, the great millennium starts.
She continued: You have this group of people looking around for signs of the end time, and in the 20th century when Israel was founded, this was seen as a major sign. This was electrifying for that community because the gathering of all the Jews in exile to the Holy Land is a prerequisite for all of these events unfolding. So for the subset of evangelicals in the 20th century, support for Israel became a really, really important political position.
And as evangelical Christianity grew into a central part of the GOPs coalition, pro-Israel policies became cemented in the partys ideology.
The alliance between the evangelicals and pro-Israeli Jews, though, is a peculiar partnership. The Christians enter into the bargain with the assumption that, when they reach their goal of the apocalypse, any Jews will either become Christians or go to hell. But their pro-Israel allies dont seem to mind this much, perhaps because they dont believe this version of the apocalypse will ever actually come to be and as long as it is just a fantasy, their interests and those of evangelicals remain aligned.
Jews and supporters of Israel are aware of the reason why these religious nut jobs are supporting Israel. Israel needs all of the help it can get and so plays on and uses these religious nut jobs. The downside to these nut cases is that they want Jews to convert to Christianity and my kids and my friends' kids have been targeted by these nut cases.
Robertson's latest pronouncement is part of a long-established pattern.
Blue Owl
(50,235 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,707 posts)You're partially right Pat. YOUR end is near.
sakabatou
(42,134 posts)Blue Owl
(50,235 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(144,884 posts)This "prophecy" is based on the concept that Jews and Israel are necessary for the second coming. As a Jew, this prophecy is disturbing but has been useful in getting Israel support
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I think you can say, well, Putins out of his mind. Yes, maybe so, said Robertson, 91. But at the same time, hes being compelled by God. He went into the Ukraine, but that wasnt his goal. His goal was to move against Israel, ultimately.
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....On Monday, Robertson again indicated that the end of the world was near, thanks to Putin and Russia. Although Turkey has issued a statement of support for Ukraine and is not backing Russias invasion, Robertson claimed without evidence that Turkey would come together with Russia. He went on to say how the area that includes Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey is going to be mobilized against Israel in the latter days.
bluestarone
(16,851 posts)Right 0 WRONG (OFF the CHART)