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Post by whatif on Apr 2, 2017 0:59:19 GMT -6
Greetings to my brothers and sisters in Christ! In this past year or so, I have read a number of news articles that describe plans for medical experiments designed to bring the dead back to life, to greatly extend the lifespans of the living, and to provide new bodies to those who've been disabled by terrible disease or traumatic injury. While I am certainly not against medical advances seeking to bring relief to people facing pain, the following experiments described in the articles for which I've provided links send up red warning flags in my head. I find it fascinating that these types of experiments are beginning to take place in these days when the world is so near the time of antichrist's rise to power. Might these attempts at defeating the curse of death and decay be part of the Enemy's version of the Resurrection and Eternal Life, similar to the way he tries to imitate other works of the Lord, and as an example, similar to how there is an earthly version of the heavenly sign of Revelation 12:1-2?
The first article is "Resurrecting Dead People Using Stem Cells Given the Green Light," by Donna Bellevue (iTech Post 10 March 2017), regarding Project Reanima. www.itechpost.com/articles/90865/20170310/resurrecting-dead-people-using-stem-cells-given-permission-in-the-us.htm
The second is "World's First Head Transplant Patient Schedules Procedure for 2017" (author not named, Fox News Health, 10 September 2015). www.foxnews.com/health/2015/09/10/worlds-first-head-transplant-patient-schedules-procedure-for-2017.html?cmpid=edpick&google_editors_picks=true I'm also wondering about the possibility that this is how the head wound suffered by the antichrist will be healed, if indeed the head wound spoken of in Revelation 13:3 refers to the man who will be antichrist rather than to a nation that makes up his kingdom. I would think that the souls of both parties involved in the transplant (the person who provides the body, who I assume would already be recently deceased, and the living person who provides the head) will no longer be present after the surgery, and thus the post-surgery body may be possessed by the Enemy as the antichrist will be. I pray that the man who wishes to have this surgery will reconsider and find hope in the promise of the future pain-free, eternal, perfect body that will be given to all believers in the Lord Jesus when the day we're all awaiting arrives.
The third is "Scientists Say the Clock of Aging May Be Reversible," by Nicholas Wade (The New York Times, 15 December 2016). www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/science/scientists-say-they-can-reset-clock-of-aging-for-mice-at-least.html
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Post by watchmanjim on Apr 2, 2017 8:36:09 GMT -6
Yes, Satan is at least trying to disseminate the lie of eternal life through medical procedure and technology. But will he share this miracle with the masses? Oh no, I'm sure he won't. This technology plays into the whole question of "Who is privileged to keep living in this crowded world?" The enemy is trying to reduce human population as much as possible through birth control, abortion, disease, war, mandatory sterilization, etc. with a goal of greatly reducing world population. Strangely, God will see this population decrease happen as it fulfills His goals too during the Tribulation. Jeremiah talks of the empty earth. After Armageddon, Christ touches down to begin His kingdom in a decimated and depopulated planet. Only a remnant of mortal humans remain--including many Israelites. How many people will be alive on earth when Christ returns? Hard to say-- several million? We don't exactly know, but it will only be a remnant of what we have today.
But if Satan were allowed to continue with his medical eternal life deal, he would have to find ways to vastly curb and control new procreation. New bodies would be needed for older people, so these would be "farmed" meaning that the rightful soul to the body would be killed off and defrauded of his/her God-given right to live.
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Post by Gary on Apr 6, 2017 8:30:42 GMT -6
I've been curious about the spiritual implications behind all the myriad of articles in the last year or two about how scientists are supposedly on the verge of reversing aging. There was even a third-party presidential candidate (Zoltan Istvan) this past year that was promising his followers eternal life through science. I think this may have three implications:
1. Humanity is on the verge of emulating the effects of the Tree of Life, which God forbid fallen men and women from accessing. I think God intervenes soon to stop it. Eternal life only belongs to the righteous who have faith in God.
2. Satan may use these scientific breakthroughs as the tool to resurrect the antichrist after the head wound, but he will make it appear as if it was a spiritual resurrection.
3. The antichrist may promise eternal life to his followers through science if they take the Mark.
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Post by whatif on Apr 6, 2017 9:25:39 GMT -6
3. The antichrist may promise eternal life to his followers through science if they take the Mark. I agree, Gary, and it makes me wonder if Revelation 9:6 will be the result of it: "During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them." |
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Post by watchmanjim on Apr 6, 2017 9:54:52 GMT -6
What if it were some sort of an implant to fix the genetics of the individual and replenish their dna, etc. and thereby fight off most, if not all diseases, and even regenerate tissue? This could go way beyond a tracking/mercantile chip, and be like the performance chips people put in diesel pickups to make them more efficient and powerful. Only it would, maybe, filter the blood and fix every cell that came through and reprogram it, etc.? Fix the problems in it?
This could be done by fallenangelic intelligence, and it could explain the many many reported incidents of alien abductions where people report being studied and having tissue and fluid samples taken before being returned to earth. If the fallen ones have researched the human genome over the past little while, and come up with all the genetic fixes, this could explain a lot. The "mark" could very well be the "live-forever" promise rebooted.
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Post by whatif on Apr 7, 2017 21:52:56 GMT -6
What if it were some sort of an implant to fix the genetics of the individual and replenish their dna, etc. and thereby fight off most, if not all diseases, and even regenerate tissue? Yes, that very well might be, watchmanjim! An interesting possibility... |
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Post by watchmanjim on Apr 7, 2017 22:03:26 GMT -6
The fact they seek death and cannot find it is an interesting scenario. I always thought of that as God keeping them alive to suffer, but maybe they have become so regenerative that it is practically impossible for them to kill themselves--something keeps it all going somehow. Hard to imagine that, but it does make one wonder.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2017 8:20:26 GMT -6
The fact they seek death and cannot find it is an interesting scenario. I always thought of that as God keeping them alive to suffer, but maybe they have become so regenerative that it is practically impossible for them to kill themselves--something keeps it all going somehow. Hard to imagine that, but it does make one wonder. That is an awful scenario to consider, but I bet that is close to the truth. It is a self-imposed judgment of stupidity. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2017 19:00:39 GMT -6
Awful is the word ....
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Post by kjs on Jun 12, 2017 17:31:12 GMT -6
The fact they seek death and cannot find it is an interesting scenario. I always thought of that as God keeping them alive to suffer, but maybe they have become so regenerative that it is practically impossible for them to kill themselves--something keeps it all going somehow. Hard to imagine that, but it does make one wonder. That is an awful scenario to consider, but I bet that is close to the truth. It is a self-imposed judgment of stupidity. This reminds me of an old sci-fi (think outer limits) were a couple meets an alien and this alien had the ability to place a force field around that stopped even bullets from entering. The couple really wants this force field and when the alien would not give it up, the couple somehow takes the device after killing the alien and then the man decides to try it out ... And it worked..... But later when trying to turn it off ... They could not get it to come off...... think it ended there..... point of of the story- getting something you want, may just be worst if you never got it.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 17:37:08 GMT -6
Yes, the perverbial- "be careful what you want, you just might get it!"
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