WWW and 666
City Barber Shop - Eddie Lunsford (lynnal@cblink.com)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 08:23:51 -0600
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I have actually heard with my own ears, a prominent pastor of a large =
(apostolic) church in our state preach this very message about the =
endtime and WWW supposedly meaning 666 and this being the system that =
the mark of the beast /antichrist will come into power through.
(THis is a stable well respected minister who is not prone to jumping on =
fads as far as preaching goes.)
The problem with this is that it makes people think that it is bad to be =
on the internet or have anything to do with it, (not a place far a =
christaian to be, etc.).
Additionally, I have to be on the defensive because this type =
preaching makes people think you must not be right with God if you are =
on the internet.
In fact the opposite is true, I am promoting the apostolic doctrine, the =
gospel of Jesus Christ via the internet.=20
I have had prayer requests submitted because of our web page, even have =
had other people from denominational religions inquire about why we =
preach the neccesity of the Holy GHost and Baptism.
IF the pentecostal people had grabbed the opportunity technology =
offerred when TV was invented I wonder how many souls could have been =
reached by that form of communication? Now we see TBN and other religous =
programming reaching out to people right in their homes, offerring them =
a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.
They are able to reach people that we may not have access to , because =
at the press of a button they can have a opportunity to touch someones =
life with their words. That same person does not feel pressured because =
they are in control and can turn it off at any time.=20
But still TV does effect our world, and what could it have done for =
Jesus if the people of that day had seized the opportunity to use it =
instead of letting the devil have it.
We now have a similair opportunity with the internet, we can get the =
message out around the world.
But that kind of preaching makes people fearful of it and afraid of =
being associated with it because of the stigma atttached.
Lynna Lunsford
lynnal@apostolic.net
Ephesians 4:5
One Lord, One faith, One Baptism
You:
I just heard something of interest today and thought I would pass it
along to Higher Fire.
My brother called telling me he had heard that the letter W meant =
the
number 6 in the Greek and when calling up something on the internet =
the
URL is really http://666
and not http://www
Has anyone else heard this?
=20
Me:
Hardly. The number 6 is represented by the letter 'stigma' which =
more readily approaches "S". =20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I have =
actually heard with=20
my own ears, a prominent pastor of a large (apostolic) church in =
our state=20
preach this very message about the endtime and WWW supposedly meaning =
666 and=20
this being the system that the mark of the beast /antichrist will come =
into=20
power through.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>(THis is a stable well respected =
minister who is not=20
prone to jumping on fads as far as preaching goes.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>The problem =
with this is=20
that it makes people think that it is bad to be on the internet or have =
anything=20
to do with it, (not a place far a christaian to be, etc.).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" =
size=3D2> Additionally, =20
<STRONG>I </STRONG>have to be on the defensive because this type =
preaching makes=20
people think you must not be right with God if you are on the=20
internet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>In fact the opposite is true, I am =
promoting the=20
apostolic doctrine, the gospel of Jesus Christ via the internet. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I have had prayer requests =
submitted=20
because of our web page, even have had other people from denominational=20
religions inquire about why we preach the neccesity of the Holy GHost =
and=20
Baptism.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>IF the pentecostal people had grabbed =
the=20
opportunity technology offerred when TV was invented I wonder how many =
souls=20
could have been reached by that form of communication? Now we see TBN =
and other=20
religous programming reaching out to people right in their homes, =
offerring them=20
a form of godliness but denying the power thereof.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>They are able to reach people that we =
may not have=20
access to , because at the press of a button they can have a opportunity =
to=20
touch someones life with their words. That same person does not feel =
pressured=20
because they are in control and can turn it off at any time. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>But still TV does effect our =
world, and=20
what could it have done for Jesus if the people of that day had =
seized the=20
opportunity to use it instead of letting the devil have =
it.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>We now have a similair =
opportunity with=20
the internet, we can get the message out around the =
world.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>But that kind of preaching =
makes people=20
fearful of it and afraid of being associated with it because of the =
stigma=20
atttached.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Lynna =
Lunsford<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:lynnal@apostolic.net">lynnal@apostolic.net</A><BR>Ephesian=
s=20
4:5<BR>One Lord, One faith, One Baptism</FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2><BR> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>You:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>I just heard something of interest today and thought I would =
pass=20
it<BR>along to Higher Fire.<BR>My brother called telling me he had =
heard=20
that the letter W meant the<BR>number 6 in the Greek and when =
calling up=20
something on the internet the<BR>URL is really <A=20
href=3D"http://666">http://666</A><BR>and not <A=20
href=3D"http://www">http://www</A><BR>Has anyone else heard =
this?<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Me:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Hardly. The number 6 is represented =
by the=20
letter 'stigma' which more readily approaches "S". =20
</FONT></DIV>
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