https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-7CvBtgvGk
One possible common denominator for those who are coming out with conspiracy theories related to the Bible is a **lack of trust** in the established sources of authority and information, such as the government, the media, or the scientific community. Some Christians may feel that these sources are **biased against** their faith or worldview, and may seek alternative explanations that align with their beliefs and values. For example, some Christians may be drawn to QAnon, a movement that claims that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against a worldwide cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles. According to one follower of QAnon, she feels that God led her to this movement and that she does not need to verify its claims.
Another possible common denominator is a **misunderstanding** of the nature and purpose of biblical prophecy. Some Christians may interpret certain passages of the Bible, especially those in the books of Daniel and Revelation, as **predicting** specific events or figures in the present or near future. For example, some Christians may believe that a public figure is the Antichrist, or that a new technology is the mark of the beast, or that a global crisis is a sign of the end times. However, these interpretations are often based on **speculation** and **selective reading** of the biblical texts, rather than on sound exegesis and historical context. Moreover, they may distract Christians from the main message of the Bible, which is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and to live according to his teachings.
However, there is still one obvious denominator that is glaring obvious in conspiracy theorists that hardly anyone mentions, the Pentecostal Charismatic Movement. Most are aligned or affiliated with Pentecostals. Think in terms of the late but not-so-great Tom Horn, a Pentecostal Pastor. I have just come across another Pentecostal conspiracy theorist on YouTube named Allen Nolan. Then of course there are the likes of you. All out to cash in on the word of God with alternative viewpoints that are hardly correct and all are dispensationalists aligned to Israel.
John Nelson Darby is recognized as the father of dispensationalism later made popular in the United States by Cyrus Scofield's Scofield Reference Bible. Charles Henry Mackintosh, 1820–1896, with his popular style spread Darby's teachings to humbler elements in society and may be regarded as the journalist of the Brethren Movement. CHM popularised Darby more than any other Brethren author. As there was no Christian teaching of a “rapture” before Darby began preaching about it in the 1830s, he is sometimes credited with originating the "secret rapture" theory wherein Christ will suddenly remove His bride, the Church, from this world before the judgments of the tribulation.
Dispensationalist beliefs about the fate of the Jews and the re-establishment of the Kingdom of Israel put dispensationalists at the forefront of Christian Zionism, because "God is able to graft them in again," and they believe that in His grace he will do so according to their understanding of Old Testament prophecy. They believe that, while the methodologies of God may change, His purposes to bless Israel will never be forgotten, just as He has shown unmerited favour to the Church, He will do so to a remnant of Israel to fulfill all the promises made to the genetic seed of Abraham.
I am not a dispensationalist; it is unbiblical and nor do I favour Israel.
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