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He's from the same messianistic sect as Ahmadinejad...
Archive 2007-10-01 GayandRight 2007
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He's from the same messianistic sect as Ahmadinejad...
Iran's new nuclear negotiator... GayandRight 2007
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Those who bemoan the continued influence of messianistic "leaders" have lost sight of the influence such persons exerted in former times.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Eschatological end times nonsense is a bunch of silly hooey born of Jewish messianistic thinking under the rule of Antiochus, hence the 'dream' in Daniel, which had a specific, pretty obvious allegorical meaning in its day, was promoted among upper class Jews as nationalistic propaganda, eventually given up by most Jews entirely, and was then later picked up, reinterpreted, and amplified by early Christians until Catholicism under Irenaeus tried to stamp the silliness out.
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This isn't just because of their love of power (& the perks it brings) which is common to all political parties, but a genuine messianistic belief that they are right & the only saviours of society.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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