The dream of peace by Carol Wolman

THE DREAM OF PEACE by Carol Wolman

 

Dear Friends,

 

People always and everywhere dream of peace.  Peace means a sense of security.  It means butter, not guns.  It means calmness so that disputes are settled rationally and fairly rather than by force.   Peace leads to prosperity, and leisure time to cultivate the arts and sciences.  The only people who benefit from war are the military and the munitions makers.

 

There are two kinds of peace.  One is the peace imposed by empire, such as the Pax Romana of the Roman empire.  Bush is seeking to impose a Pax Americana on the world, accompanied by an endless war against terror.  Since his family owns companies that profit from war, this gives him the best of both worlds.  

 

Bush's followers believe that Bush is a harbinger of the Second Coming, if not Jesus himself.  In their minds, Bush is spreading a Christian theocracy, which is to be God's kingdom on earth. 

 

In fact, the Biblical vision of peace is quite different.

 

He shall judge between the nations,
and impose terms on many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
one nation shall not raise the sword against another,
nor shall they train for war again.

Isaiah 2: 4

http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/112804.htm

This vision is the basis for the United Nations, and is inscribed on its walls.  The UN  is designed to be an international forum dedicated to keeping peace. 

 

One world government by force is a work of the antichrist.

 

In the name of the Prince of Peace,   Carol Wolman