When I read the words of our Lord, “Because lawlessness will multiply, the love of many will grow cold,” (Matthew 24:12) that it was speaking of love of God and altruistic love towards other people. I am now convinced that the rise of Aromantic & Asexual types, people who possess a lack of romantic desire is actually a trend that is tied to the words of Jesus. I never considered that cynicism towards romantic love would be the fulfillment of our Lord’s prophecy about the end of days. The trends against romance are rising, with forty-year-old virgins being the norm (it use to be such a joke there was a movie with Steve Carrel, now its normal), birth rates declining in US, China, Japan, and Russia, and fatigue over dating apps. At the same time romantic content in media is up, with Anime romances churning out, the new Sense and Sensibility Movie, and the plethora of films & shows streaming on Hallwmark+, Netflix, and etc. Content creators are trying to fill a void, a ...
Due to the fall of man in Genesis, we tend to associate serpents or snakes with Satan who is said to appear as one (Genesis 3:4), though the Hebrew word there is Seraph, which is Seraphim plural and type of angel (Isaiah 6:1-7), regardless people tend to say the serpent is Satan’s symbol and creature, even the Final book of the Bible says, “That serpent of Old, Satan.” (Revelation 12:9, Revelation 20:2). However, would it interest you to know that the serpent is associated more with The LORD our God, with Jesus Christ specifically? So let’s take a look. The most famous words of our Lord and Savior are, “Just as the serpent was lifted up in wilderness, so will The Son of Man (Himself, Jesus) be lifted up,” (John 3:14), this God the Son was endeavoring to make a connection to the Bronze Serpent or Nehushtan, which Moses raised up in Wilderness, “And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall li...