Pope's apology

Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that he was “deeply sorry” about the angry reaction to his recent remarks about Islam, which he said came from a text that didn’t reflect his personal opinion. (Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14871562/)

While watching the news that showed Muslims burning Christian churches and protesting in ther streets over the Pope's comments, I was just amazed on how religion matters today. It only took one comment from a church leader to aggrivate almost, if not all Islamic communities.

I have nothing to say against the Pope or the Muslims but I am just amazed on how religion still played a role in our world today. Every time I hear this kind of issue I remember prophecies about a man who will come and bring peace by uniting all religion in the worlds. At one point this sounded farfetch since we are in the information age and "supposedly" religion don't matter anymore. But what happend showed that the prophecies can't be dismissed and the possiblity of a world leader rising up that will bring peace to the earth is closer to reality than fantasy. This world leader will establish a global community. Is this good news? My answer is YES and NO.
YES, because that means that what God promised in the Bible is true and by "continuity" the rest should happen as well. NO, because this man, who will bring peace to this planet is also the same man who will cause man to rise up against God. You can read the Book of Revelation.

I read some scholars says that we are in the last second of God's timetable. And honestly, I hope we are. I want to see it all happen even if I die seeing it.