Was Trump Prophesied in the Bible

It is hard for atheism to complete with religion because religion offers so many different products. Atheism just offers one, you live your life and then you die.

Religions, on the other hand, are a cornucopia of products and if one shops around he/she may find something to like. Just within one religion, Christianity, you can find a variety of promises and can pick the one you most prefer.

The most popular product, of course, is the escape-death option. The largest part of the faith promises a life of bliss after you die. To insure this promise it's best to tithe. While billions of people have died since this promise was made, there is not one single example of someone who got what was promised. The product and promise remain for sale.

There is a related promise called the "prosperity gospel." In that product you can do well financially by believing. The preachers that sell this are themselves wealthy. This product has more going for it that the eternity brand because, unlike the promise of bliss after death, there are at least a few examples of believers who got rich. However, this also warns of buyer beware.

TV preacher Jim Bakker has another product that comes with testimonials. The testimonial is from God himself.

The product Bakker is selling is canned food and water to last you through the Apocalypse. God told Bakker he sent President Trump "... to give you time, the church, to get ready...to prepare for what's coming to earth." Trump is the first of the four horsemen explained in Revelations. For a few hundred dollars you can have enough food and water to emerge unharmed.

Another product, the Mormons, offer the chance to reunite with a long dead spouse. No one has collected that so far as we know.

If anyone has an idea about what atheists could offer after we are dead it would be most helpful. The only requirement we have is we must be able to deliver on the promise.

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