Russia in the Bible?

While I cannot find the word "Russia" in the Bible (by the way, Mr. Jack Van Impe can't either), this is a good illustration on why we shouldn't allow pseudo-scholars to set the agenda in the Christian community. Unfortunately, this is pretty common discussion in the hyper-dispensational and hyper-fundamentalist sections of the protestant evangelical church. If one can "act" scholarly and sound authoritative, then they can convince the masses of just about anything. Russia was quite the rage in the early 70's when Hal Lindsey and others were formulating their theories about how and when the world would end. Now the rage is Islam. Tomorrow, perhaps, it will be Hillary Clinton.

Tradition can certainly blind us to truth, but letting others do our thinking for us is even worse. If you are a TBN, couch-potato Christian (and there are many out there), then you can do just that. Instead of inventing things to fit into scripture that aren't really there--here's a thought: Let's practice what is there! Instead of looking for the next Christian fad, let's practice what is sure and certain.