{"id":217,"date":"2020-10-25T01:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-25T05:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godweb.org\/wordpress\/?p=217"},"modified":"2020-10-25T23:43:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T03:43:17","slug":"217","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=217","title":{"rendered":"Going to Hell in a Handbasket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D217&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/goingtohell.htm\"><strong>Going to Hell In a Handbasket<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>It is a colorful phrase. For large numbers of people in the US, it powerfully depicts where we are headed as a nation. It is a staple among those who believe that the world as we know it is coming to an end soon. Many seem to find in this cliche, a fulfillment of biblical prophecy. But where did this vivid phrase come from, what does it actually mean, and does it paint an accurate picture of what is happening to us as a people?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/goingtohell.htm\"><strong>Going to Hell In a Handbasket<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the way, what <em>is<\/em> hell, anyway? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/hell.htm\">The answer might surprise you. <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D217&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going to Hell In a Handbasket It is a colorful phrase. 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