infiniti@summerlands.com
Re: The Anti-Christ cometh... Revelations
Infiniti

Mon Jan 25 00:20:36 1999
Yes, Beirdd, I was kidding.  However, a theological professor at Rockhurst College in Kansas City was the first person to explain Revelations in that manner.*p*: Although I'm assuming you're kidding, it's important to note *br*: that what John was trying to describe in writing was a *br*: vision of things of which he could have very little *br*: comprehension. This kind of writing had a long tradition, *br*: even in John's time, and is seen elsewhere in the Bible, for *br*: instance, in Ezekial. BTW: the genre is not limited to *br*: Judeo-Christian visions.*br*:*br*: How many of us who have had a vision of the Otherworld and *br*: tried to use words to describe it would like to be described *br*: as "stoned?"*p*Yes, it is very evident in Ezekial.  I especially like his idea of laying in the middle of town nude for three days. :)*p*Actually, in this regard it is important to note that people in John's time looked at things in almost an entirely different way than we do now.  A really good interpretation of Revelations is not something that can be done by just any highschool student.  You actually have to understand how they thought to understand what he was thinking/seeing when he wrote Revelations.  It would also help to have a better Bible than the King James Version.
Re: The Anti-Christ cometh... Revelations
Beirdd
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Sun Jan 24 15:54:58 1999