A Forum –
A leaving a place where I was not appreciated. I love dialogue and debate but only where reason can be recognized.
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a positive change I have made
a common beast
A Beast with Ten Horns –
A connection to Daniel. John knows Daniel who knows beasts. The “ten horns” ties the second beast of the Apocalypse to the fourth beast of Daniel. They are kings or dynasties which are easier to count especially if you let them do the counting. The ten dynasties of Islam according to Islam.
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a first coming
A First Version of the Apocalypse –
A conjecture that it was written by John the Baptist was first suggested by Josephine Massyngbaerde Ford. She is not the first to suggest multiple authors of the Apocalypse. Peter Vischer did suggest it was “originally a purely Jewish composition”. It has also been suggested that it was originally written in Hebrew. That’s the truth.
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a most fun way to exercise
A Dance –
A polka. The beer barrel polka. Drink the beer and dance the polka. Polish weddings are the best. The twist was fun.
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a desolation
A Temple –
A beast in the making. What makes a beast a beast? Daniel knows beasts and the abomination of desolation mentioned by Jesus. Babylon destroyed the first temple. Greece desecrated the second and Rome destroyed it. Islam and the Dome of the Rock is preventing the third. The four beasts of Daniel.
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a historian
A History of the Church –
A dog that didn’t bark. Eusebius never associates the churches with the Apocalypse. He does mention six of the seven churches but does not connect them with the Apocalypse. Since Victorinus has the same problem, it suggests that there may have been a version of the Apocalypse that didn’t have the seven churches.
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a book of the bible
A Book Of Revelation –
A reading over and over again. The Apocalypse interpreted using numbers and history. Only history can confirm prophecy. Only numbers can verify it. Your interpretation can’t be trusted.
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a sea of glass
A Fulfillment of Prophecy –
A victory over the beast. Constantinople used Greek fire on the Sea of Marmara, like a sheet of glass, and the year was 666. The problem with dates was noted by Gibbon. His 46 years gets you 668 but put it in an Islamic calendar converter, a calculation, and you will get exactly 666. An amazing fit with Revelation 15:2.
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a witness
A Commentary on the Apocalypse –
A dog that didn’t bark. Victorinus didn’t mention the churches. He does mention the seven churches that Paul wrote to. So why not mention the seven churches that John wrote to? It is possible that his version of the Apocalypse didn’t have the seven churches. We need to look at Eusebius to see if he has the same problem.
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a character I would like to be
A Book Or Film –
A movie, “The Razor’s Edge”. Larry Darrell is the character that I can relate to. A seeker of meaning.
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Daily writing prompt
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?
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