A Fantastic News –
A need to pass it on. Most likely to my wife. Share the good news. Somebody had a baby.
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Daily writing prompt
You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?
a first thing to do
a beast
A Temple –
A desolation. Babylon destroyed the first temple. Greece desecrated the second. Rome destroyed the second. Islam is preventing the third. The four beasts of Daniel. They all messed with the temple. That is what determines a beast in the mind of Daniel. John seems to agree. Jesus mentioned it. What is in the holy place now? The Dome of the Rock.
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a dog that didn’t bark
A Commentary By Victorinus –
A list of churches Paul wrote to but the churches of the Apocalypse are not mentioned. Don’t ask AI. He doesn’t notice that the churches John wrote to are different. Victorinus would not be aware of that either if his version of the Apocalypse did not have the churches. Did Jerome make changes to the commentary by Victorinus?
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a hobby outgrown over time
A Genealogy –
A remembering of those who have gone before us. “To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Thank you Thomas Campbell. “Do this in remembrance of me.” Thank you Jesus.
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Daily writing prompt
Are there any activities or hobbies you’ve outgrown or lost interest in over time?
a lion
A Bear –
A leopard. A connection with the beasts of Daniel. John knows Daniel knows beasts. Also in common are the ten horns. John’s beast was like a leopard, a bear, and a lion. Daniel is the key to understanding the beasts of the Apocalypse. What do the beasts of Daniel have in common? The Temple. Don’t mess with the Temple. This is new.
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a church history
A Historian Named Eusebius –
A martyr named Antipas not mentioned. He names six of the seven churches but never associates them with the Apocalypse. You don’t have to read or search his book. Just ask AI. Does Eusebius mention Antipas in his Church History? Antipas would not be in the first version of the Apocalypse written by John the Baptist. Does Eusebius mention any martyrs from Pergamum?
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a great city
A Babylon The Great –
A mystery,
Constantinople, the capital of a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years.
had seven hills
had many waters
had many merchants
was a mystery
is fallen
is fallen
can be found no more at all
started by the Roman Empire with seven dynasties
ended by the Ottoman Empire with ten dynasties
was attacked in 666 AD
a favorite candy
A Dark Chocolate –
A nut like an almond covered with it. Why is it so good? Is it a special chocolate? Is it the almond that is the perfect size and contrasting taste? Can’t stop eating them.
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a prophecy
A Revelation –
A book of what is to come. Only history can verify what has been prophesied. History based on numbers. Not on interpretation. You can only trust numbers. Numbers do not have to be interpreted. Start with the big numbers like a thousand and it might lead you to the Byzantine Empire that fits with all the other numbers. And colors.
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a little book eaten
A Prophecy Again –
A second Apocalypse that includes the seven churches and Jesus. John the Apostle ate the little book John the Baptist who bare record wrote to prepare the way. Eusebius and Victorinus are not aware of the seven churches. Their copy was written by the Baptist. Is there a third John? Chrysostom whoalso am your brother was in Ephesus at the beginning of the fifth century when Jerome was finishing his Vulgate.
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apocalypse 