A Memorable Phrase –
A reason to believe. I have all the answers. You aren’t even asking the right questions.
a tagline
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 clue
A Dog That Didn’t Bark –
A commentary by Victorinus on the Apocalypse. He mentions the seven churches that Paul wrote to but not the ones John wrote to. Eusebius has the same problem. He mentions six of the seven churches of the Apocalypse but never associates any of them with the Apocalypse. Is there a reasonable explanation for this?
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a good life
A Thing That Is Most Important –
A Bible. An instruction manual. We are being tested. Just read the instructions.
Daily writing prompt
What are the most important things needed to live a good life?
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 revelation
A Difficult Command –
A victim to be protected. Can you allow the filthy to be filthy and still be righteous? Not if there are victims. The silence must end. Expose the filth. Protect the vulnerable. Predators should not get a second chance. Protect the child. Not the predator. They can’t be trusted. Let the children come.
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a wife
A Person Who Knows Me Well –
A necessary friend. She challenges everything I say and do. Lucky me. “It is not good for man to be alone”.
a misinterpretation
A Premillennialist –
A thousand year “Reign of Christ”. They “reigned with Christ” is what is in the bible. That is a big difference. Look for a thousand years where they reigned with Christ. They did the reigning in a Christian empire that lasted a thousand years. Like the Byzantine Empire. It’s the only one. Check it out. It fits with the other numbers. And colors.
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a new heaven
A New Earth –
A new Jerusalem. A pure river of water of life. The Tiber is not clear as crystal. That which comes out of Rome is now as corrupted as that which has gone into Rome. It will take a chastisement to correct it. Life, marriage, and family is the environment that we need to worry about. Protect the child. Let them come.
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a name change
A Father’s Name –
A new name. Joseph. A model father. Growing up without a father is a tough row to hoe. Being a mother is job one. Being a father is job two but just as important. Do your job.
