A Church With Seven Associations
A first look at what no longer exists. Victorinus from the second century commented on the Apocalypse. He mentions the seven churches Paul wrote to but not the ones John wrote to. This has not been addressed by the scholars so we can only speculate why. His version of the Apocalypse didn’t have seven churches.
A “Reign Of Christ”
A problem with the bible. The “Reign of Christ” cannot be found in the bible. It will get over six millions hits if you google it. Just another example of how the bible is misinterpreted. Who can you trust? What can you trust? Numbers. Interpretation is unavoidable but you should at least have the numbers to back it up.
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A Hope For The Future
A “testimony of Jesus Christ”. The last book of the bible. A mystery that somehow communicates hope. A necessary ingredient in times of tribulation. You can overcometh. Listen, if you have an ear, to what the Spirit said to the churches.
A Bible
A version of each translation. Before the printer, no two bibles were alike. Now no two translations are alike. And there are way too many. About 60 English translations. Each translation has more than one version. So the “Word of God” is subject to translations, revisions, and interpretation. For the most part they agree on numbers.
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A Look At The Past
A history of prophecy. A time for fulfillment. Only history can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy. Only prophets can predict the future. The rest of us are limited to being historians and relying on recorded history. We also have to rely on numbers to connect history to prophecy.
A Mystery
A beast that was, and is not. The beast that was had seven heads and the beast that is to come has ten horns. History will verify the fulfillment of prophecy. Only history can. Just look for it but don’t use your interpretation. Use numbers. They are not misleading. Nearly all the bible translations agree on the numbers. Not much else.
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A Life Eternal
A “book of life”. Fear only the “second death”. The death of the soul. “Eternal life” is possible. If you believe, you will act accordingly and your name will not be removed from the book of life. “Be not afraid”. Fear is the opposite of Faith. With faith we can overcometh the problems of the world.
A Great City
A capital of an empire that lasted a thousand years. It has many waters, seven hills, and world trade. It is fallen, is fallen, and can be found no more at all. It is a mystery and likely to remain so. It is Constantinople. No other city fits like this great city. You can’t go back to Constantinople. It can be found no more at all.
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A Test Of Faith
A reason to believe. Liberty or death. That is the question. Life without liberty is not a good deal but comfort is all important except for those who believe there is something better waiting for them. We are being tested. The opium of the masses is promising but many have found an idol and will give up their freedom for it.
A Big Number
A place to start. There is only one Christian empire that lasted a thousand years. It was attacked in the year 666. It was ended by the 10th dynasty of Islam. It was started by the Roman Empire that had seven dynasties. This is a good start. Does it fit with the other parts? We shall see. The “ten horns” are a clue in Daniel.
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