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.
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A Father and A Family
A trinity in Their Image. The child joins them together. Let no man put asunder. Joseph was told to fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife. And Jesus gave us His mother. We were given a family and it is the job of the father to keep it together. Do your job.
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 Belief That Makes Others Uncomfortable
A reluctant approval of a lifestyle. Are you creating guilt? Your lack of approval can be seen as hate. Does love demand approval? Not to mention mercy and forgiveness which assumes disapproval. Your belief is a weapon aimed at the victim. Your fear of God is a threat to them.
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 Protection of Life, Marriage, and Family
A defense of liberty. Religious liberty. A first amendment. The second amendment is the way to defend it. Cling to your guns and bible. They go together like love and marriage. Life and liberty. Free speech is the enemy of the lie. The truth will always win the debate. Reason and logic will prevail.
A History
A witness to what no longer exists. What was Victorinus looking at when he wrote his commentary on the Apocalypse? What was Eusebius looking at when he wrote his history of the Church? We can only speculate based on what they wrote and what is reasonable. Can we make sense of it?.
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A Time for Everything
A doubt explored. We all have doubts. Few have the time to explore them. We needed to take a time out. Where? On the field. Oh. Covid gave us that time out. A time out to question our values. A time to change our game plan. For way too many it was a time to increase their control over others. Freedom suffered. An important value.
A Canon
A redaction at the turn of the fifth century. Jerome defined the bible when he finished the Vulgate which would become the official bible of the Church. It contains the oldest existing copy of the Apocalypse. We can only speculate on what it looked like before that time based on other older existing documents.
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A Feel Good Belief
A fact void of reason and logic. My objective truth should be the same as yours. How will we ever agree on anything? Your beliefs may hurt my feelings. Should you keep them to yourself? You should be willing to debate them. You should be willing to listen to others and maybe find out why their beliefs are different. Truth might be saved.
