A Search For Meaning –
A purpose for it. A thinker that uses logic and reason with a great deal of attention to the common definition of words. Be careful with words but only if you want to communicate. 7
a life in an alternate universe
a calculation
A Number –
A count in some bibles. Another example where the translators can’t agree on the Word of God but they are in complete agreement with numbers. Only numbers can be trusted to tie what has been prophesied to historical events that confirm the fulfillment of those prophecies. You can count on them.
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a commentary
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 Church History? We can only speculate based on what they wrote, what they didn’t write, and what is reasonable. Can we make sense of it? It makes more sense than most interpretations.
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a meal most expensive
A Beer With People I Love –
A meal with my wife, daughter, sister, niece, and friend. I ordered a clean plate and the check. With tip it was $160. Money well spent. 6
a calendar
A Dating Tool –
A common year. 666 of the Gregorian calendar, which didn’t start until 1582, will be a different year in a different calendar. The common year for the Julian calendar was 44 BC. 622, the year of the Hijra, would be 666 in the Julian calendar. That does require a calculation and not a count as stated in some bibles.
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a history of the bible
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 news story
A Connection To My Life –
A story about matcha was “entirely uninteresting” until I started reading about it so I was going to look for something else when I realized this would be true for anything I found. It is really a trick question. Nice going. 5
Daily writing prompt
Scour the news for an entirely uninteresting story. Consider how it connects to your life. Write about that.
a mark
A Beginning –
A start, a date, a year, a number. 666 Look for number in Daniel. It refers to years. So what happened in the year 666? Nothing. Historians are careful about that year. Dating is difficult without a calendar. A date is the most common mark on a product. Its origin. So what started in 666? What calendar should we use?
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a patriarch
A Christian Empire –
A bishop extraordinaire was in Ephesus to replace seven corrupt bishops at the beginning of the fifth century. John Chrysostom, who never quoted the Apocalypse, could not ignore what John the Apostle may have left there. At that time Jerome could have been looking for a reliable copy of the Apocalypse. He was finishing the Vulgate.
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a thing that makes me happy
A List Of 30 Is A Challenge –
A bird, butterfly, full moon, red sky, cats, flower, green grass, tree, spring, snow, dailyprompt, post views, post likes, comments, beer, margarita, bluegrass, coffee, eggs, apple, smile, Quaker Oats, rocking chair, bike ride, family reunion, chili, curry, dark chocolate, egg mcmuffin, and bacon. That was easy. 4
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