A Thinker –
A knowledge shall increase. The thinker doesn’t always learn what works but he easily finds out what doesn’t. 11
a thing that gets better with age
a testimony
A Servant John –
A bare record. A revelation for those who have an ear. Listen for the time is near for the second coming. Two thousand years ago the time was near for the first coming. John the Baptist was preparing the way for the Lamb of God. The word “lamb” can be found 27 times in the Apocalypse. Think about that. It was about the Lamb.
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a great sword
A Fourth Beast Of Daniel –
A rider of the red horse with power to take peace from the earth. He was also given the key of the bottomless pit – Sebeos may have been the first to see Islam as the true fourth beast of Daniel. Others like Tom Holland “In The Shadow of The Sword” would recognize this. There is something about the Temple that makes a beast a beast.
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a go to bed time 8 pm
A Wake Up Time 12 am –
A long story. Trying to reach the other side. A forum down under. Currently getting views from 79 countries. Most of them are on the other side. I try to get a nap in before my dawn bike ride. 10
a first coming
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. That’s the truth.
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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 beer
A Favorite Restaurant –
A rocking chair on the patio. Gardening. A water dish for the birds. A hummingbird feeder. Cooking. Posting. Church on Sunday. Meditating. Bike ride in the morning. 9
Daily writing prompt
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?
a historian
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 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 most exciting future
A Family Reunion –
A chance to get together. All three generations. Only once a year because of the distances. With politics the distances are even greater. Can’t talk about them. Even with sports you now have to be careful.
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