A Head
A dynasty. Five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come. The Roman Empire had seven dynasties. Chrysostom is the only significant John during the sixth dynasty and he was in Ephesus when Jerome was finishing the Vulgate. Someone had to verify that John the Apostle wrote the Apocalypse to get it in the bible.
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A Third John
A necessary connection to the Apocalypse. How it became part of the bible. Many did not think it belonged there. John Chrysostom was one of them and he was in Ephesus when Jerome was finishing the Vulgate. Astronomy points to Chrysostom as the writer of the Apocalypse according to Morozov. There are other reasons.
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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 Number
A prophecy connected to history with a number. Only history can confirm the fulfillment of prophecy and only numbers can be trusted to connect them. Your interpretation cannot be trusted. We all have agendas and your interpretation will reflect them. Nearly all 60 English bible translations somehow agree on numbers. Use them.
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A Lack of Agreement
A reason to use numbers and history. All 60 English translations agree on numbers like thousand, 666, ten, seven, and five. There are way too many interpretations on what has been prophesied. Historians have a better record. They are less likely to have an agenda.
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A Word of God
A test of your bible. Does it have the word ‘test’? If not, do you know what you are doing here? You are being tested. From a bible that does contain the word ‘test’, you are being refined, purified, and tested. Those with insight shall understand. Words have meaning and they can be mistranslated.
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A Word to the Wise
A final chapter. These sayings are faithful and true. The translators not so much. They couldn’t agree so we have 60 different English translations with many more revisions. Lord, to whom shall we go? Good question Peter. Not everyone has been properly inspired so some of us must rely on numbers and maybe colors. This is where the translators actually agree.
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A Third John
A confirmation that the apostle wrote the Apocalypse was necessary to get it in the Bible which was being translated and defined by Jerome. Just before the Vulgate was completed John Chrysostom was in Ephesus replacing seven corrupt bishops. Jerome needed a reliable version of the Apocalypse.
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A City of God
A new bible translated by Jerome precedes Augustine’s commentary on the Apocalypse in The City of God. Prior to the Vulgate many believe the Apocalypse did not belong in the bible. This was settled once and for all by Jerome who had the authority to define the bible.
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A First Amendment
A constitution ties them together. The first amendment ties religion to free speech. The second amendment recognizes the need for a gun to protect religion and freedom of speech. There is a good reason for men to cling to their bible and guns. Like a good marriage, you can’t have one without the other.
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