a canon 

A Sacred Bible – 

A list of books that might not contain the Apocalypse at the end of the fourth century.  John Chrysostom, who never quoted the Apocalypse, was in Ephesus at the beginning of the fifth century and Jerome was finishing his Vulgate.  Was Chrysostom able to confirm that the Apocalypse was written by the Apostle?  

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a prophecy 

A Fulfillment – 

A history is necessary to confirm the fulfillment of a prophecy.  The future can be anything you want it to be to satisfy your interpretation.  History and the numbers that connect it to prophecy can confirm the accuracy of your interpretation.  Only the prophet knows the future.  We can only know history.   

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a connection with history 

A Number – 

A reliable connection between prophecy and history.  Your interpretation not so much.  All the different translations of the bible seem to agree on numbers.  Especially a “thousand years” when they reigned with Christ.  Not the “reign of Christ” which will get over 5 million hits on the internet.  Not so much with the bible.  0 Bible results for “”reign of Christ”.”  Something to think about.  

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a commentary 

A Witness – 

A view of what was.  We don’t know what the Apocalypse looked like in the third century.  Victorinus knew and we know what his commentary looked like. It didn’t include the seven churches John wrote to.  It did include the seven churches Paul wrote to.  There is a reasonable explanation for this.  He is not the only witness.    

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