Hi, Susan,

At 12:01 PM 12/21/2004, you wrote:
>>Yes, of course. But if you read the Book of Revelations it becomes pretty 
>>clear that the two numbers are used interchangeably and Abdu'l-Baha was 
>>hardly the first person to notice this.<<

A lot of numbers, such as 12 and 40, are repeated in the texts of the "Bible." 
However, they are used in different contexts.

I mentioned this point as an example of how `Abdu'l-Baha's interpretations, and 
His overall heuristics, must be accepted on faith.

With regards, Mark A. Foster * 15 Sites: http://markfoster.net
"Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman 


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