"...the concept of "The Throne of God"..." - Pat And, what about the Crown of God?
On Sep 11, 5:17 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11 Sep, 12:37, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I don't agree with that. I think it is the greatest story ever told > > (not original, I know.) But read and you will find myriad > > interpretations of the bible. It wasn't until I was able to read it > > for myself, and feel the stories alive in me, that I understood the > > greatness of the stories. > > I find the same thing with the Zohar. I'm just starting my third > reading of it and, already, I've found a few more gaps in my theory > being filled by it (through careful, monistic interpretation). For > example, the concept of "The Throne of God" (a euphemism for the space- > time continuum) being upheld by the four "Holy Living Creatures" is a > perfect analogy of the four dimensions of our space-time. They are > called 'living' because they move (due to the expansion of space- > time). The Eagle is height, the Ox is width (as an ox usually stands > with its side to you in a non-aggressive way), the Lion is depth (as > it's most likely to charge directly at you) and Man is representative > of time, as we are the creatures who seem to most readily perceive > it. This paints the vision of Ezekiel into a vision of the universe > as seen from the outside (if that were possible). > > > > > On Sep 11, 3:34 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Adam the bible is interesting but mostly fiction and or twisted ideas ... > > > etc etc > > > Allan > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > OK. If the Bible is true, then I think I have given a good summary of > > > > how things are. > > > > If not, then it doesn't matter anyway. I posted this same article on > > > > alt.bible.prophecy > > > > and got only one reply, and that was abusive. And they are supposed to > > > > believ in God!! > > > > Adam. > > > > > On Sep 10, 2:30 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is true, Adam, but you are riding the fence. Obviously the > > > > > content of the article (thread) is about scripture, which as we all > > > > > know is founded upon a belief, a concept, therefore it would follow > > > > > that any and all posts would address that concept. > > > > > I understand that you are 'not' presenting a position which posits the > > > > > existence of God, a God or any Deity, but simply presents questions > > > > > relating to the concept of such an existence. However, still and > > > > > without any veering, it is still a thread based upon a conceptual > > > > > God. A discussion in it's most simplistic form regarding "scripture" > > > > > is indeed a discussion of a conceptual deity. > > > > > > On Sep 9, 10:13 pm, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > What I wrote was not intended to be a proof of the existence of God > > > > > > or > > > > > > of the truth of the Bible. It was just a summary of the things that > > > > > > I > > > > > > had discovered through extensive reading of the scriptures. So when > > > > > > some of you attacked the concept of God rather than the content of > > > > > > the > > > > > > article I did not feel obliged to defend that concept. Others can do > > > > > > that more effectively than I. > > > > > > Adam. > > > > > > > On Sep 9, 7:34 pm, "[email protected]" > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I guess Adam may have been a boxer in a past life, a quick jab in > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > then back out agian. > > > > > > > > On 5 Sep, 05:38, Adam <[email protected]> wrote:- Hide quoted > > > > text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > -- > > > ( > > > ) > > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
