closer to 1700 years. st john the divine is not to be confused with st john the baptist. he lived in roughly 300 ad, and was of a judaic endtimes cult. not a christian. he talks not of a second coming, but of the first coming of the messiah, as he didnt believe jesus was the messiah. just had to correct you there.
On 6/27/05, RC Macaulay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reading these posts can become addictive. Some of the insight is profound. > Lets continue the post and include more comments. > The world is blessed with writers with insight and they have provided us > partial answers to trends in world cultural shifts. Unfortunately, their > insight is predicated on studying the past in hopes of providing answers for > the future. > The book " Future Shock" gave us insight into a trend we are witnessing > today. The trend identifies what takes place when a generation is born in > the thros of change. Their inclination is to accept change without question. > However, as the writer predicted, unless there is continious change, they > rebel and force change regardless of merit because they are in the habit. > > This habit of change is in conflict with older generations in every culture > in the world. Couple this with the rise of mega world financial systems , be > they EXXons, WalMarts, Citibanks, GE's, Siemens, Mitsuibishis, et.al., that > have an impact on culture yet to be understood. > > Fold into the batter of change a helping of mega technology and education > for flavor, add mega world organized crime for seasoning and stir while > blending cultures and religions, politics and reconceptualizing society and > we have one heck of a changing scenario that defies any understanding of > true direction. Place in the oven of old energy concepts and try to get a > rise out of the leavening of laws of human nature. > > For the past two thousand years man has attempted to understand " > Revelation", the last book in the bible. Perhaps this emerging generation > will be given the insight of understanding this writing that promises a > blessing to all that study the letter from Jesus Christ to the nations. Why > did the writer use the word " study" ? > > Richard > > > -- "Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write" Voltaire
