yeah, sorry. heres the thing. since he DIDNT write that he HAD recieved it directly from christ, since that was later ADDED, that kinda invalidates it all. plus, even if he had written it... well, theres lots of people today that state that god or jesus talks to them. we have a pair of words for them. if they have a show, we call them televangelists. if not, we call them psycotic.
On 6/28/05, RC Macaulay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Richard wrote.. > > > 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" > > Leaking Pen wrote.. > > 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. > > Pen.. you missed the point. Did you read Revelation ? Did you receive a > blessing? > > It is easy to debate the origin and the secretary that took the dictation... > The African bishop Dionysius conjectured the writer was John the Presbyter ( > not John the apostle which is clearly the secretary as confirmed by Justin > Martyr a hundred years before Dionysius was born) whose name appears in > other writings. Some still follow the belief of Dionysius but the external > evidence overwhelmingly supports the traditional view that John the Apostle > was the secretary . > > Regardless, the wording is the issue. The person that put the words to paper > took dictation direct from the angel of Christ Jesus as the writer so > states. To present an argument over the " secretary" is irrelevant.. > > John the Baptist was not involved ,past being an early voice proclaiming > Jesus has come in the flesh. The Baptist had his head served on a platter > for daring to challenge a woman's right to marry her husband's brother .She > had her daughter do an Arab version of a lap dance for hubbie # 2 in trade > for the Baptist head, which only demonstrates times ain't changed much in > the world. > > 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
