Revelation tagged posts

September 21, 2011 / Posted in  Bible, Church history, Evangelical Christianity, Islam, Doctrines, Jesus Christ, Jewish history, Language, Martin Luther, Muhammad, NAR, New Apostolic Reformation, Old Testament, Rick Perry, Roman Catholicism

John of Patmos is said to be the author of Revelation: the book of the End of Time. Many argue that he wrote it from having two dreams: a worldwide war, and the end of the world. It is not a unique story, nor are the characters within it from the Beast with seven heads (the goddess Tiamat) to the horsemen. This essay fleshes out the original essay on the Apocalypse: a nightmare, and looks closely at mistranslations that have occurred since the second century with every cult wanting its own Bible to defend its position, as with Jehovah's Witnesses to suicide cults: Jonestown, Heaven's Gate, and others. The real question is: was John of Patmos Island sane?Read More

September 18, 2011 / Posted in  Ancient Egypt, Augustine of Hippo, Bible, Bradlee Dean, Christian Terrorists, Church history, ecological catastrophes, Evangelical Christianity, Genesis, Islam, Doctrines, Jesus Christ, Jewish history, Koch Brothers, Ku Klux Klan, Martin Luther, Michele Bachmann, Muhammad, NAR, Nazis, New Apostolic Reformation, Old Testament, Pat Robertson, Poverty, Rick Perry, Robert Vander Plaats, Roman Catholicism, Sarah Palin, Shari'a law (Islam), Tea Party, Third World nations, Torah

As the economic well-being of any people plunges, starvation and unemployment skyrockets, many will seek out demigods and dictators or turn to religion for temporary euphora. Some will argue that bad times are the sign of End Times and an Apocalypse is near. Is the Apocalypse fact or fiction? Here is the judgment of history, texts, and scholars.Read More