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Jeffersons Ghost

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13. A slight mistake; or am I mistaken? Revelations is a PREDICTION (prophesy) of worldwide destruction.
Sun Feb 18, 2018, 01:33 PM
Feb 2018

Does your comment (rev1) refer to Revelations 1, which says "to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass." Obviously, the prediction is flawed, because after nearly 2,000 years, only a few of the less profound prophesies, in the Book of Revelations, have "come to pass."

I enjoy researching, analyzing and comparing ALL religions, without prejudice against those who believe specific ideologies.

Your online name brought back memories of Voltaire's views on religion. This great scientist claimed:

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities."
Voltaire

"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool."
Voltaire

"Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men."
Voltaire

"He who is involved in ecstasies and visions, who takes dreams for reality, and his own imagination for prophesy, is a fanatical novice of great hope and promise, and will soon advance to the higher stage and kill men for the love of God."
Voltaire

See the problem is that you are accepting that fairytale Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #1
Uh, don't worry about me believing ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #2
And yet edhopper Feb 2018 #6
A slight mistake; or am I mistaken? Revelations is a PREDICTION (prophesy) of worldwide destruction. Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #13
Rev 1 as in version1. Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #14
Verion 1 of the Bible, which includes only the "Old Testament," does not include Revelations, Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #17
you may enjoy this video ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #22
Numbers 5, 11-31 safeinOhio Feb 2018 #3
I never thought of it put that way. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #4
Yep, best argument in the world. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #5
They "explain" this in one of two ways: trotsky Feb 2018 #7
#2 is a nice cop-out used to rationalize lots of nuttiness. progressoid Feb 2018 #8
The euthyphro ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #10
But but but that's different because Gawd is choosing who to kill. progressoid Feb 2018 #9
You keep hearing edhopper Feb 2018 #11
It really is true ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #12
How about Genesis? Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #15
They completely accept edhopper Feb 2018 #16
I lack the time or inclination to check Genesis, but I remeber they had two sons only. Jeffersons Ghost Feb 2018 #18
It is harder to make the Bible work as real edhopper Feb 2018 #19
The "Cain's Wife" mystery is longstanding in biblical debate ProfessorPlum Feb 2018 #21
Relax. I talked to Jesus. He knows a guy who knows a guy... Freelancer Feb 2018 #20
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