Book of Revelations

[scoobz]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum,

I have been reading the forum with interest and have just finished reading about the possibility of the devil not being real.

The book of Revelations has long been held as a book that puts fear into Christians. Would appreciate hearing peoples views on this book.

Are the events described events that are likely to happen? eg the Antichrist.

What are your views as to the meaning of the book of Revelations?

look forward to hearing,

Thanks

Darryl

[Caguja]

Welcome Darry,

I like this forum because of the views people express on it. Basically, they are individual opinions which may not rest well with others, but that is why this forum exits, to express those opinions.

I have this opinion of mine on the book of Revelation to share with you. My take of the Bible as a whole is that it is a book of metaphysics that tells the story of the journey of the soul back to God - from Genesis to Revelation. The Bible therefore, cannot be taken literally.

The Book of Revelation is full of symbolism that taking it literally is to miss its message. The seven churches represent the seven spiritual centres in each human being. These centres need to be awakened for an individual to know God. When these are awakened then one becomes one with God.

See Revelation 3: 12 ; "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name". This means that him that manages to awaken all the spiritual centres, shall be one with God and shall no longer reincarnate.

We also note that there is reference to 666 as the sign of the Antichrist. Well to me this means that a state where one does not know God in body, mind and soul, one manifests the character of the Antichrist.


Caguja

[Skyalmian]

We also note that there is reference to 666 as the sign of the Antichrist. Well to me this means that a state where one does not know God in body, mind and soul, one manifests the character of the Antichrist.

It means many things, but what "feels 'true'" as to what it is physically, is something nearly everyone already has in their pocket (even mine  ). A VI-S-A "chief" or whomever said he expects a cashless society by 2012...

The More You Know^TM

[zensunni7]

Most Biblical scholars of this and past epochs agree - the events contained in Revelation already occurred - during the fall of the Jewish Temples and the scattering. Playing across decades.

Within it is the same message of prophecy - certain paths of behavior will result in certain consequence by a race, a tribe or an individual, and of course the entire race. Just as specific dis-eases enter our energies through specific behaviors.
The Christian Bible is One Holy Book - representing pretty much One Race, as there are numerous other books of the same or greater value to people and individual's. What matters is the Holy Book it awakens within you. " The Holy Spirit will cause you to remember ( re-member to ) "

Looking outward we see borders, boundaries, dimensions, limitations to expand  outward, within we re-member to vastness, no place to fix our compass, yet we feel deeply it is more Home than this life, but not of more value to the whole.