Yea, the book of Revelation is REALLY weird. And most likely not even written by John the Apostle, according to the Introduction in the Official Catholic Bible itself!
But who knows, it could have possibly been written by several different authors. Because, in all fairness (it may be worth noting here) there IS at least one positive passage in this book that is probably one of the most encouraging words in the whole New Testament (that appears to be borrowed, or directly related to several passages in the Hebrew book of Isaiah, at least several hundred years earlier) and it goes like this: "And God shall wipe all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things have passed away." -Rev. 21:4. In contrast, there are several VERY similar passages in the book of Isaiah that also go like this: "He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord will wipe away tears from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of his people from all the earth; for the Lord has spoken." -Is. 25:8.
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." -Is. 41:10. Interesting, one way or the other. Just sayin'...
Yea, this is a VERY interesting video, for more reasons then one...
When I lived in Maryland, I would sometimes visit this beautiful Jewish community center, and came across this series of books in their library that was like an expose', if you will, on the Dead Sea Scrolls. (From what I remember). When I was reading these books, I came across the thing (discussed in the video) about the ancient Jewish sect known as the Essenes, in relation to the scrolls and some of those writings. And yea, I immediately recognized the similarities in the writings, that sounded quite like it very well may have been the unadulterated beliefs of the early Christians (pre-Catholicism) and led me to believe that Jesus, and some of the other New Testament characters like John The Baptist, most likely, very well may have been Essenes themselves, or at the very least, very influenced by their beliefs and teachings; or the early religion itself, may very well have been heavily influenced by these teachings and beliefs, in some way, shape, or form... I also remember some passages in the text (that are not specifically in the New Testament) that particularly caught my attention, in relation to the Essenes belief in some kind of spiritual battle in the 'last days' between 'the children of light' and 'the children of darkness'!
At least, that's what they believed...
"Myths are stories that never happened, but that are always happening."
(Y/T Viewer).
"King Arthur, Robin Hood etc... even more recent characters we certainly call fictional such as Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond were all based on multiple real people as well as pre-existing tales. Is it fair to say any of them are real people? Perhaps you can point to one of the influences and say - this is the real one! But is that intellectually honest to say? So if there was an early 1st Century rabbi called Joshua that influenced the mythic one - - can we say he is the "real" Jesus - or just another influence on the story...?" (Y/T Viewer).
"I completely agree. But once the guy with the snake shows up and begins to spout quantum gibberish I think, damn now they've ruined it all and given apologist all the ammo they need to distort this and carry on." (Y/T Viewer).
Hmm?
"The formulator of this was a Titan and one of my favorite logicians. Had he lived in a time with deep influence/debate on Divine Simplicity, I think he would've taken it to the next level by showing an example of it. One can only hope to reach the level of genius he had on a bad day." (Y/T Viewer).
"I was an atheist then an agnostic for about 4.5-5 years, and the genius guy who you are talking about is the one who made me believe in God! He is the mathematician who was a nightmare to the great genius mathematician "David Hilbert" when he said "we are here to know and we shall know!" in a mathematics conference, then just a while after that another great genius (which was a great friend of Einstein) came up with this mind-blowin and scary mathematical theorem!!! Hats off to him. Just let me finish with a quote by another French mathematician after he studied that theorem, he said 'God exists because we know that Math is consistent, however the devil exists because we cannot prove that Math is consistent'! Enjoy." (Y/T Viewer).
The particular subject matter presented in this video, is really irrespective of (and impartial to) any particular monotheistic religion, when you really think about it...
"Imagine, sitting in the comfort of your home thousands of miles away, and then being transported to one of the leading universities to watch and listen to some of the greatest minds debate. The internet is a wonderful thing." (Y/T Viewer).
"A little science distances you from God, but a lot of science brings you nearer to Him. - Louis Pasteur (Founder of microbiology and immunology)." -Y/T Viewer.
"He is not only a spiritual man but also a brilliant man." (Y/T Viewer).
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