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Dan Clarkston noted: <darkened wisdom of mankind> That "darkened wisdom" is what gave us the internet, that you and I are accessing.

Dave Clarkston noted: >Well, ain't that special that you have been trained in the darkened wisdom of mankind.> I hold a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, M.S./ PhD in Statistics. I am familiar with Latin, Greek, Hebrew and I study the Bible in its original language (Hebrew/Aramaic in the Old...

Revelation 13:12 says "everyone in the land" (Greek την γην = "the land"). There was no concept of planet earth when Revelation was written. IMO this indicates the Middle East.

IMO: Four horsemen: o 1. White horse = "the beast" (Daniel 2:41) o 2. Red horse = military conflict o 3. Black horse = famine caused by war o 4. Pale (χλωρος = greenish-yellow) horse = disease due to war "Fourth of the earth" (Greek ταρτον της γης) = "fourth of the land." There was no concept...

Wick Stick asked: <Well, there's such a thing as will. Is there any such thing as un-free will?> I suppose "no free will" equates to "unfree will." We are born, we grow up, we look around us, we shrug our shoulders, and we never ponder WHERE ALL THIS CAME FROM. One lady suggested to me...

If I write a story, and one of the characters dies when very young, is that the fault of the character?

IMO: The four living creatures are Cherubim. Satan is a Cherub. This is a glimpse of the true temple in heaven. See Ezekiel, chapters 40-48.

>@William Barton, I would ask you if you intend to reply to the post I sent you... Do you agree that sin is made by our choice or not? Thanks< 1. We are all actors in a play, *making choices.* 2. God wrote the play.

The claim is: >No such thing as a 1,000 year millennium on this earth as you've been shown "Several Times"> English " millennium" stems from Latin: mille =1000 + annum = year Hence 1000 years. See Revelation 20:1-6, "one thousand years."

Trekson explained: <Totally disagree, the concept of "apocalyptic" literature comes straight from the devil.> "The revelation [Greek αποκαλυψις (apokalupsis)] of *Jesus Christ, which God gave him.*.." (Revelation 1:1). Does that sound like Revelation 1:1 from the Devil!?

The word in Revelation 17:9 is ορη ("mountains"). Ορος is the singular form "mountain." "Apocalypse" is an English rendering of Greek Αποκσαλυψις, which is the *first word in the Book of Revelation.* <concept of apocalyptic literature comes straight from the devil> "Apocalyptic" = "of the...

Wick Stick noted: <Poor communication on my part. We agree that ἄγγελος means messenger. My question was supposed to be whether it also meant "semi-divine being" in the 1st century.> IMO: "Divine/holy" in the lower sense applies to angels, since they serve God, as do believers.

OK, the New testament is first century, how about Matthew 11:10: "I will send my messenger" (Greek αγγελογ, accusative case of αγγελος). If you are interested in a Greek dictionary, I suggest the Greek-English Lexicon (Liddell & Scott) available on Amazon.

"Tribulation"= "Time of distress." There is disagreement: 1. When is this time? 2. At what point in this time will Jesus return (before, within, after)? Before = pre-tribulation Middle = mid-tribulation After = post-tribulation "Rapture" is an English word stemming from Latin rapio = "carry...

IMO: Revelation 17:9 is Greek ορη, which would typically be translated "hill," not "mountain." I am not aware that Satan has a kingdom. He tried to establish one in heaven, lost the fight, and was thrown down to earth (Ezekiel 28:14), along with his angels. "Many waters" apparently occurs 386...

Search internet: "City of many waters Babylon." Babylon was known as "city on many waters." Water supply was an issue in Biblical times, and Babylon had an ingenious canal system, hence "many waters" (17:1). This drew many people, since water is somewhat limited in the Middle East.

The woman is the RCC, headquartered in Rome, and under the Vatican's rule. OF THE EARTH. The woman herself is not Babylon the Great, just like people who take the name of the beast on their forehead are not the beast themselves. Mystery Babylon the Great is referring to the mystical kingdom...