tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post1938851255475703593..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Jesus Was Not a Real Estate Agent Nor Did he Invent the BombEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-58873850435448664002014-08-16T09:14:43.323-04:002014-08-16T09:14:43.323-04:00I dismiss nearly everything written in the Bible e...I dismiss nearly everything written in the Bible except the "red letter" passages. If Jesus walked the earth today, fundamentalist and orthodox "Christians" would denounce him as a Buddhist or similar.WeeDramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230243312587911055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-81330965918055873962014-08-09T06:45:43.334-04:002014-08-09T06:45:43.334-04:00You're right. The problems arise when symboli...You're right. The problems arise when symbolism is viewed as literal fact.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-60406818856981628832014-08-08T16:01:01.267-04:002014-08-08T16:01:01.267-04:00The book of Revelation is full of symbolism. Its f...The book of Revelation is full of symbolism. Its first three chapters show it was addressed to seven churches, most of whom were warned about their idolizing false Messiahs and false prophets, which resulted in immorality like violence and greed. Later symbolism reveals a beastly world empire--full of violence--and the great city (of the empire), portrayed as a greedy harlot, all decorated with the treasures taken from the lesser nations of the world.<br /><br />That symbolism can still disclose ugly realities in today's world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-13048932682023007552014-08-08T14:51:02.332-04:002014-08-08T14:51:02.332-04:00slight correction - it's the Book of Revelatio...slight correction - it's the Book of Revelation: no "s", not plural.UU4077https://www.blogger.com/profile/10350775839411436865noreply@blogger.com