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					Originally Posted by Gnosis5  Hawkins is not the only one that gives a low rating to the book of Revelations.  However, do your own tests. | 
	
 As previously stated, the only one who can have any 
real understanding of the 
Revelation of John is someone who has 
personally received both the Vision of the "Son of man" and the Revelation of the Memory of Creation. But that also pertains to the over-all 
significance of the 
Revelation of John. Thus, any attempts to 'test' the 
Revelation of John for its Truth originate in the thoughts of either the "beast of the sea" consciousness of the "self" or the "beast of the earth" consciousness of the 'thinker'--
both of which are, in and of themselves, aspects of the 'fallen' consciousness which has, in effect, created 
itself rather than being Created 'by and in the image of God'.
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					Originally Posted by Gnosis5  If Revelations were thrown out of the NT that would not take anything away from the NT, in fact, it would shine brighter IMHO.  The main focus of the NT, IMHO, should be the actual TOOLS that were given to Christians, such as prayer, meditation, praise, fasting, group agreements, connecting with higher self (holy spirit), processing entities and spirits, and some hearty admonitions. 
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 This ignores the direct connection between the 
Revelation of John and Sura 27:82 of the 
Koran's mention of the "beast of the earth"--thus establishing the continuity of the Revelations received by Jesus and Mohammed; which, if widely publicized, would 
sharply diminish the potential for violence between Christians and Muslims; but which would probably, on the other hand, impoverish many thousands of both Christian and Muslim religious 'authorities'.
And so, rather than suffering such a 'terrible' fate, these religious 'authorities' prefer to 
continue to lie--thereby, however, pushing this civilization towards horrors far beyond their most horrific nightmares.