Disclaimer: This article is just my opinionated thoughts based on sections of the Christian Bible that have been a weighing, troublesome burden on my mind and heart. I am not a religious scholar, though I do have a BA in history, I am by no means an expert, I do not claim to be, and I would be incredibly skeptical of anyone who claims that they are. At the same time I would be very interested to listen to what an expert would have to say. I was baptized and brought up in the Methodist sect of Christianity. Catholics consider Methodists to be Catholic- “Light”, all the Christianity with only half the calories or faith. I’m kidding but I believe that the Methodist sect of Christianity has the most liberal doctrine out of every group of people who consider themselves to be Christian. I believe in Jesus Christ and he said that you only need faith the size of a mustard seed to move mountains. (Matthew 17:20) With that being said, let me now try and discuss the sensitive Christian subject.
Can You Be A Christian And Consider The Book of Revelation Fiction?
Can you still be a Christian and believe one of the critical books of the faith is 100% fabricated and dreamt up, untrue, false, not fact, not ever going to happen, complete science fiction? I hope to Adonai, Jesus and The Holy Spirit that you can because I am a Christian and I feel strongly that the Book of Revelation is complete horse shit deep down in my heart and soul! Could I be completely wrong? Absolutely. I do not know if I will ever find it but I am in search for the truth and Jesus Christ claimed to be of the truth: John 18:37 | View whole chapter | See verse in context
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
So simultaneously, if I am in the search of truth I am also in the search of Jesus Christ. However, I am torn in my simultaneous search for Jesus and the truth when I read the book of Revelation.
Religion is very much like politics, it is filled with individuals varied opinions. If one religious skeptic asked twenty different pastors, priests, “fathers”, rabbis, or various religious studies teacher the meaning of a specific verse in the bible they would all give you a different answer. Another comparison would be a group of painters in an art class who paint a female model. Every artist is painting the same woman but each artist has their own skill set or no skills at all, so each artists’ finished painting will look very different from each other’s. The interpretation of the subject matter varies greatly. The Book of Revelation to me is identical to the writings of Nostradamus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus
There are a lot of people around the world who still believe in the prophecies of Nostradamus. I compare the writings of Nostradamus to John(The author of the Book of Revelation) to daily zodiac astrology horoscopes for people. I put them all into one very large, broad, misleading and ultimately false, fake, but entertaining group. For example, first let’s take the zodiac horoscopes. If one is a Jew or a Christian then one should not read the horoscopes or believe in them because it says in the bible to not do so, because it will lead the person astray like Jewish King Saul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1-Samuel-Chapter-28/
However, to some what come to the aid of the zodiac believers, the three wise men of the bible known as the Magi who followed the star to Bethlehem to behold the newborn Jesus, were Zoroastrians. Iranian zodiac astrologers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magi
The point I am trying to make, so I am not just discrediting millions of people who follow the zodiac is that “God the creator” will use anyone and everyone to do his will, which is good. To put a Christian spin on it, the zodiac Zoroastrian wise men were lost looking at all of the stars in the universe to guide them, but Adonai focused their attention on one star that night, they stopped what they were doing and followed after the brightest star, which was Jesus Christ.
To me the two stories of King Saul and Magi Wise men in the bible are enough for me not to consider any zodiac horoscope or fortune teller ever again. Why? Because every horoscope is so broad that anyone of any sign could say, “This daily horoscope is describing me.” Each horoscope is so broad anyone could put themselves into the blank space and if something happens, they will attribute it to the very broad horoscope reading when in actuality it is not accurate and the same is true about Nostradamus and The Book of Revelation.
Next, let’s look at Nostradamus. I’ve heard about this mysterious fellow my entire life how he predicted World War II and the September 11th attacks, people swear by Nostradamus exactly like Christians swear by the Book of Revelation, exactly like people who follow the Zodiac. With Nostradamus everything is so vague and broad that the events could be anytime, anywhere. After something catastrophic happens people falsely fill in the blank with broad Nostradamus predictions. If the prophesies of Nostradamus were accurate he would have prevented some catastrophe from taking place from the beginning , like 9/11 or WWII from taking place, not after they had already happened. I hope I am making a little sense to someone out there. If I am wrong, please let me know, because I want the truth. Now, let us look at the “Christian” Book of Revelation. Follow link below. Please read.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Revelation-Chapter-1/
Exactly like the zodiac horoscopes and the prophetic writings of Nostradamus, the Book of Revelation is so broad that people have been proclaiming that it is currently happening for thousands of years, going back to the time of the books origins when the Romans destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D.
In so many ways Nostradamus stole a page out of the Jesus playbook, because Jesus in many ways is very broad, very vague, never specific and the opinionated interpretation of scripture is endless. For example take the book of Matthew Chapter 24: https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Matthew-Chapter-24/
Jesus did not write any of these books, however Matthew is a part of the four gospels based on the life of Jesus, so I hold the four gospel books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John above all the other books of the New Testament. Even though the Book of Revelation has Jesus in the book, the book is based on a dream, so it is not based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Personally, I have had some crazy, insane dreams, I think everyone on the planet is a little bit mentally unstable, I know I am. One of the reasons why I think Jesus is the best teacher on how to live one’s life, is that he brings you peace. People think that Revelations are teachings of Jesus and they are not, people also take the writings of the Apostle Paul to be the “Word of God” and they are not, do you worship Paul or Jesus? Everything Paul wrote that is in the New Testament needs to be addressed as such, because Paul is not Jesus, so religious teachers in my opinion need to stop quoting Paul like he is Jesus. The vast majority of people who are Christians do not read and behave as zombies, they want to be willingly told what to do, what to believe, how to dress, etc. Preachers and Rabbis for thousands of years have misinterpreted and purposely controlled the “word” of God to manipulate the masses.
Matthew Ch24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
So no man knows when the “End Times” are coming, not even John who wrote Revelations, if anything Jesus contradicts himself in Matthew 24:34 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled .
Jesus cannot be wrong, right? Where would our religion be? Our Lord and savior could never be erroneous or incorrect, so we must have misinterpreted what Jesus was saying, right? Well, maybe Jesus was just plan wrong. “Sorry, Jesus but you got this one wrong.” It has been two thousand years since that generation Jesus was talking about has indeed passed away and nothing has happened but yet millions of Christians fearfully and terrifyingly believe that “End Time” Scriptures are being fulfilled. “The End Times is near.” In fact, Christians want the “End Times” to happen because they think Jesus will come back on a white horse, like Gandolf on Shadowfax style. (Lord of The Rings book reference.)
Just last night, for the past month I have been going to a Catholic church for a bible study, because I enjoy religious studies. I try to go where Jesus leads me, Jesus said, Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” The meaning is that a yoke is like a harness used for an oxen or horse to pull a plow, so if you yoke yourself to Jesus, he will pull you to where he wants you to go. So, when my co-worker leaned out of his cubicle at the office and asked if I would be interested in this bible study at his church, I accepted this invitation as taking a step in faith, trying to yoke myself to Jesus and mean it.
However, last night one of the Catholic teachers in the class went off about the End Times, possibly because of the world’s current situation with Covid 19 and the 2020 Presidential Election. Since I am on the subject of politics real quick I think it is very ironic, hypocritical and hilarious that “Christians” think the end times are near and scriptures are being fulfilled whenever their chosen party’s political candidate loses the Presidential election. Think about just how retarded it is. Remember when Obama was elected in 08? Well, the conservatives do because that was the day their world came to an end, that the Muslim anti-Christ revelation prophesies were being fulfilled. Remember when Trump was elected in 16? Well, the liberals do because that was the day that the Hitler anti-Christ revelation prophesies were being fulfilled.
My favorite televangelist is Dr. Charles Stanley with In Touch Ministries, hundreds of his sermons are on YouTube I encourage everyone who reads this to listen to him, listening to him has helped me grow in my relationship with Jesus. I have heard him say over the years many times, things like, “God we believe every word from Genesis to Revelation” and every time I hear him say it, my head twitches to the side a little bit, because I just do not believe in Revelation. The book is not based on the life and teachings of Jesus, I do consider it one of the earliest works in the Science Fiction genre and I encourage everyone to read it, because it is fascinating and at the very least it is entertaining. The book of Revelation is the most quoted book I have heard people quote and talk about in my lifetime, which is scary to me considering I think it is the least book of ranked importance in the bible and belongs at the very bottom, with the four gospels of Jesus to be at the top. In the case of the bible, the best is not saved for last. If anything the book of Revelations could be used by powerful elites to manipulate the retarded masses who blindly believe and attentively listen to any nonsense associated with it that might “reveal the real truth and fulfill the fictional prophesy.” Exactly like Nostradamus.
Please do not be a zombie. Just nodding. Do not let anyone urinate on your head and tell you that it is raining. Someone might tell me that I am wrong, that I cannot be a Christian and not believe in the Book of Revelation. Feelings can be misleading and lead you astray, so my feelings that the book of Revelation is complete science fiction, not true, might be wrong, I accept that. I am in search of the truth, in many ways I believe that Jesus is the truth. In my search of truth, I am searching for Jesus. When I think that something is wrong, when I hear or read something that I feel is a lie, when I see the majority of people I know think it is the truth. I cannot just sit back and nod like a zombie, until I am proven wrong, in my search I cannot settle for anything less than the truth. John the Revelator who wrote Revelation, is not Jesus. Paul the Apostle is not Jesus. Their writings in my opinion should never have been from the beginning be in the same book as the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
I am writing this at the old age of 35. I did not think I would live this long but I am still hear, I hope for a reason. I am trying my best to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, to humbly surrender to him. As I have yoked myself to him, I am trying to become aware of him pulling me in certain directions and go where he is leading me, to fulfill his purpose for my life. If there was a book in the bible about my life, the Book of Kyle, I want it to be something good and inspiring that God did through me to bring glory and attention to Adonai, his son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I have no idea what that is, maybe this article is it? If you have read this much of the article, just know that you are not alone, we are both in the same boat. Keep living with the peace and love of Jesus Christ in your heart. Keep Walking. Like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, we have to focus on God and not on the Lions around us lying.
