Re: Outer darkness: A thousand years? or for eternity?
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Originally Posted by awareness
The book of Revelation wasn't firmly canonized until the printing press in the mid 15th c. Before that it was in and out of the canon like a yo-yo.
Eusebius (first church historian - at the council of Nicaea) called it spurious. Those that rejected it in early Christian days did so because they believed it would cause nothing but trouble.
Irenaeus (early 2nd c. - connected to John the Apostle thru Polycarp) rejected it.
To me this means the book of Revelation isn't something you want to base your convictions on ... not to mention it's wild imagery and mythological symbolism & content.
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The book of Revelation was given by Jesus Christ to John the apostle for us. It is as trustworthy as any other book in the New Testament.
I would trust the writings of John before I would trust Eusebius, Irenaeus, or Luther.
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