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Originally Posted by awareness
Goodness aron, maybe you are taking mythological imagery too seriously, too literally....
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I daresay I'm in good company. Guilty as charged. The apostle John is of special interest to me, because he was there with John the Baptist before Jesus showed up (see the narrative in Chap 1 of the 4th gospel), he was one of the closest "inner 3" of the 12 disciples, then he saw Paul's ministry come and go. In other words, of the witnesses, he was the proverbial first and last. So I think he's worth paying special attention to. You may disagree with him, fine. In some cases I do. But I don't ignore him. Yes, I take him seriously. Many readers have.
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Originally Posted by awareness
And yes, Witness Lee "assumed Revelation's canonicity." But that may be why he went wrong. His premise was wrong. ...
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Well, if you want to start lopping off books that bother you, go right ahead. I would rather wrestle with them. That is my nature. Like Jacob with the angel, struggling is my nature. I like ancient texts, especially the canonical ones, and don't dismiss them so quickly.