The Holy Spirit

[aron]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i think i'm on mr. Mephiboseth;s side on this. .

I understand the popular vote is with Mr. Mephibosheth on this. Again, that's why I put it out on "alternative views". Without this format I wouldn't have bothered, to phrase Mr. Angus Kinnear, going "against the tide".

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Definitely apostle john has a definite style of writing. when he wants to point out something he does so... if the seven angels who blow the trumpets are the seven spirits of God, john would have DEFINTELY said the seven angles which are the seven spirits of God! But he dint. Because they're not. It was his style.

John's style, if you will, included copy Jesus' style, with a public, exoteric teaching, and a private, esoteric teaching. Jesus would speak in public, and say, "He who has an ear to hear, let him hear"... then privately Jesus would explain the parable to his closest disciples. Are you still with me here?

Okay, guess what John does in the Revelation, after each epistle to the seven Asian churches? He writes, "He who has an ear to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is speaking to the churches". Sound familiar? (Which Spirit, evidently was an angel, at least if you look at the beginning of each epistle) ["To the angel of the church in Sardis..."]) So there is a mirror here, of the exoteric pronouncement, and esoteric to follow. But obviously there is no "code book" where we have the esoteric explanation of Revelation. Did John, orally, explain everything to his disciples? Some Fathers said yes, but we don't know.

Anyway, if you don't have an "ear to hear" what I have an ear to hear, that is okay. Neither is right or wrong here. It is a picture, a parable, and we have our subjective responses. I have mine and you have yours. Style is a subjective assessment. I have my assessment and I've shared it.