Especially when they rejected many other books such as the Gospel of Thomas. They may have claimed Thomas didn't "fit" with the others so it should be rejected, but does Revelations "fit"? I don't think so. Why does it fit any more than Thomas? What was their agenda?
2007-09-07 07:27:52 · 8 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'll argue it doesn't fit at all. Since they had no way of knowing if it would come true, how would they know if it was from God while Thomas was not? How did they know it didn't come from some whack-job out there making up a story?
2007-09-07 07:29:46 · update #1
Suzanne: How do you know he presented it? How did they know he was truthful if he did? You have one book to tell you these things, which has been translated and altered by dozens of people for dozens of reasons.
2007-09-07 07:38:48 · update #2
They accepted it because it is the word of God,you can,t choose to throw some of it away,you have to take it all.
2007-09-07 07:32:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Revelation adds a little more detail to the prophecy already found in books such as Daniel, Zechariah, etc. And John wrote it. How can you throw out Revelation when it supports previous prophecy? Thomas added absolutely nothing.
2007-09-07 07:41:28 · answer #2 · answered by JohnFromNC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Meat Bot, this is where it behooves you to do even a minimum of research. John the Apostle wrote the Revelation while imprisoned on the Island of Patmos. When he was released in approximately 96 AD, he brought the book with him to Ephesus, where he lived for the rest of his life. The Revelation was accepted because he personally presented it and everyone knew he was truthful.
2007-09-07 07:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know their mind nor have I investigated the question of how or when Revelation was included in my bible. However, having studied Revelation, I would say that it has a striking number of similarities with other "accepted" books, particularly the book of Daniel. I don't know what else "they" may have considered, but the consistency with other prohecies in other books of the bible give it at least some measure of credence.
2007-09-07 07:35:05 · answer #4 · answered by KAL 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No agenda, or conspiracy at all. These men knew which were obviously real, and were accepted. Those other so called books actually contain contradictions.
It's like having a stack of 50 dollar bills...why leave in the ones you KNOW aren't like the others? It's plain to see the counterfeit when compared with the real thing!
2007-09-07 07:34:17 · answer #5 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
John was probably Jesus favorite disciple. He was given
divine picture of the future from God himself, which he then
wrote down for all future humankind to see how it all ends,
if they want to read and believe it. Also, there are other
scriptures which tell of end times (Daniel) and all the
scriptures "fit" together and foretell the same ending of it all.
No other Book "fits" together like the Bible does from
the beginning to the end. After all, it is HisStory.
2007-09-07 07:37:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Id say things in Revelation are happening as we speak. The book is Revelation no s it is one. Pray and ask for wisdom in reading it. If you are sincere you eyes,ears and heart will be open to the truth found from within. Repent and be baptized. Peace out.......................
Looks like someone here isnt looking for an answer at all.......
2007-09-07 07:33:29 · answer #7 · answered by powerliftingrules 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they didn't understand it.
Cited from book below:
"The books of the New Testament were not selected, edited, and collated until hundreds of years after the death of Jesus. John was still alive then, and in disguise, visited those responsible for its canonization. His writings were profound. They gave the editors a different view of Jesus’ ministry than that which had been passed down from one generation to the next. John also delivered his manuscript for his Revelation to the editors, knowing they would never comprehend its meaning because of the symbolic and metaphorical way in which it was written. In this way, John maintained the integrity of the manuscript for hundreds of years."
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"As previously explained, the New Testament was not edited or collated until hundreds of years after the death of Jesus. John was still alive then, and in disguise visited those responsible for the canonization of the scripture. His writings were profound, and gave the editors a different view of Jesus’ ministry than what had been passed down from one generation to the next. John also delivered the manuscript for his Revelation, which he knew the editors would never understand because of the symbolic and metaphorical way in which it was written, thus maintaining its integrity for hundreds of years. It is this same John who edited and instructed the compilation of this book, revealing for the first time his exact words and their meanings."
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2007-09-07 21:15:32 · answer #8 · answered by smallone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋