there is no hope for me...

caveman73 says...

HA! So there is no hope for me or anyone that applies critical thinking to the bible. If only was able to blindly follow the confusing, contradicting, hate inspiring, genocidal writings of men from 2000 years ago. Especially Revelations, a book written by a man that is obviously trippin’ on shurooms.

@caveman73

You seem quite convinced of your position. You say that there is no hope for you. But I disagree. I think there is still hope. You can apply critical thinking to the Bible. There is still time for you come to your senses, and recognize the truth.

You find the Bible "confusing" and "contradicting". That doesn't really come as a surprise.

How do you expect Revelation to make sense to you, when you can't even make sense of even the simplest truth revealed in Genesis 1:1: "God created"

If you reject the notion that God exists, and reject the idea that God created the universe, then why would you expect anything in the book of Revelation to make sense to you?

There is no "secret decoder ring". And even if such a thing did exist (outside of you imagination) it would not enable to you to make sense of the Bible.

The keys to unlocking and understanding the meaning of the Bible are IN THE BIBLE. The symbols of Revelation are explained in the Bible. The Bible does not contradict itself, it contradicts your meaning.

You seem to be looking at the Bible like an incomprehensible jigsaw puzzle, with pieces that don't seem to fit. When you reject a truth revealed in the Bible, it's as if you are throwing a piece of the jigsaw puzzle away. When you misinterpret the words of the Bible to fit your own meaning, it's as if you are flipping pieces of the puzzle upside down. If that's the approach you take, then the Bible is going to be incomprehensible to you.

It would be a fruitless endeavor for you to attempt to understand Revelation, if you reject the truth of the pieces you do understand.

There is still hope for you, caveman73. While you are still breathing, there is hope.