by Waiting4TheKingdom 125 Replies latest jw friends
Heaven - "Knowing that is was written by an aged man suffering from some sort of mental or drug induced issue, puts a lot of that book into perspective."
Not to mention that the island of Patmos (where he wrote it) was the 1st-Century equivalent of a sanitorium.
Vidiot said: Not to mention that the island of Patmos (where he wrote it) was the 1st-Century equivalent of a sanitorium.
And to add to that... an island famous for its magic 'shrooms.
pa·thet·ic
pəˈTHetik/
adjective
adjective: pathetic
1. Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
"she/he looked so pathetic waiting for Armageddon"
synonyms: pitiful, pitiable, piteous, miserably inadequate.
"his/her end time predictions were pathetic"
synonyms: feeble, woeful, sorry, poor, pitiful, lamentable, deplorable, contemptible, inadequate, paltry, insufficient, unsatisfactory
"a pathetic excuse for a prophet"
Origin
late 16th century (in the sense ‘affecting the emotions’): via late Latin from Greek pathētikos ‘sensitive,’ based on pathos ‘suffering.’
Heaven - "And to add to that... an island famous for its magic 'shrooms."
Oh, christ...
...they sent 'em there 'cause they were crazy, and kept 'em there 'cause they got worse...
"Come for the exile, stay for the ecstasy..."
The Bible is a fraud, seriously 2000 years since Jesus a man we cannot verify even existed. More time has gone by from the time of Jesus to us then from Moses to Jesus. Moses another man we can not verify existed. Hundreds of millions of people died in the name of Christ and yet God still does nothing. We are told that the whole thing is about God's name being vindicated, how does murder of millions vindicate his name, not to mention this god is so punny he can't even make sure his name is written down correctly so we can know what it is. Christianity is a bad dream.....
5 Christ throws Satan and his demons into the abyss - They are removed for the 1000 year Reign of our King, Christ Jesus -W4TK
More like 900 years.
Crazyguy - "Christianity is a bad dream....."
In the case of John of Patmos, possibly a fever dream...
Vidiot said: Oh, christ...
...they sent 'em there 'cause they were crazy, and kept 'em there 'cause they got worse...
"Come for the exile, stay for the ecstasy..."
Hmmm... maybe there was good money in sanitoriums back then. Maybe they didn't want them gettin' better. And maybe they didn't want John ever on the lose again with all his 'crazy' ideas.
Heaven - "Hmmm... maybe there was good money in sanitoriums back then. Maybe they didn't want them gettin' better. And maybe they didn't want John ever on the lose again with all his 'crazy' ideas."
Well, the Romans couldn't crucify everyone...
...if he was a high-profile guy, forced "retirement" with "medical benefits" probably seemed like the next best thing.
EDIT: Of course, there's no way that sending a well-known religious dissident into seclusion and giving him access to writing materials and high-yield pharmaceuticals could have ever had long-term negative consequences...
