Internet "WWW" == Sign of the Beast?

[oriel36]

MaggieOH:

I think that you make a good point on how you see Genesis. This book is pivotal as to how we understand the remainder of the Scripture, the Fall, and Christ’s act of Redemption.

Since Genesis is an account of how a primitive people understand the Creation and the beginning of evil in the world, I am comfortable with what you are trying to convey.

MaggieOH

Nothing could be further from the truth !.

However the author(s) of Genesis understood the existence of creation and how it came to be,the mathematical facet,at the very least,demonstrates that the Hebrew authors were not prepared to allow the narrative to become an issue at the expense of the Spiritual message.

Those who become finely tuned into the incorporation of 86 400 weeks as a mirror for the amount of seconds in a 24 hour day by the artificial chronological structure from Adam to the Flood should come away with a deeper appreceation of contemporary deficiences in comprehending the Hebrew authors rather than any primitiveness on their part.

Your position is actually a mildly brainwashed one,it supports the division of faith/belief as one thing and investigation of physical phenomena as another,more often than not the thin end of this awful wedge begins with Gen 1 and the creation/evolution debacle based on the text.

It may eventually dawn on someone that the Hebrew author(s) take care of things on their own mathematical terms despite the primitive and ubiquitous mishandling of the sacred texts by contemporaries.I have watched misguided attempts to defend the Hebrew authors by muddying the waters with the definition of a ‘day’ but all this does is undermine the appreceation of the exquisite mathematical structure that actually exists within the texts.

 

[Benadam]

oriel36:

Nothing could be further from the truth !.

However the author(s) of Genesis understood the existence of creation and how it came to be,the mathematical facet,at the very least,demonstrates that the Hebrew authors were not prepared to allow the narrative to become an issue at the expense of the Spiritual message.

Those who become finely tuned into the incorporation of 86 400 weeks as a mirror for the amount of seconds in a 24 hour day by the artificial chronological structure from Adam to the Flood should come away with a deeper appreceation of contemporary deficiences in comprehending the Hebrew authors rather than any primitiveness on their part.

Your position is actually a mildly brainwashed one,it supports the division of faith/belief as one thing and investigation of physical phenomena as another,more often than not the thin end of this awful wedge begins with Gen 1 and the creation/evolution debacle based on the text.

It may eventually dawn on someone that the Hebrew author(s) take care of things on their own mathematical terms despite the primitive and ubiquitous mishandling of the sacred texts by contemporaries.I have watched misguided attempts to defend the Hebrew authors by muddying the waters with the definition of a ‘day’ but all this does is undermine the appreceation of the exquisite mathematical structure that actually exists within the texts.

I agree that an unbalanced sense of union between the physical and spiritual elements often is the cause of misperception of the event. Almost unavoidable when reconciliation of science and religion becomes the focus.

This model wasn’t constructed with that intent. In fact that wasn’t a consideration and the fact that physical phenomena conforms to it rather than visa versa was a developemental perk that was never solicited.

It seems more likely that since your view for some reason doesn’t include the possibility that the geneology described by the author depicts an actual timeline, that your perception is unbalanced due to a mild tendency to discount the hypostatic union of the material and spiritual realms.

Another unintended perk is that it puts no obstacle before any mathematical facet in the text. The phenomenon this model describes is the developement of human consciousness. Because of that it allows the freedom for those who uncover the archeological record to enterpret as they will.

Just as in this age no one knows how long it will be before the body of Christ is joined to it’s head, so it is with the body of Adam in this construct. This model submits only to the scrutiny of the sacred text and isn’t subject to archelogical discoveries.

 

[oriel36]

Benadam:

I agree that an unbalanced sense of union between the physical and spiritual elements often is the cause of misperception of the event. Almost unavoidable when reconciliation of science and religion becomes the focus.

This model wasn’t constructed with that intent. In fact that wasn’t a consideration and the fact that physical phenomena conforms to it rather than visa versa was a developemental perk that was never solicited.

It seems more likely that since your view for some reason doesn’t include the possibility that the geneology described by the author depicts an actual timeline, that your perception is unbalanced due to a mild tendency to discount the hypostatic union of the material and spiritual realms.

Another unintended perk is that it puts no obstacle before any mathematical facet in the text. The phenomenon this model describes is the developement of human consciousness. Because of that it allows the freedom for those who uncover the archeological record to enterpret as they will.

Just as in this age no one knows how long it will be before the body of Christ is joined to it’s head, so it is with the body of Adam in this construct. This model submits only to the scrutiny of the sacred text and isn’t subject to archelogical discoveries.

Benadam

Over the weekend I dug up some of my notes in order to refresh my excitement of coming across Genesis,the genealogy in Matthew and the Book of Revelation all those years ago.

They did change me and they would change anyone but probably not in the way some would expect.I cannot say that I lost the excitement in recognising just how rich our tradition really is and how others in later centuries recognised it but if these mathematical facets move towards complexity my faith moves towards simplicity and now account for little in determining the majesty of Christ and Christianity.

I am content now with my community and no longer feel the need to impress in any way save to remind Catholics to be more careful with our sacred texts.The texts really do not support the unecessary contemporary arguments which seperate the major denominations or the idiotic situation where faith and the investigation of natural phenomena is opposed to each other or have equal footing.

Perhaps it is time to leave these things rest for a while.

 

[NightRider]

jmm08:

Mark of the beast is 666, right?

Oh by the way, did you know that the Phoenician alphabet was a forerunner of the Hebrew alphabet. And that a letter with the “W” sound is used in both languages for the number “6”.

Of course, a Jewish web site says that the number six hundred sixty six would not be written as www. Because www would be interpreted the same way you look at roman numerals – www would be the number 18.

Does anyone know what the original language is in the book of Revelations? Whether it was www mistranslated as 666? Or whether it was something else?

It really doesn’t seem too far fetched to think that someday soon we may well need the Internet (www) to buy and sell. It is becoming quite popular to do almost everything on the Internet.

Not to get anybody too nervous. I’m Baptist and only recently signed up for RCIA.

Well, I’m on the www and this is my 666th post at CA! Thought this was the perfect place to post it, too!!!