Manly P Hall On The Book Of Revelation

It was the wish of Martin Luther that the Book of Revelation should be omitted from his translation of the Bible In his opinion the Apocalypse was of pagan origin and was not a writing of the beloved John It was filled with Hermetic inferences and strange allegories which troubled the soul of the great German reformer Though not greatly learned in comparative religion Luther sensed the Gnosticism that pervaded the book He denied the divine inspiration of the entire work affirming with Erasmus that the Apocalypse had no legitimate place in the Christian scripture He raised his voice against tradition but tradition was stronger and after his death the Book of Revelation was restored to the Bible and has remained in its accustomed place ever since The debate concerning the origin of the Book of Revelation began in the second century Even the Gospel according to St John was involved Dionysius of Alexandria declared that both books had been written by Cerinthus a Gnostic who to add credence to his writings had appended thereto the name of John Later St Jerome attacked the validity of the Apocalypse lending to the controversy one of the greatest names in the Church Jerome insisted that through some machination of the evil one the devil had introduced his voice into the scripture itself in an effort to undo the whole labor of Christendom It must be acknowledged then that the authorship of the Revelation is extremely uncertain The claims of the Authorized Version that it was the work of John while on the Isle of Patmos may be liberally discounted It is quite possible that the Cerinthus story is the correct one If so the Revelation may be the most important work in the entire New Testament for the reason that it arose from Gnostic scholarship From a philosophical standpoint the Book of Revelation exhibits a wisdom far in excess of the other Testament writings Here comparative religion is introduced The great mystery institutions which dignified the past with their initiates find a place in the Apocalypse The rites of Phrygia those celebrating the Aged One who walks amidst the lamps the rites of Osiris wherein is set forth the last judgment and the rites of the ancient sun-god and the horsemen who ride through the sky all these and many others are to be found set forth in various sections of the Apocalypse Recent translations of Egyptian manuscripts indicate that in some cases the pre-Christian text has been quoted word for word Here indeed is the mystery of pagan books with only the change of an occasional thought or word wandering into the Christian scriptures becoming canonical and remaining century after century unidentified as to their original sources John was one of the disciples who did not suffer martyrdom He is believed to have been buried at Ephesus the city of the Mysteries near the tomb of the Virgin Mary John sleeps through the centuries awaiting the return of his Lord When that great day comes he will arise and be seated upon the right side of his master These legends have little regard for history but are products of the traditional trend in early Christian thought During this period fantastic accounts of Christian origins were developed and these inventions ultimately took on a stature second only to the scriptures themselves There was a wild confusion of Christian and pagan doctrine The Greek god Dionysus was canonized as was also his Roman mode Bacchus The pagan mathematician Hypatia a victim of Christian monks blossomed forth as St Catherine of Alexandria It was not until the end of the Dark Ages that anything resembling reason could be clearly distinguished in the picture This was no time of critical scholarship From our present perspective it is reasonably certain that the Apocalypse is a compilation of pagan doctrines with an occasional Christian reference interpolated into the text Music By Mettaverse a return home universal language a field of oneness the still point Listen on Soundcloud a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2KjGlLI a Follow them on Instagram a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2JW8BU2 a Join them on Facebook a http 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F2G1j7G6 a Subscribe to their channel here a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fchannel 2FUCyvjffON2NoUvX5q TgvVkw a All My Neville Goddard Videos In One Playlist - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fplaylist 3Flist 3DPLKv1KCSKwOo8kBZsJpp3xvkRwhbXuhg0M a For coaching a https 3A 2F 2Fwww advancedsuccessinstitute com a For all episodes of the Reality Revolution a https 3A 2F 2Fwww therealityrevolution com a Like us on Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2FRealityRevolutionPodcast 2F a Join our facebook group The Reality Revolution a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fgroups 2F403122083826082 2F a Subscribe to my Youtube channel a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2Fchannel 2FUCOgXHr5S3oF0qetPfqxJfSw a Contact us at media advancedsuccessinsitute com lawofattraction manlyphall sacredwritings totalhumanoptimization

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