I don't think we are off topic, actually.

When someone posts a song about the Book of Revelation this specific, people are going to have opinions.

There are a lot of intelligent and well-read people on the forum, and creative types usually like to pipe in.

An interesting book about the Book of Revelation was written by Elaine Pagels and is on my night stand collection.

Basically, the early church was very divided over this book. Advocates thought it was from God, but some thought it was the work of a madman. This debate has not entirely subsided.

Also, many scholars believe 666 was reference to Nero, and so many thought back in the day that THEY were in the final days. Others held that Jesus clearly stated we were right on the cusp as well.

But here we are, in another time zone and still hanging on.

Also of interest, when John was writing his Apocalypse, several hundred others were writing their own. It was the hottest book topic of the day. Books about the apocalypse were the best sellers of the time. They sold like hot cakes. There were almost as many books on the end times back then as there are song posts on the Band in a Book forum.

But John said his was the real deal, and the rest were phony.

In the end, his book got top billing and voila, it was finally chosen for inclusion in the Bible after a pretty big fight.

So, lots of interesting tidbits.

But my guess is that 2,000 years from now, folks are still going to be saying the end times are just around the corner.

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