hopeful1 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I was in a prayer meeting with intervarsity today when someone said something that the wars going on in iraq (or between Israel and Palestine, i don't quite remember what he said) were predicted in the bible in Revelations. However, something told me that this wasn't quite right, but i know i don't know a whole lot about Revelations either. however, I think we believe that most of the things that are in Revelations have already happened (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG), that it was attributed to John , who we all know tends to be very poetic with his writtings, so alot of it is misunderstood. I also vaguely remember that it was written to comfort the early christians in times of persecution. and yes, i know we don't beleive in the rapture. Can anyone enlighten me on what the Catholic interpretation of this book is? Or at least point me to some good books on it? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwNeD_byGoD Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 what i can tell you is that there was a revelation declared to blessed theresa of calcutta that says that what is going on in iraq is a sign of revelations in the form of one of the four horsemen of the apocolypse, which of course is war, and i believe 2 other ones have already happened, SARS was plague, and clonning was the other one... its vague to me, but ill try to get the paper again or post a link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin_the_MASS Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 [quote name='hopeful1' date='May 20 2004, 10:23 PM'] I was in a prayer meeting with intervarsity today when someone said something that the wars going on in iraq (or between Israel and Palestine, i don't quite remember what he said) were predicted in the bible in Revelations. However, something told me that this wasn't quite right, but i know i don't know a whole lot about Revelations either. however, I think we believe that most of the things that are in Revelations have already happened (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG), that it was attributed to John , who we all know tends to be very poetic with his writtings, so alot of it is misunderstood. I also vaguely remember that it was written to comfort the early christians in times of persecution. and yes, i know we don't beleive in the rapture. Can anyone enlighten me on what the Catholic interpretation of this book is? Or at least point me to some good books on it? thanks. [/quote] The Lambs Supper by: Scott Hahn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacobus Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 There are some good online sorces too. We just covered this in YG but (as I recall) the Church says Rev already happened mostly. It was a letter in a code form of encorugment and refocus of the Christian Churchs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful1 Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 scott hahn?! I'm there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful1 Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 anyone else? insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 Yeah, the Scott Hahn book was what I was going to mention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 i thought we didnt interpret scripture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopeful1 Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 [quote name='lifeteener' date='May 21 2004, 12:23 AM'] i thought we didnt interpret scripture? [/quote] right, we don't. That would be sola scriptura. But i think the pope is the only one who can interpret scripture (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I"M WRONG!). but i was hoping maybe someone could point me to a catholic bible study of the book, or the books that get into the catholic understanding of it (mentally adds Lambs Supper to list). Monk? Likos? Theo? anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebirth flame Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 (edited) whoops. double post... Edited May 22, 2004 by Rebirth flame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebirth flame Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 i'm sorry, this is a question more than anything. isn't sola scriptura just "scripture alone"? that means you interpret scripture as it is, and with no other sources. What it says is what you get (in most cases, somehow this rule is dropped for John 6...). so does that mean that Catholics can't interpret scripture? wouldn't that imply that all of scripture has one solid meaning? or is that what it should imply? i dunno, i'm just curious. i like to learn about things that i don't fully know the answer to, especially when it comes to Church teachings. just a question, cuz i have no idea... i'm here to learn as well as post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Livin_the_MASS Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 [quote name='hopeful1' date='May 21 2004, 10:06 PM']right, we don't. That would be sola scriptura. But i think the pope is the only one who can interpret scripture (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I"M WRONG!). but i was hoping maybe someone could point me to a catholic bible study of the book, or the books that get into the catholic understanding of it (mentally adds Lambs Supper to list). Monk? Likos? Theo? anybody?[/quote] Navarre Bible Awesome study Bibles I found this this on EWTN [url="https://www.ewtn.com/vcatalogue/pages/itemdetail.asp?itemcode=5892&source=searchresult.asp&keyword=Navarre+Bible&g_than=1&l_than=2000&pgnu=1&category=BOOKS&eventcode="]Navarre Bible's[/url]. A little big on the bucks, if you look hard enough or if you call EWTN they might have just the Revelation one! Pax Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Not everything in Revelation has happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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