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Post by phantasman on Aug 22, 2013 11:36:10 GMT -5
The apostles said to the disciples, "May our entire offering obtain salt." They called Sophia "salt". Without it, no offering is acceptable. But Sophia is barren, without child. For this reason, she is called "a trace of salt". Wherever they will [...] in their own way, the Holy Spirit [...], and her children are many. -Philip
Mark 9: 47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Is Peter talking about Sophia, wisdom, Holy Spirit? Just trying to get an idea. If we listen to John the Baptist, Jesus will Baptize with fire, (which I believe is the Holy Spirit).
Now Luke 3:17 says: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
The chaff is the outer shell of wheat. Is it possible that the unquenchable fire is the Holy Spirit? Could Revelations be a story where the the Lake of Fire is the Holy Spirit "cleansing the sins of judged men, a tormented experience of remorse? Just an idea.
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Post by waywardwanderer on Aug 23, 2013 23:14:05 GMT -5
I dislike Revelations for various reasons but it is certainly an interesting idea, one worth contemplating. I will try reading it from this angle and see what pops out at me.
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Post by Soulgazer on Aug 24, 2013 1:18:59 GMT -5
I have trouble with "Revelation" and all of the other writings from the apocalyptics. They wanted their Christ to be a conqueror of the material world.
"My kingdom is not of this world" just resonates in my head whenever I try to read it.
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Post by waywardwanderer on Aug 24, 2013 14:00:23 GMT -5
Same here, I always got kind of a bad vibe off of Revelations. Just never sat quite right, the funny thing is that I have heard many more mainstream Christians I know say the same sort of thing. They just sort of hand wave it with "well, its supposed to be troubling".
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Post by Soulgazer on Aug 24, 2013 17:37:35 GMT -5
Which is why I take it "with a pinch of SALT"
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Post by waywardwanderer on Aug 25, 2013 0:07:20 GMT -5
Zing!
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Post by phantasman on Sept 4, 2013 13:15:22 GMT -5
OK.OK. lol
But what about Mark.
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Post by Soulgazer on Sept 5, 2013 18:30:33 GMT -5
OK.OK. lol But what about Mark. Sorry; but yes, "salt" equates with wisdom in the ancient texts. However, "Salted" can be applied many ways. To be "salted" meant to be "seasoned" or "flavored".
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