Burnishing Bigotry - 3rd edition

P.S. And as far as the book of Revelation is concerned, it is absolutely critical for any
devout Christian believer (as well as any sincere Follower of The Way of Christ) to remember the
simple, undeniable fact that there are almost no similarities at all between Jesus Christ as read in
the Gospels and the ―Jesus Christ‖ proclaimed by the ―Angel of the Lord‖ in Revelation …
Indeed, when we have the humility to compare & contrast the two, we see only
contradiction & conflict. And as such, Revelation should be give more than a grain of salt –
indeed, it should actually be seen as the blatantly blasphemous tome it actually is …
As proof thereof, please consider the following Scripture references:
*In Revelation 1:6, we see a direct upholding of the Old Testament passage of Daniel 7:13-14 ---
whereas in Matthew 4:8-10 we see JESUS rejecting the very same gifts that the Messiah receives in
Daniel 7:14!
*In the same introductory passage of Revelation we also read that ―all tribes of the earth will
wail‖ --- and yet JESUS in the Gospels made it clear that he came to bring us Joy, ―that [our] Joy might
be complete.‖ (John 15:11).
*In Revelation 1:8 + Revelation 1:17 we see ―Jesus‖ giving glory to himself as ―the 1 st and the
last‖ --- whereas in the Gospels, JESUS only gives glory to God the Father, and never to himself at all
(see Mark 10:18, John 5:41, John 7:16, John 8:50-54, John 12:44 et al).
*In Revelation 1:13 ―the Son of Man‖ is used to refer to the one Messiah --- while in the Gospels,
JESUS uses ―the Son of Man‖ to refer to all of humanity (see Matthew 5:45 & Matthew 16:28 et al).
*In Revelation 1:16 & Revelation 2:12 the mouth of ―Jesus‖ is referred to as a ―2-edged sword‖ –
whereas in the Gospels, JESUS uses this term to describe the Word of a Just and all-Loving God (see
Matthew 10:34).
*Revelation 1:18 shows ―Jesus‖ holding the keys to death --- whereas in the Gospels we see
JESUS holding the keys to Life (see Matthew 19:17, Matthew 19:29 & Matthew 22:32).
*Revelation 2:1+ shows ―Jesus‖ condemning many members in the seven churches mentioned
therein --- whereas in the Gospels JESUS makes it repeatedly clear that he would never judge anyone
(see John 3:17, John 12:47, Matthew 8:11, Luke 6:35-36 et al).
*In Revelation 2:4 we see ―Jesus‖ desiring to be loved by the Ephesians --- whereas in the
Gospels, JESUS openly refuses the glory of all other humans (see John 5:41).
*Revelation 2:6 has ―Jesus‖ openly hating the Nicolaitans --- and yet JESUS in the Gospels
clearly champions a LOVE that is ―perfect, just as the Father‘s Love is perfect‖ (Matthew 5:48).
*Revelation 2:7 shows ―Jesus‖ claiming authority over the Tree of Life (see Genesis 3:24) --- and
yet in the Gospels JESUS states that he only abides in the Will of God (see John 5:30, Luke 22:42 et al).
*Revelation 2:14 & Revelation 2:20 show ―Jesus‖ rebuking others for eating foods that have
already been sacrificed to idols – whereas JESUS in the Gospels made it quite clear that ―Whatever goes
into a man from the outside cannot defile him‖ (Matthew 15:17-18 & Mark 7:14-20).
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