@fmf saidSo, do you not count the Book of Revelation as part of Jesus' teaching?
No, that's not so. I "struggle" with Revelation in much the same way as I "struggle" with QAnon. So, do you not count the Book of Revelation as part of Jesus' teaching? The seven words [and dash] you posted above sidestepped the question.
The short answer is "Yes"
I would point out however that I am not a bible scholar, so if you have questions or comments about Revelation (and I'm sure you do) I'm not the one to ask.
@mchill saidThe words of yours that prompted my question about Revelation were:
So, do you not count the Book of Revelation as part of Jesus' teaching?
The short answer is "Yes"
I would point out however that I am not a bible scholar, so if you have questions or comments about Revelation (and I'm sure you do) I'm not the one to ask.
"Jesus taught the masses in a non - confrontational way, using a combination of plain language and parables, and let them decide the issue for themselves."
@fmf saidI don't.
Do you not count the Book of Revelation as being part of Jesus' teaching?
The Book of Revelation was written after Jesus' death.
The text is written as by an eye witness. It speaks OF Jesus, it concerns some of his actions at the end of days, near his return to Earth, but I'm pretty sure that the Book of Revelation was not in any of his teachings.
-Removed-You insisted that I might have a need to "bang the pulpit", and I asked you if Jesus had a need to "bang the pulpit" about the end of those found wanting at Judgement.
He did not, and so I do not. He found it easier and more effective to merely talk with people and influence them in other ways in the way they should go. He wasn't about scare tactics and neither am I.
This was my point, not who started with the phrase "bang the pulpit".
@suzianne saidIs the book in question not said to be the "Revelation" of Jesus communicated to someone-or-other who claimed he was being instructed by Jesus? If it's not Jesus' teaching, is the content the teaching of the someone-or-other who is said to have written it?
The text is written as by an eye witness. It speaks OF Jesus, it concerns some of his actions at the end of days, near his return to Earth, but I'm pretty sure that the Book of Revelation was not in any of his teachings.
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Please ask again I have no need to evade or deflect.
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Is it possible that there could be a genuine practical local church today continuing what was started in "the church in Jerusalem" or is it impossible for Christians to church today in any regard except in division, as a denomination?
Yes - it could be possible.
No - it is impossible
You have no need to evade or deflect.
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@sonship saidNO, that is impossible.
@divegeesterPlease ask again I have no need to evade or deflect.
EXCELLENT!
Is it possible that there could be a genuine practical local church today continuing what was started in "the church in Jerusalem" or is it impossible for Christians to church today in any regard except in division, as a denomination?
Yes - it could be possible.
No - it is impossible
You have no need to evade or deflect.