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Lawmakers apologize for linking evolution to Jewish teachings similar to critique of a book published recently: Book Review: A HISTORY of the END of the WORLD, How the Most Controversial Book in the Bible Changed the Course of Western Civilization, author is Jonathan Kirsch.

The distinguish author, Jonathan Kirsch characterizes the Book of Revelation “as a vivid and violent revenge fantasy that has played a significant role in the march of Western civilization.” He quotes many well know literary authors’ comments on the Book of Revelation, and classifies the last book of the New Testament as the Apocalypse.

One contention of author Kirsch in his review of the Book of Revelation indicates writings that do not reconcile with the four gospels of Jesus Christ in the New Testament. His book makes statements (see footnotes) that Revelations is written with revenge while the gospels are written with forgiveness and salvation for the world.

As one who believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, my favorite part of the Book of Revelation is Chapter Five where the author sees and hears in his vision a host of creatures, elders, saints who sing these words.

"You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth."

The above quote from the Book of Revelation is a summary of what Jesus Christ did for the world and corresponds exactly to the life of Jesus described in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. When John the Baptist first saw Jesus, he said, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”

My contention is that the author of Revelation saw and heard what one day we will all see, hear, smell, touch, feel and experience reality in the presence of God and face to face with Jesus Christ “who lives forever and eve

"US 'Iran attack plans' revealed," 20 February 2007, BBC NEWS of news.bbc.co.uk .

The BBC News team found something obvious, the U.S. military looked at Iran and has been looking at Iran since the fall of Iran in its revolution and kidnapping of the U.S. Embassy under the President Jimmy Carter Administration.  The alleged battle plans are uncredible and untrustworthy, because there is no intent, so no mission, and without a mission nothing happens including no specific details.  And this is just a expectation of policy that was seen in Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam, Korea, and Second World War--the military mission is to break things and make noise, but only under authority and this is a World History fact.  There is a responsibility for reporters to not lie in military matters and not misrepresent, because without all of the facts they can only report something of truth and should only be specific to that specified truth with no misrepresentation of what it is about, but it cannot be published as gospel truth, because not everything is revealed for obvious security reasons--even President Franklin D. Roosevelt discussed national security and responsibility in reporting in military affairs, and it is because the military does not tell the press anything, except under controlled conditions.  There is military public relations where the press can ask questions, but the United States is under political leadership and go talk to them.  By example, just because you saw a military aircraft as was pictured on the news article does not make a war attack, you only saw the aircraft and only report such, but the truth of intent and plans go unknown: there are many nations the United States has not attacked.  And photographs do not prove much, because I have seen old photographs used for current events in news media, the uniforms were out of date and marked wrong for current events, so credibility in the press does means something.