Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
Hmm the cowboy scan his reply and see's he did highlight the words Argued, Belief and Interpertation in your post seems they would be pertinent to the discussion.
How so, not even in the OP did I argue that it was anything more than that. Especially when given the context in which John was writing Revelation, we can be sure that much of it was put in a sort of riddle-form, due to the authorities of Imperial Rome.

Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
Oh I am aware it's about catholics and thats why I was mildly amused earlier on in the thread posting jokes but I have become more and more concerned you believe it this silly fiction would also endanger my own life if your idea is allowed to flourish unchecked.
Yes, and I live in permanent fear that the Pope is sending out his Jesuit agents to kill me in my sleep for not taking communion with him...