As mentioned earlier, I am The Man of Sin & Destruction. I am The Omega Lion & Son of Man.
Revelation’s biased language and the rejection of 2 Esdras should be 🚩 but you settle for Disney Eschatology, avoid cognitive dissonance.
God forbid you question your dogma!
The Apocrypha Version is in agreement with canonical Revelation in that my weapon is words (Rants)…
But the fundamental difference is that in 2 Esdras my people AND GOD recognize and appreciate my efforts:
27 “In that you saw something like wind and fire and storm go out of his mouth,28 and that he didn’t hold a spear or weapon of war, yet destroyed the rush of that multitude that had come to fight him, here is the interpretation:29 Look, the days are coming when the Most High will begin to rescue those who are on the earth.30 Those who live on earth will go out of their minds.31 They will plan to wage war against each other, city against city, place against place, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.32 When these things happen, and the signs that I showed you before take place, then my Son will be revealed, whom you saw as a man rising up.33 When all the nations hear his voice, then each one will leave its own region and will leave off the wars they were waging against each other.34 An innumerable mob will be gathered together, as you saw, wanting to come and fight against him.35 But he will take his stand on the summit of Mount Zion.36 Zion will come and will appear to all, built and ready, as you saw a mountain carved without hands.37 My Son himself will indict the assembled nations for their impious deeds—these things were indicated by the storm. He will scold them for their evil plans and reveal the torments with which they are about to be tortured. These things correspond to the flame.38 He will destroy them without effort by the Law, which was indicated by the fire.
And then there is this, from Vladimir Soloviev:
Perhaps I was wrong, maybe there are no FOUR WOMEN responsible for me going viral between now and May.
Regardless, I will be famous before JD and you can say, “OMG, HE WAS ON LATTERRAIN’s FORUM!”
https://gab.com/Rantichrist
I tried to find interlinear transl, but only found a word-for-word with Latin Vulgate. (Where I'd have to guess at Latin words.)
The thread premise of bad-guy was a little cryptic, I don't know what referring to. But in general, I'd say there are always critics, always always. We don't have to take their bait.
Discussions are worthwhile, but forum competitions lead to stalemates.
"It also says that it is better to be left behind !"
20 Yet it is better to encounter these things, even incurring danger, than to pass from the world like a cloud and not see what happens at the end.”
-- Could refer to second-death, soul's life ended. Better to endure tribulation but see God's glory and vindication, than to just dissipate into nothing.
21..“I will tell you the interpretation ... Those who are left enjoy greater privilege than those who have died."
Ezra's Stance
"Fate of the individual after death.... The soul has some sort of existence continuing immediately after death, perhaps kept in a storage place or ‘treasury’ (4 Ezra 7.78-101). At the time of the end, there will be a resurrection and judgment, followed by reward for the righteous and punishment for the wicked (4 Ezra 7.28-44). "
"...Different solution – the ushering in of the new age. It speaks to the fact that sin is so rampant that it cannot be eradicated. This world simply needs to end. Then God's justice will be evident and complete."
- Chaignot
Some scholars say Esdras was written in 100CE, others that it was words of Ezra, maybe revived, or some combination.
This is even more unpopular given your false SKY HIPPIE = CALGON narrative …
This says that I, the one who brings danger or trouble, will protect those in danger or in trouble.
It also says that it is better to be left behind ! 🤗😂
….woke up in great fear and pleaded with the Most High. I said, 14 “From the beginning you showed your servant these wonders, and you considered me worthy that you should receive my prayer. 15 Now show me also the interpretation of this dream. 16 As I turn it over in my mind, I think: How terrible it will be for those who will be left in those days, and how much worse for those who aren’t left! 17 Those who aren’t left will be full of sorrow, 18 since they now know what lies in store for the last days, but they won’t live to see them. But how terrible it will be also for those who are left, 19 for that very reason! They will see great dangers, and there will be many kinds of distress, as these dreams show. 20 Yet it is better[b] to encounter these things, even incurring danger, than to pass from the world like a cloud and not see what happens at the end.”
21 He answered me, “I will tell you the interpretation of the dream as well, and I will explain to you the things you spoke about.22 As to what you said about those who are left, this is the interpretation: 23 He who brings the danger at that time will himself guard those who fall into danger, who have works and faith in the most mighty one. 24 Know, therefore, that those who are left enjoy greater privilege than those who have died. 25 The interpretations of the vision are as follows: